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Riot control agent poisoning
Poisoning by an irritant agent that belongs to a class of agents collectively known as riot control agents or 'tear gas.' Chloroacetophenone (CN), chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile (CS), chloropicrin (PS), bromobenzylcyanide (CA)…
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Show more- E. coli Short for Escherichia coli, the colon bacillus, a bacterium that normally resides in the human colon. E. coli…
- Ejection fraction The portion of blood that is pumped out of a filled ventricle as a result of a heartbeat. The heart does not…
- Hemolytic Referring to hemolysis, the destruction of red blood cells which leads to the release of hemoglobin from…
- Chromatids The daughter strands of a duplicated chromosome joined together by a centromere.
- Skin tag Skin tag: A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). Skin tags may appear on the skin almost…
- Pterygium A winglike triangular membrane. Although a pterygium can be anywhere, including behind the knee, it commonly…
- Thromboxane A substance made by platelets that causes blood clotting and constriction of blood vessels. There are two…
- IgM Immunoglobulin M, a major class of immunoglobulins. IgM includes the antibodies that are usually produced…
- Burn treatment The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally…
- Five-day fever Fever: Also called trench fever, this is a disease borne by body lice that was first recognized in the…
- Alice Stewart See: Stewart, Alice
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross See: Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth