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Abuse, sexual child
Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a child, emotional abuse of a child, and sexual abuse of a child. Sexual abuse is the least frequently reported form of child abuse (6% of all cases)…
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Show more- Ear, internal There are three sections of the ear. They are the external ear, the middle ear, and the internal ear. The…
- Hematuria Blood in the urine. Hematuria may or may not be accompanied by pain, but it is always abnormal and should be…
- Infarct An area of tissue death due to a local lack of oxygen. For example, in a myocardial infarction there is death…
- Dental impaction Teeth pressing together. For example, molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can be impacted…
- Hypnosis A part of healing from ancient times. The induction of trance states and the use of therapeutic suggestion…
- Neo- (prefix) Prefix meaning new. From the Greek 'neos', new, young, fresh, recent. Examples of terms starting with 'neo-'…
- Phytodermatitis Inflammation of the skin caused by a plant. The basic clinical patterns of phytodermatitis are allergic…
- Tachycardia, sinus A fast heartbeat (tachycardia) because of rapid firing of the sinoatrial (sinus) node. The sinoatrial (or…
- Mucosa Having to do with a mucous membrane. For example, the oral mucosa.
- Malar Referring to the cheek.
- Heartburn An uncomfortable feeling of burning and warmth occurring in waves rising up behind the breastbone (sternum)…
- EMG syndrome The exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome