Berylliosis

Berylliosis, or chronic beryllium disease (CBD), is a chronic allergic-type lung response and chronic lung disease caused by exposure to beryllium and its compounds, a form of beryllium poisoning. It is distinct from acute beryllium poisoning, which became rare following occupational exposure limits established around 1950. Berylliosis is an occupational lung disease.

Beryllium poisoning

Beryllium poisoning is poisoning by the toxic effects of beryllium, or more usually its compounds. It takes two forms:Acute beryllium poisoning, usually as a result of exposure to soluble beryllium salts Chronic beryllium disease (CBD) or berylliosis

Schooner barge

A schooner barge is a type of ship; a schooner converted as a barge. Schooner barges originated on the Great Lakes in the 1860s and were in use until World War II, although a few survived into the 1950s

Wedge resection (lung)

Wedge resection of the lung is a surgical operation where a part of a lung is removed. It is done to remove a localized portion of diseased lung, such as early stage lung cancer

Free-living Amoebozoa infection

Free-living amoebae in the Amoebozoa group are important causes of disease in humans and animals

Gastric tonometry

Gastric tonometry describes the measurement of the carbon dioxide level inside the stomach in order to assess the degree of blood flow to the stomach and bowel

Short anagen syndrome

Short anagen syndrome is a condition where hair does not grow beyond a short length, due to an unusually short duration of active hair growth. Most cases are associated with fine blond hair

Hanhart syndrome

Hanhart syndrome is a congenital disorder that causes an undeveloped tongue and malformed extremities and fingers

Jugroom Fort

Jugroom Fort is a complex of fortified buildings south-west of Garmsir in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on the east bank of the Helmand River. The fort is several centuries old, and in 2007 it was used as a Taliban base

Oculofaciocardiodental syndrome

Oculofaciocardiodental syndrome is a rare X-linked dominant genetic disorder

France Bleu Pays de Savoie

France Bleu Pays de Savoie, sometimes referred to as France Bleu Savoie, is a generalist radio station based in Chambéry. The radio station serves the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie, though it can also be received as far as Geneva, Lyon, and in