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Tube, NG
An NG (nasogastric) tube is one that is passed through the nose (via the nasopharynx and esophagus) down into the stomach. An NG tube is a flexible tube made of rubber or plastic and has bidirectional potential. A nasogastric tube can thus…
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Show more- Femicide The killing of women. For example, AIDS in Africa has been termed 'mass femicide.' Femicide is in contrast to…
- Breech birth Literally, delivery of the baby by the buttocks first, rather than the head as is usual. Breech birth is more…
- Allergic purpura See: Schonlein-Henoch purpura
- Pathologic fracture A bone broken, not by trauma alone, but so weakened by disease as to break with abnormal ease. Pathologic…
- Rett syndrome An X-linked dominant neurological disorder that affects girls only and is one of the most common causes of…
- Neutral foot type The most common type of foot. A runner with a neutral type of foot lands on the heel and rolls forward during…
- Dental impaction Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…
- Insomnia, fatal familial See Fatal familial insomnia
- Navel The umbilicus, the former site of attachment of the umbilical cord, usually found in about the middle of the…
- Autosome A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. In other words, any one of the chromosomes save the sex…
- Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 See: MPC1
- Newborn intensive care unit An intensive care unit designed for premature and ill newborn babies. Abbreviated NICU. Also called a…