uranium (redirected fromDepleted uranium) Dictionary Thesaurus Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia [u-ra´ne-um] a chemical element, atomic number 92, atomic weight 238.03, symbol U. (See Appendix 6.) Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. ...
Uranium puts that blade on the point. The same amount of pressure now causes damage, because the force is localised? Does this metaphor make the danger clear? Natural radiation gives a random sampling of cells a dose. Unnatural radiation exposure of the same scientific magnitude gives a few ...
pesticide or nerve gas exposure, depleted uranium (DU) munition exposures, pyridostigmine bromide pills taken by troops to protect against nerve agents, vaccinations for in-theater infections and toxins, and exposure to downwind oil and smoke that spewed for months from hundreds of burning oi...