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an extreme sensitivity, or allergic reaction, to any of various chemical compounds present in the normal environment
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Chemical sensitivity — may refer to: Multiple chemical sensitivity, a chronic increase in sensitivity to common chemicals Food intolerance, a negative reaction to chemical components in the diet This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If … Wikipedia
Multiple chemical sensitivity — Classification and external resources MeSH D018777 Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic medical condition characterized by symptoms the affected person attributes to exposure to low levels of chemicals. Commonly suspected substances… … Wikipedia
Multiple-Chemical-Sensitivity — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 T 78.4 sonstige Unverträglichkeit … Deutsch Wikipedia
multiple chemical sensitivity — noun Date: 1988 a variable group of symptoms (as tachycardia, sweating, fatigue, nausea, trembling, and difficulty concentrating) that typically occur in susceptible individuals upon exposure to low concentrations of usually harmless chemicals… … New Collegiate Dictionary
multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome — noun see multiple chemical sensitivity … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sensitivity analysis — (SA) is the study of how the variation (uncertainty) in the output of a mathematical model can be apportioned, qualitatively or quantitatively, to different sources of variation in the input of a model Saltelli, A., Ratto, M., Andres, T.,… … Wikipedia
Chemical biology — is a scientific discipline spanning the fields of chemistry and biology that involves the application of chemical techniques and tools, often compounds produced through synthetic chemistry, to the study and manipulation of biological systems.… … Wikipedia
Chemical imaging — (as quantitative chemical mapping) is the analytical capability to create a visual image of components distribution from simultaneous measurement of spectra and spatial, time informations.[1][2] The main idea for chemical imaging, the analyst may … Wikipedia
multiple chemical sensitivity — noun a chronic disease caused by a persons inability to tolerate a variety of environmental substances … Wiktionary
multiple chemical sensitivity — a variable group of symptoms, sometimes disabling, attributed to exposure to chemicals in the environment that are not considered harmful to the average person at the levels they are encountered. Some authorities consider this diagnosis… … Medical dictionary
