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Pediculicide
An agent for treatment of the feet. A chemical substance that kills lice. An agent that kills lice; for example benzyl benzoate, and gamma benzene hexachloride.
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Parturient
Applied to substances used during childbirth. Encouraging onset of labor. Concerning childbirth or parturition; giving birth. During childbirth or while delivering a baby.
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Parted
Indented nearly all the way to the midrib or the base of the blade. Cleft almost to the base.
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Net
A complex venation pattern of major and minor veins that form a network or reticulum.
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Multiple
Fruit derived from the fusion of an entire inflorescence, as in the pineapple. Occurring several times or in several places. Consisting of or containing more than one; manifold.
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Lodicule
The highly reduced perianth of the grasses.
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Loch
A syrupy medication having a local action in the mucus membrane of the throat.
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Lianas
Woody plants with elongate flexible, non-supporting stems.
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Hemolytic
An agent capable of destroying blood cells. Destruction of red blood cells. Causing, associated with, or resulting from destruction of red blood cells (erythrocytes). For example, a hemolytic antibody is one that causes destruction of red cells; a hemolytic anemia is due to red cell destruction. Capable of decomposing or dissolving red blood cells, the…
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Gonorrhea
A venereal disease that causes inflammation of the mucous membranes of the urethra and adjacent cavities. A sexually transmitted disease that produces a greenish yellow urethral or vaginal discharge. A sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is characterized by symptoms that explicitly manifest in the male, but may be asymptomatic in the female. The first symptoms…
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