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Grand multipara
The term 'multipara' applies to any woman who has given birth 2 or more times. A woman who has given birth 5 or more times is called a grand multipara. For a pregnancy to count as a 'birth', it must go to at least 20 weeks' gestation (the…
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- Trochanter One of the bony prominences toward the near end of the thigh bone (the femur). There are two trochanters: >…
- Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease: A progressive neurologic disease of the brain that leads to the irreversible loss of…
- Mental retardation A syndrome with the following characteristic features: (1) Neurological: Mental retardation and aphasia (lack…
- Abse See: Abse, Dannie
- Thrombi Just the plural of thrombus. See: Thrombus
- Colostrum A sticky white or yellow fluid secreted by the breasts during the second half of pregnancy and for a few days…
- Slipped elbow See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Polycythemia vera (PV) Overproduction (proliferation) of red blood cells due to bone marrow disease (myeloproferative disorder). PV…
- Assay, CEA CEA (carcinoembryonic antigen) is a protein found in many types of cells but associated with tumors and the…
- Electrophrenic respiration See: Diaphragm pacing
- Migraine, common See: Common migraine