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Diesel exhaust
The exhaust generated by diesel engines. This exhaust is a complex mixture of combustion products of diesel fuel. The exact composition depends on the type of engine, the speed and load at which it is run, and the composition of the fuel…
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- Drug, antiviral An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Mononeuritis multiplex Inflammation of two or more nerves, typically in unrelated portions of the body. Mononeuritis multiplex…
- Isometric exercise Exercise involving muscular contractions without movement of the involved parts of the body. Isometric…
- Viremia The presence of a virus in the blood. Viremia is analogous to bacteremia (the presence of bacteria in the…
- Mastoiditis Inflammation of the mastoid, often secondary to ear infection.
- Erotomania The false but persistent belief that one is loved by a person (often a famous or prominent person), or the…
- Proliferative Growing and increasing in number rapidly. For example, the lymphoproliferative disorders are diseases in…
- CEPH The Centre d'Etudes du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH), an internationally renowned research laboratory created…
- Fibrosarcoma A malignant tumor that begins in fibrous connective tissue at the ends of the arm or leg bones and may spread…
- Postoperative After surgery. As opposed to preoperative, before surgery
- Prescription abbreviations A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…