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Rate, maternal mortality
The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number of live births + fetal deaths) in that year. The maternal mortality rate in the United States in 1993 (and 1994) was 0.1 per 1,000…
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- Lazy eye An eye that diverges in gaze. A lazy eye is formally called strabismus. A lazy eye (strabismus) can be due to…
- Ring, intrastromal corneal A plastic ring designed to be implanted in the cornea, the transparent structure in the front of the eye. The…
- Glioma A brain tumor that begin in a glial, or supportive, cell, in the brain or spinal cord. Malignant gliomas are…
- Black henna A tattoo ink and paste consisting of henna with other ingredients added, sometimes including…
- Small calorie See: Calorie
- Deficiency, selenium Lack of the essential mineral selenium, which can cause Keshan disease, a fatal form of cardiomyopathy…
- Quadrant A quarter. For example, the liver is in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen.
- Retropubic prostatectomy Surgical removal of the prostate through an incision in the abdomen. NTER>
- Avascular necrosis (AVN) A condition in which the poor blood supply to an area of bone leads to bone death. The head of the…
- Papilla, fungiform The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that house taste buds in the central portion of the dorsum…