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Para
Any woman who has given birth once or more is termed a 'para.' Note that, for a pregnancy to count as a 'birth', it must go to at least 20 weeks' gestation (the mid-point of a full-term pregnancy) or yield an infant that weighs at least…
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Show more- FMF (familial Mediterranean fever) An inherited disorder featuring short recurring crises of severe abdominal pain and bouts of fever. Other…
- Senility 1. Originally, old age. 2. The physical decline associated with old age. 3. The mental decline once…
- Prepuce, inflammation of the Inflammation of the prepuce (the foreskin of the penis) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Hemorrhage, subarachnoid Bleeding within the head into the space between two membranes that surround the brain. The bleeding is…
- Discoid lupus A chronic inflammatory condition limited to the skin, caused by an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease…
- Pill splitter A device for tablet splitting
- Dopamine An important neurotransmitter (messenger) in the brain. Dopamine is classified as a catecholamine (a class of…
- Autonomic failure Malfunction of the autonomic nervous system due to imbalance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic…
- Cranio- Insufficient intake of nitrogen-containing food (protein) to maintain a nitrogen balance or nitrogen…
- Clinical psychology A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance…
- Adrenal medulla The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…
- HIB This immunization is designed to prevent diseases caused by Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB), a bacteria…