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Sterilization, female surgical
Female surgical sterilization blocks (or removes part or all of) the fallopian tubes so the egg cannot travel to the uterus. The procedure is done by various surgical techniques, usually under general anesthesia. Complications are rare but…
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- Drug, generic >The chemical name of a drug. >A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the…
- Antonomasia 1. The substitution of a title for a proper name, as in addressing a physician as 'Doctor' or a nurse as…
- Circulatory system The system that moves blood throughout the body. The circulatory system is composed of the heart, arteries…
- Scale, Fahrenheit Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point of water 212°F. The…
- Malleability, brain See Neuroplasticity
- Melanoma, juvenile Melanoma, juvenile: A benign raised pink or red scaly area typically seen on a preadolescent child's skin…
- Parkinson disease Parkinson disease: A slowly progressive neurologic disease characterized by a fixed inexpressive face, a…
- Stem cell, sperm See: Sperm stem cell
- Orbital Relating to the orbit, in anatomy the bony cavity that contains the eyeball
- Allergy, cow milk Allergy, cow milk: Casein and whey are the two major proteins of human milk and most milk-based formulas…