Risks of testing for prostate cancer include: 1  a raised PSA level does not always indicate prostate cancer and biopsies will be needed to check if cancer is present. 2  biopsies and treatments for prostate cancer have harmful side-effects that may affect quality of life.
fume (plural fumes) 1  A gas or vapour/vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. Fumes are solid particles formed by condensation from the gaseous state, e.g. metal oxides from volatilized metals. 2  A material that has been vaporized from the solid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
fumaric acid. 1. a colorless, odorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 4 H 4 O 4 , isomeric with maleic acid, essential to cellular respiration in most eukaryotic organisms: used in the making of synthetic resins and as a replacement for tartaric acid in beverages and baking powders.