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Injury, mental child
Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after child neglect and physical child abuse), accounting 17% of all cases of child abuse. It is likely that emotional child abuse is…
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- Zhong Wei Chen See: Chen, Zhong Wei
- Medicine, forensic See: Forensic medicine
- Asclepius One of the earliest Greek gods to specialize in healing. He was known to the Romans as Aesculapius. Healers…
- Calcification The process of building bone by suffusing tissues with calcium salts. Also called ossification
- False rib One of the last 5 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'false' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- IHS Interleukin-1.
- Hyperaldosteronism Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone from the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland or a tumor…
- Glutamate A form of glutamic acid. See: Glutamic acid
- Mitochondria Normal structures responsible for energy production in cells. Mitochondria are located in the cytoplasm…
- Static posture Any posture that is held for a long time. A static posture may result in fatigue and even injury over time
- Gallbladder A pear-shaped organ just below the liver that stores the bile secreted by the liver. During a fatty meal, the…