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Pregnancy abuse
Abuse of an expectant mother. This abuse is most often perpetrated by the woman's spouse, partner, or relative. Spurts of temper can progress to shouting and name calling. Then pushing and shoving. The use of physical violence can start a…
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- Lingual 1. Having to do with the tongue. 2. Next to the tongue. In dentistry, the tooth surface next to the tongue…
- Shingles pain Shingles pain: Localized pain in the area of involvement of shingles. When such pain persists beyond one…
- MiRNA Micro-RNA
- Medical journals In 1665 the Royal Society in England published one of the first 2 scientific journals in the world: the…
- Yellow enzymes A group of respiratory enzymes that catalyze reactions in the body permitting cells to respire, to breath…
- Angiopathy Disease of the blood vessels (arteries, veins, and capillaries). There are two basic types of angiopathy…
- Phosphorus An essential element in the diet and a major component of bone. Phosphorus is also found in the blood…
- MSG Monosodium glutamate, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain…
- Bipolar II disorder Bipolar disorder in someone who has experienced depression and at least one episode of hypomania but not…