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The action performed by any structure. In a living organism this may pertain to a cell or a part of a cell, tissue, organ, or system of organs.  

An agent used in disinfecting a room. The substance produces fumes that are lethal to insects and rodents. Chemicals used include hydrogen cyanide gas, acrylonitrile, carbon tetrachloride, ethylene oxide, and methyl bromide. A chemical toxicant (insecticide, fungicide, nematicide etc.) used in volatile form.  

An enclosed, ventilated space used in a laboratory to contain and exhaust aerosols, chemicals, dusts, microbes, powders, vapors, and other inhalational hazards.  

A molecule produced by fungi that prevents new blood vessel formation (“angiogenesis”), and may be useful in treating cancers.  

To occur suddenly; to have a rapid or explosive onset. Said of some diseases.  

The width of a peak or the bandpass of an emission or absorption spectrum in a laboratory photometer or spectrophotometer. When combined with other characteristics of the device, this can be used to predict suitability of the photometer or spectrophotometer for specific applications and measurements.  

A movement in massage: kneading with the limb held between the hands, rolling it backward and forward. Form of petrissage in which the tissue is grasped, gently lifted, and spread out; used mainly for massaging the arms.  

The enhancement of mammographic imaging of the breast with computer software that improves the resolution of the image and the visibility of lesions.  

Destruction of tissue by means of long high-frequency electric sparks.