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Rate, mortality
A death rate. There are a number of different types of mortality rates as, for examples, the following: > >The fetal mortality rate: The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. >The…
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- Caesarian section, vaginal birth after It was once the rule that after a C-section, the next delivery also had to be by C-section. Now vaginal…
- Opiate A medication or illegal drug that is either derived from the opium poppy, or that mimics the effect of an…
- Long-chain-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase def Cy: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) has been found to be associated in some cases with an abnormality…
- Posture, static See: Static posture
- Nocturnal enuresis Bedwetting at night. From the Greek 'enourin' meaning 'to urinate in.'
- Epidural hematoma A hematoma between the cranium (skull) and the brain's tissue-like covering, which is known as the dura…
- Oral glucose tolerance test A test to determine the body's ability to handle glucose . In the test, a person fasts overnight (at least 8…
- Selenium deficiency See Deficiency, selenium
- Magnesium sulfate A remarkably versatile compound administered intramuscularly and intravenously as an anticonvulsant and as a…
- Polymerase, DNA Enzyme that catalyzes (speeds) the polymerization of DNA. DNA polymerase uses preexisting nucleic acid…
- RNA editing The process in which messenger RNA (mRNA) is chemically modified ('edited') after it is synthesized (made)…