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Episiotomy
Episiotomy: A surgical procedure for widening the outlet of the birth canal to facilitate delivery of the baby and to avoid a jagged rip of the perineum (the area between the anus and the vulva, the opening to the vagina). During an…
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- Endocrine Pertaining to hormones and the glands that make and secrete them into the bloodstream through which they…
- Berzelius See: Berzelius, Jons Jacob
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- Flatfoot 1. A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened and the entire sole touches the ground. See…
- Speech therapy The treatment of speech and communication disorders. The approach used depends on the disorder. It may…
- Endoscopic ultrasound Ultrasound: Aviated EUS. A procedure that combines endoscopy and ultrasound to obtain images and information…
- Crotch A nonmedical term in common usage for the region where the legs come together, the place where the lower…
- Ferroniere A jewel held to the forehead by a chain worn by women in France and Italy in the 16th century to hide the…