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Motherese
The language spoken, all over the world, by mothers to their babies, before and after birth. Motherese is the earliest language a baby hears. A baby may be deprived of motherese through deafness or through separation from the parents…
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Show more- Punch biopsy A biopsy performed using a punch, an instrument for cutting and removing a disk of tissue. For example, a…
- Arterial aneurysm An outpouching (aneurysm) of an artery. As opposed to a venous or cardiac aneurysm. An aneurysm is a…
- Thromboxane B2 The inactive product of thromboxane. Abbreviated TXB2
- Barotrauma Trauma caused by rapid or extreme changes in air pressure, especially affecting enclosed cavities within the…
- Vaccination, mumps See Immunization, MMR
- Horace Barker See: Barker, Horace Albert
- Systemic-onset juvenile chronic arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid
- Node, atrioventricular The atrioventricular (AV) node is an electrical relay station between the atria (the upper) and the…
- National Institute on Aging (NIA) One of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). The mission of the National Institute on Aging is to 'lead…
- Particle, alpha A tiny mass of material composed of two protons and two neutrons. Alpha particles do not travel very far from…
- Therapy, electroconvulsive See Electroconvulsive therapy
- Heart murmur An unusual heart sound which may be innocent or reflect disease.