Employee exposure to bloodborne pathogens from blood and Other Potentially Infectious Materials (OPIM) because employees are not using Universal Precautions. 1  Bloodborne pathogens are pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans.
atonality. n. 1. (Music, other) absence of or disregard for an established musical key in a composition. 2. (Music, other) the principles of composition embodying this and providing a radical alternative to the diatonic system.
Non-tropic hormone. Non-tropic hormones are hormones that directly stimulate target cells to induce effects. This differs from the tropic hormones, which act on another endocrine gland. Non-tropic hormones are those that act directly on targeted tissues or cells, and not on other endocrine gland to stimulate release of other hormones. Many hormones act in a chain reaction.