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Mortality rate, maternal
The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number of live births + fetal deaths) in that year. The maternal mortality rate in the United States in 1993 (and 1994) was 0.1 per 1,000…
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- Patella The kneecap by another name, the patella is the small bone that is in the front of the knee. The patella is a…
- Renal cell carcinoma Cancer that develops in the lining of the renal tubules, which filter the blood and produce the urine. Also…
- Angle-closure glaucoma This condition can be acute or chronic. It consists of increased pressure in the front chamber (anterior…
- Channelopathy A disease involving dysfunction of an ion channel. Channelopathies are known that involve the ion channels…
- DNA In the UK, DNA is an abbreviation for "did not attend." (In the US, the term used for a patient who missed an…
- True cramp A cramp that involves part or all of a single muscle or group of muscles that usually act together such as…
- Dextrose Better known today as glucose, this sugar is the chief source of energy in the body. Glucose is chemically…
- Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis Excessive sweating of the palms and soles. Palm and sole sweating tends to begin around age 13 on the average
- Pernicious anemia Pernicious anemia: A blood disorder caused by inadequate vitamin B12 in the blood. Patients who have this…
- Cytokine A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells, on…
- Pro- The likelihood that something will happen. For example, a probability of less than .05 indicates that the…