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Activities of daily living (ADLs)
The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming), work, homemaking, and leisure. The ability or inability to perform ADLs can be used…
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Show more- Symphysis pubis The area in the front of the pelvis where the pubic bones (the two bones of the pubis) meet
- Histidine An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. An essential amino acid, histidine is present in…
- Watermelon A fruit of African origin that is, in reality, a vegetable related to cucumbers and squash. Watermelon is 92%…
- Arthrogryposis Joint contractures that develop before birth (prenatally) and are evident at birth (congenitally). A newborn…
- Hydatid disease, alveolar A tumor that forms in the uterus as a mass of cysts resembling a bunch of grapes. Moles occur during the…
- Psychooncology See: Psycho-oncology.
- Cognitive behavior therapy See: Cognitive therapy
- Oath of Maimonides A prayer that is said to have been written by the 12th-century physician-philosopher Moses Maimonides. Like…
- Deficiency, vitamin K A lack of vitamin K resulting in an increase in the clotting time of the blood, impaired clotting and a…
- CRAC1 Colorectal adenoma and carcinoma 1. Also called hereditary mixed polyposis syndrome. See: Hereditary mixed…
- Rod A type of specialized light-sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision…
- DSM Abbreviation for the 'Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,' a comprehensive classification…