tuft
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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tuft bunch as of hairs XIV (also
toft); clump XVI; tassel on a cap, e.g. as worn by a titled undergraduate XVII. presumably — OF.
tof(f)e (mod.
touffe), of unkn. orig., with parasitic
t.
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Novel PCR assay useful for rapid detection of emetic Bacillus cereus.
Newspaper article from: Anti-Infectives Week; 10/25/2004; 700+ words
; ...assay is useful for the rapid detection of emetic Bacillus cereus. According to recent...Bacillus cereus strains able to produce an emetic toxin (cereulide) was developed in this...tested. Results were positive for every emetic B. cereus strain and for only one nonemetic...
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Prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting: Gabapentin a new anti-emetic approach?
Magazine article from: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...colleagues showed that various anti-emetic strategies are associated with a very...25-30%.[1] All evaluated anti-emetic approaches (dexamethasone, droperidol...gabapentin and other established anti-emetic interventions. The present study raises...
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PRESCRIPTION GI DRUGS TO TOP $6 BILLION BY 2000, LED BY GENERICS, ANTI-EMETICS.
Business Wire; 4/30/1995; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS EDITORS)--Paced by anti-emetics and constrained in revenue terms by rapid...released by Frost & Sullivan. Anti-emetics, primarily to ease nausea and vomiting...nausea and vomiting, supporting the anti-emetic market. H2-antagonist drugs, which...
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Natco signs LoI with Akorn for anti-emetic cancer drugs.
News Wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.; 12/20/2005; 700+ words
; Natco signs LoI with Akorn for anti-emetic cancer drugs New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) To enter the US and European...and Natco. The two ANDAs drug product will focus on the anti-emetic market and have a current market size of approximately 800 million...
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Tasly Diyi gets EU certificate for anti-emetic pharmaceutical ingredient.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 7/20/2006; 568 words
; Tasly Diyi gets EU certificate for anti-emetic pharmaceutical ingredient Shanghai. July 19. INTERFAX-CHINA...Sulpiride is active pharmaceutical ingredient with anti-emetic function, which works by inhibiting the secretion of gastric...
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NovaDel Initiates Pilot Clinical Study of Lingual Spray Version of World's Leading Anti-Emetic.
Business Wire; 2/9/2005; 700+ words
; ...spray formulation of ondansetron, the largest selling anti-emetic agent, currently marketed in the US as Zofran (R) by GlaxoSmithKline...2004, and the majority of these patients received an anti-emetic such as ondansetron to prevent nausea and vomiting. NovaDel...
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Anti-emetics in early pregnancy.(THE BEST OF THE REST)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: South African Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; 10/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; Metoclopramide is the anti-emetic of choice in early pregnancy in many European countries. In the USA it is used in severe cases, but it is not 'labelled' for...
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Woodside Biomedical Receives FDA Clearance to Market ReliefBand Device to Reduce Post-Operative Nausea as an Adjunct to Anti-Emetics.
Business Wire; 12/16/1999; 700+ words
; ...reducing post-operative nausea when used as an adjunct to anti-emetics, announced Greg Gruzdowich, Woodside's president and chief...operative environment. "Many of the commonly used anti-emetic drugs work very well for treating post-operative vomiting...
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Non-pharmacologic cause of anti-emetic resistant postoperative nausea and vomiting
Magazine article from: Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; 2/1/2001; ; 428 words
; ...reflex and subsequent retching. After having been discovered in this activity her PONV and requests for additional anti-emetics ceased. This may be the first recorded case where self -induced vomiting was a feature in the postoperative period. [Author...
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INDIA'S NATCO SIGNS LoI WITH AKORN FOR ANT-EMETIC CANCER DRUGS.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 12/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...90 days "upon terms and conditions agreeable" to both Akorn and Natco. The two ANDAs drug product will focus on the anti-emetic market and have a current market size of approximately US$800 million, it said. While Natco will develop and manufacture...
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emetic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
emetic , substance that produces vomiting. Direct, or gastric, emetics, which act directly on the...Indirect, or systemic, emetics, such as apomorphine, induce...center that controls vomiting. Emetics are not used to treat poisoning...
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tartar emetic
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
tartar emetic Potassium antimonyl tartrate, produces inflammation of the gastrointestinal mucosa and formerly used as an emetic.
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Lobelia
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...Indian tobacco, wild tobacco, pukeweed, emetic weed, asthma weed and gag-root, is...lobelia tea was brewed and used for its emetic and cathartic properties. Lobelia is also commonly used as an emetic (i.e., to induce vomiting ). This...
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Tartaric Acid
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...Tartaric acid is used in cream of tartar (for cooking) and as an emetic (a substance used to induce vomiting). It readily dissolves...Chiral centers can cause the rotation of polarized light. Emetic — A substance used to induce vomiting, usually to...
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Blessed Thistle
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...tonic, astringent, diaphoretic (increases perspiration), emetic (induces vomiting ), and stimulant. Both the blessed thistle...astringent and may relieve diarrhea , but a very strong infusion is emetic and may cause nausea and vomiting. Blessed thistle is considered...
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