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Silica
The chief component of sand and a substance responsible for lung disease and cancer. Crystalline silica of respirable size is primarily quartz dust occurring in industrial and occupational settings in the form of fine, breathable…
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Show more- Syndrome, SAPHO SAPHO syndrome: SAPHO syndrome is an eponym for a condition which is characterized by a combination of: >…
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Nistration: A part of the U.S. Public Health Service, SAMHSA works to improve the quality and availability of…
- COL2A1 The gene responsible for the production of the alpha1(II) chain of type II collagen. Mutations in the COL2A1…
- Glucose tolerance, impaired See: Impaired glucose tolerance
- Prepuce The fold of skin that covers the head of the penis. Also known as the foreskin. Only about 1 in every 20 boys…
- Calcipotriene A synthetic form of vitamin D3 that can be applied to the skin to treat psoriasis
- Craniopharyngioma A type of benign brain tumor that emerges develops from embryonic tissue that forms part of the pituitary…
- Amyloidosis, primary Amyloidosis, primary: A disorder of plasma cells (special white blood cells that produce antibodies), this is…
- Hernia Hernia: A general term referring to a protrusion of a tissue through the wall of the cavity in which it is…
- Biofilm An aggregate of microbes with a distinct architecture. A biofilm is like a tiny city in which microbial…
- Femicide The killing of women. For example, AIDS in Africa has been termed 'mass femicide.' Femicide is in contrast to…
- Craniopagus Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together. From cranio-, relating to the cranium + the Greek pagos…