microbicide
Any substance or process that kills germs (bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms that can cause infection and disease).
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256 matchesmicrocalcification
A tiny deposit of calcium in the breast that cannot be felt but can be detected on a mammogram.
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Bacteria and other organisms that live inside the intestines.
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An instrument that uses very small amounts of fluid on a microchip to do certain laboratory tests.
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A microgram is a metric unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, commonly used to measure very small medication doses.
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Small numbers of cancer cells that have spread from the primary tumor to other parts of the body and are too few to be picked up in a screening or diagnostic test.
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A concentration of 1/1,000,000 (one millionth) molecular weight per liter (mol/L).
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Unlike macronutrients such as protein and fat, micronutrients are needed only in small amounts yet remain essential for normal body function.
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An organism that can be seen only through a microscope.
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MicroRNA is the full name behind the abbreviation miRNA, a short RNA molecule that silences messenger RNAs rather than coding for a protein itself.
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A short sequence of DNA, usually 1 to 4 basepairs (a unit of DNA), that is repeated together in a row along the DNA molecule.
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A change that occurs in the DNA of certain cells (such as tumor cells) in which the number of repeats of microsatellites (short, repeated sequences of DNA) is different than the number of repeats…
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Diagnosis of many conditions rests on magnification, because healthy tissue and diseased tissue often part company only at cellular scale.
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Its opposite is gross, meaning visible without help, and the pair marks the boundary between what an eye and a lens can each detect.
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A very tiny, hollow, round particle made from glass, ceramic, plastic, or other materials.
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A technique used to help determine the stage (extent) of melanoma and certain squamous cell cancers.
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A type of acupuncture in which a microwave device is attached to an acupuncture needle to give microwave radiation at an acupuncture point.
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A type of treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anticancer…
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A type of treatment in which body tissue is exposed to high temperatures to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer cells more sensitive to the effects of radiation and certain anticancer…
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An antimicrobial is any substance that kills or stops the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
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