CONTAMINATED
\kəntˈamɪnˌe͡ɪtɪd], \kəntˈamɪnˌeɪtɪd], \k_ə_n_t_ˈa_m_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_d]\
Definitions of CONTAMINATED
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contaminated with infecting organisms; "dirty wounds"; "obliged to go into infected rooms"- Jane Austen
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rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution; "had to boil the contaminated water"; "polluted lakes and streams"
By Princeton University
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Olivopontocerebellar Atrophies
- group inherited disorders which share progressive ataxia combination with atrophy CEREBELLUM; PONS; inferior olivary nuclei. Additional features include RIGIDITY; NYSTAGMUS; RETINAL DEGENERATION; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; DEMENTIA; URINARY INCONTINENCE; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA. familial has an earlier onset (second decade) and may feature spinal cord atrophy. sporadic form tends to present in the fifth or sixth decade, is considered a clinical subtype MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p1085)