thimerosal
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- noun
- /θaɪˈmɛrəˌsɔl/
- Specialized
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timerosal
- Research has shown that thimerosal is effective in preventing bacterial growth in biological products.
- reactions to thimerosal
- positive reaction to thimerosal
- contain thimerosal
And what he did was he measured mercury levels of the blood of children who had been given a thimerosal vaccine.
- And what he did was he measured mercury levels of the blood of children who had been given a thimerosal vaccine.
- And we know that vaccines, particularly in the past, have used thimerosal, which is a mercury compound, as a preservative.
- And, and thimerosal does have really bad side effects.
Examples
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The earliest year for which we could find evidence of thimerosal being used in vaccines was 1931.
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Studies in California and Sweden, which eliminated thimerosal at different times, reported exactly the same thing.
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Kids here received much more thimerosal than the Danish kids ever received.
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There is a study looking specifically at thimerosal exposure and autism that should be reported soon.
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Can you please tell us which vaccines still had thimerosal in 2004?
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I refer, of course, to the removal of thimerosal from childhood vaccines.
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Therefore, interpretation of positive patch test reactions to thimerosal should be done carefully.
Academic text (2007) -
And we know that vaccines, particularly in the past, have used thimerosal, which is a mercury compound, as a preservative.
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As a result, there has been significant concern over the use of childhood vaccinations, specifically those containing thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative.
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The health department ensured that thimerosal was removed from all childhood vaccinations.
Synonyms
A light-colored antiseptic liquid used on cuts and scrapes
A light-colored powder used to kill germs on skin
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thimerosal comes from parts that mean 'sulfur' (thio-), 'mercury' (mercury) and 'salt' (sal). So the name says it is a 'sulfur-mercury salt', which explains why thimerosal is a mercury-containing preservative used in vaccines and other medical products.