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- Paternal age The age of the father at the time he conceives a child. The present mean (average) paternal age is 27 years…
- X-rays during pregnancy See: Prenatal radiation exposure
- Disease, Hodgkin (Hodgkin lymphoma) A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it…
- Metabolic Relating to metabolism, the whole range of biochemical processes that occur within us (or any living…
- Barosinusitis Sinus troubles, particularly with pain, due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when going up or down in a…
- Paronychia Inflammation of the folds of tissue surrounding the nail due to infection. The infection may be bacterial…
- Inferolateral Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral. In anatomy, there are many such compound terms. For a more…
- Prognosis 1. The expected course of a disease.2. The patient's chance of recovery. The prognosis predicts the outcome…
- Feverfew An herb that has been most commonly used for migraine headaches. Feverfew can cause allergic reactions…
- Distance healing Healing in which people seek to help patients simply with the power of the mind. Distance healing can include…
- Muscle, infraspinatus >The infraspinatus muscle; >The teres minor muscle, which (like the infraspinatus muscle) helps in the…