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Presentation, vertex
In a vertex presentation, the top of the baby's head comes first at delivery. The vertex here refers specifically to the top of the head The word 'vertex' in Latin means a 'whirlpool, whirlwind, top of the mountain, or the top of the…
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- McBurney's point McBurney's point is the most tender area of the abdomen of patients in the early stage of appendicitis…
- C-IBS Constipation-predominant IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
- Abdominal pain Our Abdominal pain Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Abdominal…
- Olecranon Of or pertaining to the bony tip of the elbow. The olecranon is, in fact, the near end of the ulna, the bone…
- Ameba Also amoeba. A single-celled (protozoan) organism that constantly changes shape. The word 'ameba' is from the…
- Dental drill A device that dentists use to drill into teeth. Primitive dental drills were used in the 18th and early 19th…
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome Better known as ARDS. See: ARDS
- Goldring See: Goldring, Sidney
- Neuropathy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth See Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- Fear of pleasure An abnormal, excessive, and persistent fear of pleasure. Sufferers with this most puritanical of phobias…
- Chickenpox vaccination See Chickenpox immunization