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Child development test
A test of the status of a newborn, an infant or young child as regards their developmental progress. One of the first tests was devised by the pioneering pediatrician and child psychologist Arnold L. Gesell (1880-1961). Gesell founded the…
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Show more- Bone, cranial Part of the top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal…
- Occult Hidden. Occult blood is hidden from the eye but is nonetheless present and can be detected by chemical tests…
- Fibrosarcoma A malignant tumor that begins in fibrous connective tissue at the ends of the arm or leg bones and may spread…
- Clavicle The bone extending from the breastbone (sternum) at the base of the front of the neck to the shoulder
- Hyperthermia, malignant A series of potentially fatal problems that can occur during surgery, malignant hyperthermia is caused by a…
- Biopsy, incisional See: Incisional biopsy
- Therapy, salvage See: Salvage therapy
- Fibrin The protein formed during normal blood clotting that is the essence of the clot.
- Malaria Malaria: An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be…
- Cancer, uterus See: Uterine cancer
- Radiopaque Anything that does not let X-rays or other types of radiation penetrate. Radiopaque objects block radiation…
- Funnel chest (pectus excavatum) 'Caved-in' chest. Usually an unimportant isolated finding evident at birth. (Funnel chest can occasionally be…