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A test used to detect minute quantities of bacterial endotoxins and to test for pyrogens in various materials; it is also used to detect septicemia due to gram-negative bacteria. Limulus amebocyte lysate is formed from the lysed circulating amebocytes of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus).  

An essential oil derived from orange or lemon peel. It is used as a flavoring agent in cough syrups.  

The scientific study of fresh water in the environment (i.e., potability, pH, degree of pollution, mineral content, and variation with seasonal and climatic changes).  

Health care providers or institutions, such as outpatient surgery centers or facilities, that provide care to a market niche, i.e., to those individuals with a limited number of diseases or conditions.  

The restriction of movement or range of motion of a part or joint, especially that imposed by disease or trauma to joints and soft tissues.  

A term used in conjunction with other words to denote limiting.  

The smallest amount of analyte that can be measured with stated and acceptable imprecision and inaccuracy e.g., the smallest number of viral particles that can be detected in a milliliter of blood.