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Rape, date
Rape of a woman by a man with whom she is acquainted. The rapist is usually the woman's 'date' (escort). Although there are many possible date rape scenarios, in a common one, the man tries to weaken the resistance of the female by…
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Show more- Electroencephalogram A study of electrical current within the brain. Electrodes are attached to the scalp. Wires attach these…
- Ovarian Of or pertaining to the ovary
- LVRS Lung volume reduction surgery. See: Lung reduction surgery
- Skin test for immunity A method of evaluating whether a person has developed an immune response to certain infections. A substance…
- Granuloma A granuloma is one of a number of forms of localized nodular inflammation found in tissues. The fact that a…
- Valsalva maneuver A maneuver in which a person tries to exhale forcibly with a closed glottis (the windpipe) so that no air…
- Doula 1. A non-medical assistant in childbirth. A doula is not the father but is usually a woman who is experienced…
- Cranial dystonia A term used to describe dystonia that affects the muscles of the head, face, and neck. Oromandibular dystonia…
- Yellow enzymes A group of respiratory enzymes that catalyze reactions in the body permitting cells to respire, to breath…
- Chorda tympani A branch of the facial nerve (the seventh cranial nerve) that serves the taste buds in the front of the…
- Coloscopy See: Colonoscopy
- PTHC (percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography) See: Cholangiography, percutaneous transhepatic