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Exercise-induced bronchospasm
Also called exercise- induced asthma, this is asthma that is triggered by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced asthma tends particularly to affect children and young adults (because of their high level of physical activity) but can…
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- Symphysiotomy A surgical procedure to effect an immediate dramatic increase in the size of the pelvic outlet to permit…
- Rubeola (measles) Rubeola is the ordinary measles, an acute highly contagious viral disease with fever, runny nose, cough, red…
- Lower segment Cesarian section (LSCS) A Cesarian section in which the surgical incision (cut) is made in the lower segment of the uterus
- Named reporting In public health, named reporting is the reporting of infected persons by name to public health departments…
- Prenatal development The process of growth and development within the womb, in which a single-cell zygote (the cell formed by the…
- Blood pressure, low Any blood pressure that is below the normal expected for an individual in a given environment. Low blood…
- Shield, nipple See: Nipple shield
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease The cedar vinegar diet is a weight loss plan based upon the consumption of one, two, or three teaspoons of…
- Lewis, Edward B (1918-2004) American geneticist and Nobel Laureate who showed how genes control embryonic development. In…
- Potassium deficiency Inadequate potassium intake and hence potassium levels in the blood that are abnormally low. This state is…
- GBV-C GB virus C, a virus first identified in 1995 that is genetically related to the hepatitis C virus but which…