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Insecticide-treated bednet
A bednet that has been treated with insecticide to protect against mosquitos and malaria. 'Provision of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) is universally accepted as an efficacious and essential public health service in most parts of…
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Show more- Cerebral vascular disease See: Cerebrovascular disease
- Perchlorate A chemical used as the primary ingredient of solid rocket propellant and in munitions beginning in the 1950s…
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Congenital defect A birth defect.
- Vectrin Brand name for minocycline
- Fire ant sting A scourge, these red or yellow ants of small-to-medium size, originally from South America, have a severe…
- Folinic acid The active form of folic acid in the body. See: Leucovorin
- Coccygeal Referring to the coccyx, the small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine, that is made up of 3-5 (average…
- Microbicide An agent that kills microbes, minute forms of life (e.g. bacteria, fungi, and protozoal parasites), some…
- Base excision repair A process of DNA repair in which an altered base is excised (removed) by a DNA glycosylase enzyme, followed…
- Chorionic villus sampling Chorionic villus sampling: A procedure for first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. Chorionic villus sampling may…
- EEG Electroencephalogram, e technique for studying the electrical current within the brain. Electrodes are…