| BMJ | bones, muscles, joints; British Medical Journal |
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| DP | data processing; deep pulse; definitive procedure; degradation product; degree of polymerization; de... |
| FbDP | fibrin degradation products |
| FCD | feces collection device; fibrocystic disease; fibrocystic dysplasia; focal cytoplasmic degradation |
| FgDP | fibrinogen degradation products |
| environmental variance | Within a population, the measure of how much of the variation of a particular phenotype is due to environmental factors (as opposed to variations in genotype. An example might be the height of a human as determined by such factors as nutrition or infectious diseases during childhood. See: genetic variance. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| united states environmental protection agency | An agency in the executive branch which endeavors to abate and control pollution in the areas of air, water, solid waste, noise, radiation, and toxic substances. (12 Dec 1998) |