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Forceps, obstetrical
An instrument designed as an aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to ease delivery or to cope with problems of fetal distress or fetal position. The decision to use forceps or do a C-section must be made by an…
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Show more- Period, incubation In medicine, the time from the moment of exposure to an infectious agent until signs and symptoms of the…
- Emerging infectious disease An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other…
- Toxoplasmosis (toxo) Toxoplasmosis (toxo): An infection caused by a single-celled parasite named Toxoplasma gondii that may invade…
- Axelrod See: Axelrod, Julius
- Congenital anemia and triphalangeal thumbs See: Aase-Smith syndrome II
- Sunscreen A substance that blocks the effect of the sun's harmful rays. Using lotions that contain sunscreens can…
- Mentum Medical term for the chin. From Latin. See: Chin
- Human metapneumovirus A novel virus that is a ubiquitous and important agent of respiratory disease. The human metapneumovirus…
- Restless legs See: Restless leg syndrome
- VDRL test A blood test for syphilis (VDRL stands for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) that detects an antibody…
- Olfactory Pertaining to olfaction, the sense of smell