Medical dictionary. 2011.
heavy metal — heavy metal, adj. 1. any metal with a specific gravity of 5.0 or greater, esp. one that is toxic to organisms, as lead, mercury, copper, and cadmium. 2. aggressive and heavily amplified rock music, commonly performed by groups that wear… … Universalium
Heavy metal (chemistry) — A heavy metal is a member of a loosely defined subset of elements that exhibit metallic properties. It mainly includes the transition metals, some metalloids, lanthanides, and actinides. Many different definitions have been proposed some based on … Wikipedia
heavy metal nephropathy — the kidney damage resulting from any of various forms of heavy metal poisoning, usually in the form of tubulointerstitial nephritis. See cadmium n., lead n., and mercury n … Medical dictionary
metal — metallike, adj. /met l/, n., v., metaled, metaling or (esp. Brit.) metalled, metalling. n. 1. any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by… … Universalium
Lead poisoning — Classification and external resources An X ray demonstrating the characteristic finding of lead poisoning, dense metaphyseal lines. ICD 10 T … Wikipedia
Mercury poisoning — Classification and external resources Elemental mercury ICD 10 T … Wikipedia
Cadmium poisoning — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Cadmium poisoning ICD10 = ICD10|T|56|3|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|985.5 Cadmium has no constructive purpose in the human body. It, and its compounds, are extremely toxic even in low concentrations, and will bioaccumulate in… … Wikipedia
food poisoning — an acute gastrointestinal condition characterized by such symptoms as headache, fever, chills, abdominal and muscular pain, nausea, diarrhea, and prostration, caused by foods that are naturally toxic, as poisonous mushrooms, by vegetable foods… … Universalium
Zhu Ling (poisoning victim) — Zhu Ling (zh cp|c=朱令|p=Zhū Lìng, b. 1973) [http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/rwzk/20060111/mj/200603030019 290762.jpgphoto] is best known as the victim of an unsolved 1995 thallium poisoning case in Beijing, China. Her case was reported to the… … Wikipedia
Toxic metal — Toxic metals are metals that form poisonous soluble compounds and have no biological role, i.e. are not essential minerals, or are in the wrong form[1]. Often heavy metals are thought as synonymous, but lighter metals also have toxicity, such as… … Wikipedia
