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Needlestick injury
A penetrating stab wound from a needle (or other sharp object) that may result in exposure to blood or other body fluids. The main concern is exposure to the blood or other body fluids of another person who may be carrying infectious…
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- Colonoscopy, virtual See: Virtual colonoscopy
- Carbohydrate Mainly sugars and starches, together constituting one of the three principal types of nutrients used as…
- L Abbreviation for liter, a metric measure of capacity that, by definition, is equal to the volume of a…
- Quickening The moment during pregnancy when the baby is first felt to move
- Oxytocin A hormone made in the brain that plays a role in childbirth and lactation by causing muscles to contract in…
- Pain, belly Pain in the abdomen. See: Abdominal pain
- Muscular dystrophy, Becker A form of muscular dystrophy that is quite similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, except that patients with…
- Oxyuris A group of intestinal worms that includes pinworm.
- Oneiric Relating to dreams; dream-like. From the Greek 'oneiros' (dream). See oneirophrenia
- Blood-brain barrier A protective network of blood vessels and cells that filters blood flowing to the brain.
- Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) Known in Europe as Gamma-OH, gamma hydroxybutyrate is a colorless and odorless drug used illicitly for…