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Diesel exhaust particle
A respirable particle produced during the compression ignition of diesel fuel. Diesel particles are composed of elemental and organic carbon compounds as well as trace amount of other elements with toxic properties including transition…
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Show more- Somnolence Sleepiness, the state of feeling drowsy, ready to fall asleep. A person experiencing somnolence is somnolent…
- Tapeworm infection, pork Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs…
- Congenital stationary night blindness An inherited eye disorder that is not progressive ('stationary') and principally affects the rod…
- Hereditary essential tremor See: Essential tremor
- False negative A result that appears negative but fails to reveal a situation. An example of a false negative: a particular…
- Heat cramps Heat cramps: Painful muscle spasms in the abdomen, arms, or legs following strenuous activity. The skin is…
- Arthropathy Joint disease. The term arthropathy does not specify the type of joint disease. It might be osteoarthropathy…
- Fear of women An abnormal, irrational and persistent fear of women. Sufferers experience undue anxiety even though they…
- DASH diet An eating plan designed to lower the blood pressure. DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop…
- Palsy, laryngeal Paralysis of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus nerve (a long and important nerve that…
- AHD Abbreviation for alveolar hydatid disease; American Hospital Directory; and atherosclerotic heart disease
- Orifice An opening. The mouth for example is an orifice.