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Scatology

(medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

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Uranalysis noun · 86% connection

(medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

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Urinalysis noun · 86% connection

(medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

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Haemodialysis noun · 85% connection

dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

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Hemodialysis noun · 85% connection

dialysis of the blood to remove toxic substances or metabolic wastes from the bloodstream; used in the case of kidney failure

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Scillaren noun · 85% connection

a crystalline steroidal glycoside present in squill (Drimia maritima).; "Scillaren is used in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease…

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Heparin noun · 84% connection

a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of…

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Lipo-Hepin noun · 84% connection

a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of…

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Liquaemin noun · 84% connection

a polysaccharide produced in basophils (especially in the lung and liver) and that inhibits the activity of thrombin in coagulation of…

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Atropine noun · 84% connection

A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the Datura Stramonium, or…

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Ephedrine noun · 84% connection

white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; us…

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Maleate noun · 84% connection

A salt of maleic acid.

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Obidoxime chloride noun · 84% connection

a chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX

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Salicylate noun · 84% connection

A salt of salicylic acid.

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Curare noun · 83% connection

Alt. of Curari

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Actinotherapy noun · 78% connection

(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance

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Chelation noun · 78% connection

(medicine) the process of removing a heavy metal from the bloodstream by means of a chelate as in treating lead or mercury poisoning

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Coccidiosis noun · 78% connection

(veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia

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Disfunction noun · 78% connection

(medicine) any disturbance in the functioning of an organ or body part or a disturbance in the functioning of a social group; "erectil…

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Analysis noun · 78% connection

A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examinati…