| adult |
a fully developed person from maturity onward any mature animal (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
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| adult respiratory distress syndrome |
acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
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| adulteration |
being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating the act of adulterating (especially the illicit substitution of one substance for another)
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| adult-onset diabetes mellitus |
type II diabetes: mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults; can be precipitated by obesity or severe stress or menopause or other factors; can usually be controlled by diet and hypoglycemic agents without injections of insulin
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| adulterant |
any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" adulterating: making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
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