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Talc
A very soft, soapy-feeling mineral that is a silicate of magnesium, sometimes with small amounts of aluminum silicate. Talc is used in making dusting powder (talcum powder), in cosmetic preparations, and as a filter aid in pharmacy. The…
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- Snake antivenom See: Snake antivenin. Other spellings: Snake antivenin
- Randomized The use of chance alone to assign the participants in an experiment or trial to different groups in order to…
- Extrasystole A premature contraction of the heart that is independent of the normal rhythm of the heart and that arises in…
- Omentum A sheet of fat that is covered by peritoneum. The greater omentum is attached to the bottom edge of the…
- Ectoparasitosis Infestation with an ectoparasite, a parasite that lives on or in the skin. The four major ectoparasitoses are…
- Tendon, Achilles See: Achilles tendon
- Para Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a 'para.' Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a…
- Botulinum toxin A toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that is the most poisonous biological substance…
- Gerstmann-Straussler disease See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- AKU Alkaptonuria
- Ectomy A surgical suffix referring to the removal of something. For example, a lumpectomy is the surgical excision…