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Direct-entry midwife
A midwife who has entered the profession of midwifery as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a formal school program
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- Urine Liquid waste. The urine is a clear, transparent fluid. It normally has an amber color. The average amount of…
- Penis, inflammation of the head of the Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis is called balanitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Para- (prefix) A prefix with many meanings, including: alongside of, beside, near, resembling, beyond, apart from, and…
- Cancer, breast Cancer of the tissue containing or involving the milk glands (mammary tissue). Breast cancer is diagnosed…
- Large saphenous vein The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…