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Battered child syndrome
A disease in which children are physically abused. The battered child syndrome is a form of child abuse. Not until the 19th century were children granted the same legal status as domesticated animals in regard to protection against cruelty…
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Show more- Mycet- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Transvestism Dressing in the clothing of the opposite sex. Transvestism is distinct from both transsexualism and…
- Binge drinking The dangerous practice of consuming large quantities of alcoholic beverages in a single session. Binge…
- Cervical dysplasia Changes from normal in the cells lining the cervix of the uterus. Cervical dysplasia involves a sequence of…
- Trichinellosis A disease that comes from eating raw or undercooked pork or wild game that is infected with the larvae of a…
- Postmenopause The period of time after the menopause. The postmenopause is formally defined as the time after which a woman…
- Hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin A group of hormones, the most important being aldosterone, that regulate the balance of water and…
- LMP Abbreviation for 'last menstrual period.' By convention, pregnancies are dated in weeks starting from the…
- HER2 Abbreviation for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. HER2 is expressed by, and involved in the growth…
- Vertebra, first cervical The first cervical (neck) vertebra is called the atlas. It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the…
- Acid-base balance Acid-base balance refers to the mechanisms the body uses to keep its fluids close to neutral pH (that is…
- Adventitious Coming from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner. Not inherent, inherited or innate…