| carboplatin | An injected chemotherapydrug which is typically used to treat advancedovarian cancer (carcinoma).Side effects include lowered blood cellcounts (all types), nausea and diarrhoea, hair loss, pain and otherneurologic problems. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| vial | <equipment> A small bottle. Origin: Gr. Phial (18 Nov 1997) |
| smear dab | <zoology> The sand fluke . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dab | <zoology> A name given to several species of ounders, especially. To the European spesies, Pleuronectes imanda. TheAmerican rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides. Origin: Perh. So named from its quickness in diving beneath the sand. Cf. Dabchick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |