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Child neglect
Child neglect is the most frequently reported form of child abuse (60% of all cases) and the most lethal. Child neglect is the failure to provide for the shelter, safety, supervision and nutritional needs of the child. Child neglect may be…
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Show more- Aarskog-Scott syndrome A syndrome of wide spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism), front-facing (anteverted) nostrils, a broad upper lip…
- Cataplexy A debilitating medical condition in which a person suddenly feels weak and collapses at moments of strong…
- Subarachnoid Literally, beneath the arachnoid, the middle of three membranes that cover the central nervous system. In…
- Epiretinal membrane A thin membrane that covers the sclera (the white of the eye). "Epi-" is a prefix from the Greek that means…
- Carboxyhemoglobin Hemoglobin that has carbon monoxide instead of the normal oxygen bound to it. Carbon monoxide has a much…
- Tactile Having to do with touch
- ASOT Antistreptolysin O Titer. A blood test that looks for antibodies to the streptococcus A bacteria. Also…
- Laryngeal nerve, recurrent One of the best known branches of the vagus nerve, a very long nerve that originates in the brainstem. After…
- Hemorrhoidectomy Surgical removal of hemorrhoids (enlarged and dilated veins in and around the rectum and anus)…
- Nursing home A residential facility for persons with chronic illness or disability, particularly older people who have…
- Immune Protected against infection. The Latin immunis means free, exempt.
- Drug, generic >The chemical name of a drug. >A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the…