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Shettles method
A set of procedures proposed and popularized for sex selection by the gynecologist Landrum B. Shettles (1909-2003) in his book entitled 'Baby's Sex: Now You Can Choose.' With his method, Dr. Shettles claimed that couples could increase…
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Show more- Female genitalia The genital organs of the female. These are usually separated by convention into the external and internal…
- Meningomyelocele Protrusion of the membranes that cover the spine but some of the spinal cord itself through a defect in the…
- Anti- Prefix generally meaning 'against, opposite or opposing, and contrary.' In medicine, anti- often connotes…
- Urea breath test (UBT) The urea breath test (UBT) is a procedure for diagnosing the presence of a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori (H…
- Kissing disease A name for infectious mononucleosis ('mono'), a very common illness caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)…
- DYS Symbol for familial dysautonomia. See: Familial dysautonomia.
- Cancer, pancreas See: Pancreatic cancer
- Fear of worms (parasitic) Feverish.
- Carrier, hemophilia See: Hemophilia carrier
- Operation, Blalock-Taussig A pioneering heart operation named after the American surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899-1964) and the pediatric…
- Dermatome (1) A localized area of skin that is has its sensation via a single nerve from a single nerve root of the…
- Disinsection Spraying aircraft for insects, a procedure called disinsection. Some countries in Africa, Latin America, the…