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Show more- USPHS (United States Public Health Service) The agency responsible for the public health of the American people. The Public Health Service (PHS)…
- Change, single base A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Tocolysis The delaying or inhibition of labor during the birth process
- Cyst, synovial, of the popliteal space A swelling in the space behind the knee (the popliteal space). The swelling is composed of a membrane-lined…
- Midwife, lay See: Lay midwife
- Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease: A progressive neurologic disease of the brain that leads to the irreversible loss of…
- Medicine, nuclear See: Nuclear medicine
- Infection, ear (acute middle) Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute…
- Aphasia, acquired epileptiform See Landau-Kleffner syndrome
- Milk, witch's See Witch's milk.
- Addiction A chronic relapsing condition characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and abuse and by long-lasting chemical…
- Scale, skin A thin piece of the outermost layer of skin resembling a fish scale. They represent a heaping up of the…