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Abrin
A phytotoxin (plant poison) found in the seeds of a plant called the rosary pea or jequirity pea. These seeds are red with a black spot covering one end. Abrin is similar to ricin, a toxin that is also found in the seeds of a plant (the…
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- Geriatrics The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease in older people and…
- Nexus A connection or link. A causal connection. A connected series. 'Nexus' comes from the Latin 'nectere' meaning…
- JCI The Journal of Clinical Investigation, a highly regarded biomedical journal
- Residual Something left behind. With residual disease, the disease has not been eradicated
- Rabbit fever An infection in rabbits and other wild rodents caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that can be…
- SAMHSA The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, a part of the U.S. Public Health Service, that…
- Warfarin, teratogenicity of Warfarin, teratogenicity of: The anticoagulant warfarin (COUMADIN) is a known teratogen, an agent that can…
- African tapeworm The beef tapeworm (Taenia saginata), the most common of the big tapeworms that parasitizes people, contracted…
- Drug caution codes Abbreviations on medications that indicate caution. While not a part of the historical heritage of ancient…
- Ventriculopleural shunt A shunt that drains fluid from a cerebral ventricle into the pleural (chest) cavity. The shunt is designed to…