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The patient waives the right to sue the doctor and, instead, submit any dispute to arbitration. Arbitration agreements are legal and binding. The arguments in their favor are that, for patients, the case can be settled faster and more…
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Show more- GBS Group B strep (or George Bernard Shaw). See also Group B streptococcus infection
- Unicellular Consisting of one cell only. Some organisms, such as bacteria, are unicellular. Unicellular is in contrast to…
- Gynecology The branch of medicine particularly concerned with the health of the female organs of reproduction and…
- Homograft See: Allograft
- Toothache Toothache: Pain in or near a tooth. Also called odontalgia. The most common cause of a toothache is a dental…
- Methemoglobin A particular type of hemoglobin that is altered so that it is useless for carrying oxygen and delivering it…
- Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) A technique in which the male and female germ cells required to begin formation of a human embryo are…
- Labiodental sound A sound that requires the involvement of the teeth and lips, such as 'v,' which involves the upper teeth and…
- Hip pain Hip pain is the sensation of discomfort in or around the hip joint, where the upper end (head) of the thigh…
- Amsler grid While conducting an eye examination, the eye care professional may ask the patient to look at an Amsler grid…
- Cat eye syndrome A constitutional chromosome abnormality (one that is present at or before birth) with multiple malformations…
- Erythrasma A chronic superficial slowly spreading skin infection, especially in the folds of the body and webs between…