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.
-oid, -oidal, -oidism, -odic. (Greek: a suffix; like, resembling, similar to, form) acanthoid. Resembling a spine, spine shaped, spiny, spinous. acanthozooid. An animal with spines or spine-like growths. acaroid (adjective), more acaroid, most acaroid. Resembling a mite, or mite-like: Pertaining to acaroid form of an Acarus or a mite..