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Epidemiology, classical
The study of populations in order to determine the frequency and distribution of disease and measure risks.
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- Orchiectomy The surgical removal of one or both testes.
- Calculi The plural of calculus. (Calculi is the proper Latin plural. The alternate English plural is calculuses.
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- Anovular Not accompanied by ovulation, the release of an ovum (egg) from the ovary. Synonymous with anovulatory
- Curettage The removal of growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, as with a curet. A…
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- Mifepristone The French abortion pill, also known as RU-486. RU-486 has been used in combination with another drug called…
- Germ line 1. The sequence of cells which develop into eggs and sperm. 2. Inherited material that comes from the eggs or…
- Rate, maternal mortality The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number…