medical device
Regulatory oversight for medical devices generally scales with risk, so a simple bandage faces far less scrutiny than an implanted pacemaker.
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43 matchesmercury
Three chemical forms with three different hazards, which is why an exposure cannot be judged from the word mercury alone.
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A measure of volume in the metric system.
Read definitionMIP test
A test that measures the strength of the muscles used in breathing.
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Easy to confuse with mm for millimeter and with mmol for a plain amount, the capital M is the part that signals a concentration.
Read definitionnanoparticle
Small enough that surface area dominates behavior, which is why the same material acts differently once broken this fine.
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Nanotechnology engineers materials at the scale of individual atoms and molecules, with applications spanning electronics, materials science, and medicine.
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One word, three unrelated meanings: a skin lesion, a fatty deposit inside an artery, and the bacterial film that coats teeth.
Read definitionrespiratory system
Conducting airways carry air without exchanging any gas, and only the final branches of the tree do the actual work of respiration.
Read definitionsatellite tumor
A type of skin cancer on or under the skin that has spread from the primary tumor through the lymph system and is not more than 2 centimeters away from the original tumor.
Read definitionstage I adrenocortical cancer
Cancer of the adrenal gland that is smaller than 5 centimeters (smaller than 2 inches) and is found in the adrenal gland only.
Read definitionstage I anal cancer
The tumor is no larger than 2 centimeters.
Read definitionstage I breast cancer
Stage I breast cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.
Read definitionstage I cervical cancer
Cancer is found in the cervix only.
Read definitionstage I hypopharyngeal cancer
The tumor is found only in one area of the hypopharynx and is 2 centimeters or smaller.
Read definitionstage I kidney cancer
The tumor is 7 centimeters or smaller and is found in the kidney only.
Read definitionstage I oropharyngeal cancer
Cancer that is 2 centimeters or smaller and has not spread outside the oropharynx.
Read definitionstage I pancreatic cancer
Cancer is found in the pancreas only.
Read definitionstage I vulvar cancer
Stage I vulvar cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.
Read definitionstage IA breast cancer
Stage I breast cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.
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