Author: Glossary

To objects approx. 1 nanometer (nm) in size, i.e., about the size of an atom.  

Any species of parasitic flatworms (“flukes”) that live in freshwater fish. They may infest humans who consume raw, smoked, or partially cooked salmon and steelhead. Characteristic symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.  

Abnormal smallness of thorax or body.  

The smallest known bacteria with intact gram-negative cell walls. These microbes produce biologically available apatite crystals that mineralize into structures similar to those found in kidney stones. The organisms have been isolated from nearly all kidney stones and are suspected of being a causative agent in stone formation.  

A drug that is antagonistic to the actions of narcotics and opiates such as morphone, methadone, and opium. It is helpful in reversing the respiratory depression caused by an overdose of the narcotics.  

A narcotic antagonist used in the treatment of narcotic overdose.  

The scientific name of the group of venomous snakes, native to Africa, India, Asia, and Australia, commonly known as cobras. Their venom contains tissue-destroying enzymes that cause local necrosis at the site of a bite and produce cardiotoxic and neurotoxic polypeptides.