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  2. Gastric antral vascular ectasia - Wikipedia

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    Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding or iron deficiency anemia. [1] [2] The condition is associated with dilated small blood vessels in the gastric antrum, which is a distal part of the stomach. [1] The dilated vessels result in intestinal bleeding. [3]

  3. Causative - Wikipedia

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    The normal English causative verb [3] or control verb used in periphrasis is make rather than cause. Linguistic terms are traditionally given names with a Romance root, which has led some to believe that cause is more prototypical. While cause is a causative, it carries some additional meaning (it implies direct causation) and is less common ...

  4. Causa sui - Wikipedia

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    Causa sui (pronounced [ˈkau̯.sa ˈsʊ.iː]; transl. cause of itself, self-caused) is a Latin term that denotes something that is generated within itself. Used in relation to the purpose that objects can assign to themselves, the concept was central to the works of Baruch Spinoza, Sigmund Freud, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ernest Becker.

  5. GHS hazard statements - Wikipedia

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    Causes eye irritation H330: Fatal if inhaled H331: Toxic if inhaled H332: Harmful if inhaled H333: May be harmful if inhaled H334: May cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties if inhaled H335: May cause respiratory irritation H336: May cause drowsiness or dizziness H340: May cause genetic defects H341: Suspected of causing ...

  6. Major adverse cardiovascular events - Wikipedia

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    Which conditions are risk factors for MACE depends on some characteristics of the investigated cohort. Established risk indicators in the general population include age, pre-existing cardiovascular disease, smoking, diabetes mellitus, elevated concentrations of triglycerides and non-HDL cholesterol concentration, reduced HDL concentration and hypertension, as, e. g., demonstrated by the ...

  7. Metalinguistic awareness - Wikipedia

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    an awareness that a word is separable from its referent (meaning resides in the mind, not in the name, i.e. Sonia is Sonia, and I will be the same person even if somebody calls me another name) Metalinguistic awareness is therefore distinct from the notion of engaging with normal language operations, but instead with the process of language use ...

  8. Genotoxicity - Wikipedia

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    Genotoxicity is the property of chemical agents that damage the genetic information within a cell causing mutations, which may lead to cancer. While genotoxicity is often confused with mutagenicity, all mutagens are genotoxic, but some genotoxic substances are not mutagenic. The alteration can have direct or indirect effects on the DNA: the ...

  9. Disseminated intravascular coagulation - Wikipedia

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    Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition in which blood clots form throughout the body, blocking small blood vessels. [1] Symptoms may include chest pain, shortness of breath, leg pain, problems speaking, or problems moving parts of the body. [1]