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fluorescent dyes (medicine) and aerophagia (medicine)


fluorescent dyes (medicine)


fluorescent dyes
Dyes that emit light when exposed to light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in Other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label Other compounds with fluorescent tags. They are used as markers in biochemistry and immunology.


aerophagia (medicine)


aerophagia


The word phage in Greek means to eat. Aerophagia is literally to eat air. Aerophagia is a common cause of gas in the stomach. Everyone swallows small amounts of air when eating or drinking. However, rapid eating or drinking, chewing gum, smoking, or ill-fitting dentures may cause a significant increase in swallowed air.