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Disease, pelvic inflammatory (PID)
Despite its seeming lack of gender, this term is applied to women only. PID refers exclusively to ascending infection of the female upper genital tract (the female structures above the cervix). PID is the most common and serious…
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Show more- Bone, breast Breast: Familiar name for what is medically termed the sternum, the long flat bone in the middle of the front…
- Tooth The structures within the mouth that allow for biting and chewing. Teeth have different shapes, depending on…
- Nurse 1) A person trained, licensed, or skilled in nursing. 2) To feed an infant at the breast
- Corneal ring, intrastromal A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Fluorouracil A much-used anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called antimetabolites. Full name…
- HIV infection, primary The first few months after infection with HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus). During primary HIV…
- T-4 cell A type of T cell that has CD4 markers on its surface and participates in the immune response by recognizing…
- Coccygeal vertebrae The coccyx, the small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine near the anus, is made up of 3-5 (average of…
- Obverse The opposite, the opposite side, the counterpart. For example, mania is thought of as the obverse of…
- Gregarious Living in the company of others. A gregarious parasite is one whose nutritional requirements are such that…
- Dermatome (1) A localized area of skin that is has its sensation via a single nerve from a single nerve root of the…
- Nurses Health Study A very large and important prospective investigation into the risk factors for major chronic diseases in…