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1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society.
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- First stage of labor The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). The first stage of labor is also called…
- Children of the night Term applied sometimes to children with xeroderma pigmentosum, a genetic disease with such extraordinary…
- Biliousness A term used in the 18th and 19th centuries pertaining to bad digestion, stomach pains, constipation, and…
- Crossed embolism Passage of a clot (thrombus) from a vein to an artery. When clots in veins break off (embolize) , they travel…
- Orbital ridge The bony ridge beneath the eyebrow
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- Aicardi syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by the partial or complete agenesis of the corpus callosum (the structure…