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Certified nurse-midwife
A person with an AS, BS, or Master's degree in nursing who has also completed specialized training in midwifery. In the US, certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) must earn certification from the American College of Nurse-Midwives
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- Spider telangiectasia Spider veins.
- Gene The basic biological unit of heredity. A segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a…
- Inactivation, X chromosome A syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which results in the inability to put out…
- Incontinence, urge A sudden involuntary contraction of the muscular wall of the bladder causing urinary urgency, an immediate…
- XYY syndrome A chromosomal disorder that affects males only, caused by the presence of an extra Y chromosome. Symptoms may…
- Lower motor neuron A nerve cell that goes from the spinal cord to a muscle. The cell body of a lower motor neuron is in the…
- Magic bullet Or, sometimes, silver bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term…
- Stromal Pertaining to the stroma of an organ. See: Stroma
- Heparin An anticoagulant (anti-clotting) medication. Heparin is useful in preventing thromboembolic complications…
- Xanthosis Yellowing of the skin without yellowing of the eyes. In jaundice there is yellowing of both the skin and the…
- Mixed-lineage leukemia A type of childhood leukemia in which a piece of chromosome 11 has been translocated (broken off and attached…