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Acrylamide
A chemical created in foods when starches and other carbohydrates are overheated (over 120°C or 250°F) during cooking. There is concern that acrylamide may be a carcinogen (cause cancer). Acrylamide is used in papermaking, ore processing…
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- Fong disease See Nail-patella syndrome
- Black American See: African American
- Glioma, visual pathway See Visual pathway glioma
- Conception 1. The union of the sperm and the ovum. Synonymous with fertilization.2. The onset of pregnancy, marked by…
- Syndactyly A condition in which two or more of the fingers or toes are joined together. This joining can involve the…
- Corneal dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint type A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows geographic map-like lines…
- Cervicectomy Surgical removal of the cervix, the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina. Cervicectomy…
- Infection, ear (acute middle) Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- Vaginal discharge Vaginal discharge is a fluid produced by glands in the vaginal wall and cervix that drains from the opening…
- Phantom limb syndrome The perception of sensations, usually including pain, in an arm or leg after the limb has been amputated. The…
- Itch, ocean An intensely itchy rash due to contact with the tiny thimble jellyfish (Linuche unguiculata). These jellyfish…