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Delivery, vertex
In a vertex delivery, the top of the baby's head comes first. The vertex here refers to the top of the head. The word 'vertex' in Latin means a 'whirlpool, whirlwind, top of the mountain, or the top of the head.' Why 'top of the head'?…
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- UNOS Acronym for the United Network for Organ Sharing, the nationwide umbrella for transplantation organ sharing…
- Thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) A form of immunoglobulin G (IgG) that can bind to thyrotropin (TSH) receptors on the thyroid gland. TSIs…
- Meibomianitis Inflammation of the little glands called Meibomian glands located in the eyelids that make a lubricant which…
- Empiric risk The chance that a disease will occur in a family based upon experience (past history, medical records, etc.)…
- Palsy, Bell's Paralysis of the facial nerve, the nerve that supplies the facial muscles on one side of the face. The cause…
- Aristotle Aristotle of Stagira (384-322 B.C.), Greek philosopher and scientist. The son of a physician, Aristotle was a…
- Fat cell A cell containing fat. Also called an adipocyte. A fat cell, or adipocyte, is a connective tissue cell that…