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Multipara, grand
The term 'multipara' applies to any woman who has given birth 2 or more times. A woman who has given birth 5 or more times is called a grand multipara. For a pregnancy to count as a 'birth,' it must go to at least 20 weeks' gestation (the…
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- Premie Short and slangy for a premature baby. A preterm infant. Also often spelled (for obscure reasons) preemie.
- Gingivitis, necrotizing This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Fred L. Soper See: Soper, Fred L.
- Red Devils Street name for dextromethorphan (DXM)
- Visual acuity test This test measures how well you see at various distances. It is the familiar eye chart test. The eye chart…
- Research, clinical A study of a treatment, procedure, or medication done in a medical setting. See also clinical research trials.
- Clonic seizure A seizure in which there are generalized clonic contractions with the entire body jerking, but without a…
- Cup, optic The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of…
- Stereotactic surgery Surgery in which a system of three- dimensional coordinates is used to locate the site to be operated on…
- Alternative medical system A system of alternative medicine built upon a complete system of theory and practice. Often, such systems…
- Evening primrose oil A natural source of essential fatty acids (EFOs). Evening primrose oil contains a higher level of arachnoidic…