Herbalist
One who studies herbal medicine and the healing properties of plants in regard to therapy; an herb doctor.
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Capable of controlling or destroying plants, weeds, or grasses.
- Herbicide
A chemical pesticide designed to control or destroy plants, weeds, or grasses. Herbicides tend to have wide-ranging effects on non-target species (other than those the pesticide is meant to control or kill).
- Herbicide chemical 2,4-DCP
A poisonous chemical used to produce a herbicide. 2,4-DCP (short for 2,4-dichlorophenol) is employed in the manufacture of the herbicide 2,4-D (which is short for 2,4-dichloropheoxyacetic acid). 2,4-DCP is so highly toxic that even a small amount on the skin can be lethal. Five chemical-plant workers died from 2,4-DCP exposure in the US from 1980 […]
- Hereditary amyloidosis
A familial (inherited) disorder in which protein deposits (amyloid) accumulate in one or more organ systems in the body. Hereditary amyloidosis is a relatively uncommon cause of amyloidosis. The more common forms of amyloidosis are primary an secondary amyloidosis. However, hereditary amyloidosis is found worldwide. It occurs in families of nearly every ethnic background. The […]
- Hereditary angioedema
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