A naturally occurring, semi-synthetic or synthetic substance that kills or inhibits the replicaton of protozoa. (FAO/WHO. 2022. Antimicrobial Resistance Terms, Joint FAO/WHO Centre (CODEX Food Standards and Zoonotic Diseases) (CJW). https://www.fao.org/3/cb9414en/cb9414en.pdf)
An abnormal or uncontrolled cellular proliferation which is not coordinated with an organism's requirements for normal tissue growth, replacement or repair. (International Classification of Diseases, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11), World Health Organization (WHO) 2019/2021 https://icd.who.int/browse11. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 3.0 IGO licence (CC BY-ND 3.0 IGO). https://icd.who.int/browse/2024-01/mms/en#1630407678)
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The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies neoplasms into four main groups: (i) benign neoplasm, (ii) in situ neoplasm, (iii) malignant neoplasm, and (iv) neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behavior. A malignant neoplasm is also known as cancer.
As CO2 dissolves in seawater, the pH of the water decreases, which is called "acidification". The ocean absorbs approximately one third of the CO2 emitted to the atmosphere from the burning of fossil fuels which results in the acidification of the ocean. (Adapted from: The Ocean Acidification Network, 2009 (http://www.ocean-acidification.net/).)
