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Removal of the foreskin from the penis plus cutting of the shaft of the penis.  

Another name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 that created ATSDR.  

On the surface, close to the surface or on the skin. Cursory. Not thorough. In anatomy, situated at or near a surface; shallow. Superficial blood vessels, for example, are those close to the surface of the skin. A shallow cut is referred to as a superficial injury. Situated at or close to a surface. Superficial…

In education, using tests to establish how well a learner has met the objectives of a unit or to determine a final grade.  

A third tone sometimes heard when two tones are sounded together. Its pitch is that which corresponds to the total of the two component frequencies, difference tone.  

The addition of the intensities of nerve impulses so that the combined effect is strong enough to cross a synapse. A cumulative action or effect, as of stimuli; thus, an organ reacts to two or more weak stimuli as if they were a single strong one. The gathering of various impacts, including those related to…

Immediate, without full proceeding, as in summary judgment.  

A gaseous byproduct (SO2) of the combination of any organic substance containing sulfur. An irritating gas used in industry to manufacture acids and as a bactericide and disinfectant. It is a major component of air pollution.  

A type of antibiotic.  

Derivative of sulfanilic acid. A bacteriostatic drug, e.g. trimethoprim, used to treat bacterial infection, especially in the intestine and urinary system, but now less important due to increasing bacterial resistance. Any of a large group of antibacterial drugs that act by halting the growth and reproduction of bacteria but do not kill the bacteria. Sulfonamides…