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Feed contaminant
A substance contaminating animal feed. Contaminants in animal feed can threaten human health. There are two classes of feed contaminants. > >Contaminants that are naturally occurring -- This class of feed contaminants is made up of toxic…
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Show more- Pyrosis A technical term for what is popularly called heartburn, a burning sensation in the upper abdomen. In many…
- Nephrology The art and science of the care of the kidney.
- Antisocial personality See: Antisocial personality disorder
- Blister agent See: Vesicant
- Age of mother See: Maternal age
- Syphilis test, VDRL A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Vater, papilla of See: Ampulla of Vater
- Lancing device A device that holds a lancet firmly, and when triggered, moves the lancet linearly ahead to prick the skin in…
- Chondrodysplasia, metaphyseal (McKusick type) See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Cryocardioplegia Paralysis of the heart by cold (hypothermia)
- Pineocytoma An uncommon slow-growing tumor of the pineal gland. Symptoms include hydrocephalus, paralysis of upward gaze…
- Urea A nitrogen-containing substance normally cleared from the blood by the kidney into the urine. Diseases that…