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Obstetrical forceps
An instrument with two blades and a handle designed to aid in the vaginal delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to ease a delivery or because of problems with fetal distress or fetal position. The decision to use forceps or do a…
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- Onchocerciasis River blindness, a disease caused by a parasitic worm (Onchocerca volvulus) which is transmitted to persons…
- Scorbutic Pertaining to scurvy (scorbutus) or affected by it
- Sever condition Sever condition: Inflammation of the growth plate of the calcaneus, the bone at the back of the heel. The…
- Familial hypercholesterolemia The most common inherited type of hyperlipidemia (high lipid levels in blood). One in every 500 children is…
- Cystine An amino acid that is particularly notable because it is the least soluble of all of the naturally occurring…
- Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Angioplasty: PTCA. The use of a balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowed artery
- Category three hurricane A hurricane with winds 111-130 mph (96-113 kt or 178-209 km/hr). Storm surge generally 9-12 ft above normal…
- Pollen count The number of pollen grains landing on a given area during a specified time. The count is taken by a spinning…
- Ascus An elongated spore case containing the spores of certain fungi including yeast
- Myopia Myopia: Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be…
- Total parenteral nutrition Intravenous feeding that provides a patient with all of the fluid and the essential nutrients they need when…