Adulteration is defined as the tampering or manipulation of a urine specimen with the intention of altering the test results. The use of adulterants can cause false negative results in drug tests by either interfering with the screening test and/or destroying the drugs present in the urine.
A caryatid from the Erechtheion, standing in contrapposto, displayed at the British Museum. A caryatid (/kÃ¦riËÃ¦tÉªd/; Greek: ÎºÎ±ÏÏÎ¬ÏÎ¹Ï, plural: ÎºÎ±ÏÏÎ¬ÏÎ¹Î´ÎµÏ) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term karyatides literally means maidens of Karyai, an ancient town of Peloponnese.
From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek ÎºÎ±ÏÏÎ¬ÏÎ¹Î´ÎµÏ (KaruÃ¡tides), plural of ÎºÎ±ÏÏá¾¶ÏÎ¹Ï (KaruÃ¢tis, âa priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shaftsâ), from ÎºÎ±ÏÏÎ±ÏÎ¯Î¶Ï (KaruatÃ­zÅ, âdance the Karyatid festival danceâ) from ÎºÎ±ÏÏÎ±Î¹ (KarÃºai, âa town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festivalâ)