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Abuse, verbal child
Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after child neglect and physical child abuse), accounting 17% of all cases of child abuse. It is likely that emotional child abuse is…
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Show more- Medical prefix A prefix employed in medical terminology. Medical words are often put together, cobbled from two or more…
- Cryostat A chamber that can maintain very low temperatures. Medical laboratories use a cryostat to preserve frozen…
- PML Stands for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rapidly progressive, often fatal viral infection of…
- Teratogen, Ecstasy as Ecstasy is an illicit drug considered a recreational or party drug. It acts as both a stimulant and a…
- Beetle, blister A blister beetle is one of a number of beetles that have historically been used in dried or powdered form for…
- Dysostosis, cleidocranial >Absent or incompletely formed collar bones (the 'cleido-' part refers to the clavicles, the collar bones)…
- Shell egg An egg in a shell. See: Raw egg
- Acathisia See: Akathisia
- Delirium A sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function, sometimes associated with…
- BPD Stands for Borderline Personality Disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by pervasive instability…
- Ceps A combining form referring to the head. Derived from the Latin caput, meaning head. See also: Janiceps
- Probability The likelihood that something will happen. For example, a probability of less than .05 indicates that the…