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body substance

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Noun1.body substance - the substance of the body
substance - the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists; "DNA is the substance of our genes"
body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
solid body substance - the solid parts of the body
bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body
chromatin, chromatin granule - the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
achromatin - the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes
linin - an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
ground substance, intercellular substance, matrix - the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
humour, humor - (Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state; "the humors are blood and phlegm and yellow and black bile"


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It is environmentally safe, using economical steam disinfection rather than harmful chemicals The Tornado helps facilities meet OSHA requirements to isolate staff from exposure to hazardous body substances, including feces and urine.
And because its chemical structure is identical to a naturally occurring body substance, it is anticipated that side effects or rejection by the body's immune system are less likely.
 
 
 
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