See Also: Plutonium(medicine)
plutonium(dictionary)
plutonium(dictionary)
plutonium(encyclopedia)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
dermacentor(medicine)
Dermacentor variabilis(medicine)
Dermacentor andersoni(medicine)
Dermacentor nitens(medicine)
Dermacentor albopictus(medicine)

Dermacentor andersoni (medicine) and Plutonium (medicine)


Dermacentor andersoni (medicine)


Dermacentor andersoni
<entomology> The Rocky Mountain spotted-fever, or wood tick; a species that is the vector of spotted fever in the Rocky Mountain regions, and also transmits tularaemia and causes tick paralysis; there are characteristic black and white markings on the large scutum of the male.


Plutonium (medicine)


plutonium
<chemical> Plutonium. A naturally radioactive element of the actinide metals series. It has the atomic symbol pu, atomic number 94, and atomic weight 242. Plutonium is used as a nuclear fuel, to produce radioisotopes for research, in radionuclide batteries for pacemakers, and as the agent of fission in nuclear weapons.

Chemical name: Plutonium