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Vibrotactile aid
A mechanical instrument that helps individuals who are deaf to detect and interpret sounds through their sense of touch. It is called a vibrotactile aid because it serves as an aid by permitting a person to feel the vibrations, in this…
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- Multiple abortions Two or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) by a woman. Couples who have had multiple abortions have…
- OBS 1. Organic brain syndrome.2. Obstetricians, in the plural
- Breast G=4 cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Breast Main…
- Chorionic gonadotropin, human A procedure for first-trimester prenatal diagnosis. Chorionic villus sampling may be done between the eighth…
- Danlos syndrome Better known today as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), this is an inherited disorder with easy bruising, joint…
- Repair, hernia Also called a herniorrhaphy, a surgical repair of a hernia. Hernia repair may be done under local or general…
- Ejaculatory duct A canal in the male formed by union of the vas deferens and the duct from the seminal vesicle. The…
- Mesial 1. Toward the middle. As, for example, a mesial temporal lobe structure.2. In dentistry, toward the middle of…
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy Recurring meningitis without identifiable cause that leaves no residual damage to the nervous system. Benign…
- Cholesteryl ester transfer protein See: Cholesterol ester transfer protein
- Cardiac-limb syndrome See: Holt-Oram syndrome