foreign substance

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Because EVs can be produced with materials largely found in a patient's own cells, the body is less likely to treat the particles as a foreign substance.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán was ejected from a May 16 game in Toronto this season for using a foreign substance on the mound and suspended 10 games by MLB the following day.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

Scherzer was suspended for 10 games by Major League Baseball last week following his ejection for having a foreign substance on his hand while pitching in a game at Dodger Stadium.

From Washington Times • Apr. 25, 2023

Mets’ Max Scherzer was ejected while pitching against the Dodgers for having a foreign substance on his glove and a potential substance on his hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Treatment.—The sinus formed by the passage of matter should be probed and searched to the bottom for the presence of a foreign substance or the evidence of decaying cartilage.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry