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Natural family planning
Also known as fertility awareness, periodic abstinence and the rhythm method, this approach entails not having sexual intercourse on the days of a woman's menstrual cycle when she could become pregnant or using a barrier method (such as a…
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Show more- Aflatoxin A toxin produced by mold that can damage the liver and may lead to liver cancer. Aflatoxins cause cancer in…
- Contact eczema A localized reaction that includes redness, itching, and burning where the skin has come into contact with an…
- Paranychia A frequent misspelling of Paronychia
- Alternative Medicine, National Center for Compleme See: National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
- Morton foot See: Morton' neuroma
- Appendectomy Appendectomy: Removal by surgery of the appendix, the small worm-like appendage of the colon (the large…
- Leonardo da Vinci Architect, engineer, inventor, painter and the father of anatomic art. Leonardo da Vinci first became…
- Induced menopause Menopause: Menopause may be due to an unusual ('unnatural') event. It is induced when the ovaries are…
- Aldrec Trade name of the insecticide aldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Color hearing A form of chromesthesia in which hearing a musical tone elicits the perception of a color. In one case, an…
- Genetic transport defect Within the body, many molecules are able to pass across the membranes that surround cells. These molecules…
- Heterosexual A person sexually attracted to persons of the opposite sex. Or a person who has sexual relations with the…