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| Life-threatening systemic allergic or hypersensitivity reaction characterized by respiratory obstruction and decreased blood pressure |
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| Extremely powerful, destructive form of radiation produced by radioactive elements |
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| Necrotic tissue infected with bacteria |
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| Excessive elevation of body temperature that can manifest in a number of different forms |
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| Dramatic decrease in normal body temperature that can cause local and systemic effects |
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| Any strong type of radiation that can cause extensive damage to the DNA of living cells |
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| Decreased blood supply to an organ or tissue |
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| The death and degradation of living tissue |
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| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
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| A federal agency of the United States responsible for establishing safety procedures in the workplace and the environment |
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| The condition in which an agent or organism causes disease or illness |
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| PCB (polychlorinated biphenyl) |
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| Group of industrial pollutants |
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| Tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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| Membrane that transfers vibrations of sound to the bones of the middle ear |
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| Pathogenic process producing an open crater-like lesion (ulcer) on the skin or mucous membranes |
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| In infectious diseases, any organism that transmits disease |
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| Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) |
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| A system established by the Canadian government to provide training about workplace hazards |
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| DDT (dichlorodiphenltrichloroethane) |
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| Moderately toxic pesticide now banned in the United States |
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) |
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| A federal United States agency responsisble for establishing standards for food and drugs |
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| Disease characterized by an acute shortage of red blood cells caused by lysis and the ability of the body to replace them |
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