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Birth cohort
A group of people born during a particular period or year
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- Care, hospice See: Hospice care
- Bacterial Of or pertaining to bacteria. For example, a bacterial lung infection
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- Abruption A sudden breaking off or away. Abruption of the placenta (abruptio placentae) is the premature separation of…
- Endoscopy, upper A common type of endoscopy is upper endoscopy, also called esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). In this…
- Gm (gram) The abbreviation gm stands for gram, a unit of measurement of weight and mass in the metric system. In…
- Salabrasion A technique in which salt or a salt solution is used to abrade the skin, for example to remove the pigment…
- Pediculosis Infested with lice. See also: Head lice; Pubic lice
- Melissophobia Fear of bees. A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that can cause avoidance and panic. Phobias are a…