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Quintox
Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
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- Infection, meningococcal See: Meningococcal infection
- Cider vinegar diet The cedar vinegar diet is a weight loss plan based upon the consumption of one, two, or three teaspoons of…
- Progeny The children and other descendants. For example one might say that the progeny of someone with a genetic…
- Saffron An extremely costly yellow spice derived from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)…
- Recur To occur again. To return. Any symptom (such as fatigue), any sign (such as a heart murmur), or any disease…
- Ailurophobia An abnormal and persistent fear of cats which produces an undue anxiety reaction even though sufferers…
- Malignancy A tumor that is malignant, that is cancerous, that can invade and destroy nearby tissue, and that may spread…
- Ablation, endometrial Removal of the lining of the womb. Removing the uterine lining decreases menstrual flow or stops it…
- Framingham Study A landmark study begun in 1948 in which some 12,000 residents of the town of Framingham, Massachusetts were…
- Patellar tendonopathy See: Patellar tendonitis