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Diving injury
An injury incurred from diving into water that is too shallow or has hidden hazards. These injuries may be to the head, neck, or spinal cord. Many diving injuries result when persons --predominantly males aged 15-25 years -- plunge into…
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- Section, Caesarian Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Septum, nasal The dividing wall within the nose. The nasal septum runs down the middle of the nose creating two sides to…
- Progesterone receptor test A laboratory test to determine if breast cancer cells have progesterone receptors on their surface. If the…
- LSD Lysergic acid diethylamide, an hallucinogen. LSD is an abbreviation of the German term…
- Morgagni's tubercle See: Olfactory bulb
- Sperm A sperm is the male 'gamete' or sex cell. It combines with the female 'gamete,' called an ovum, to form a…
- Kleine-Levin syndrome A rare condition characterized by excessive need for sleep, food, and sexual disinhibition. Most people with…
- Fievre boutonneuse African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky…
- Discharge 1.The flow of fluid from part of the body, such as from the nose or vagina.2. The passing of an action…
- Test, CEA CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the…
- Tubes The 'tubes' are medically known as the Fallopian tubes. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side…