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Lightening
Not to be confused with a discharge of atmospheric electricity, lightening refers to the sensation that a pregnant woman feels when the baby drops. This is the time when the presenting (lowermost) part of the fetus descends into the…
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Show more- Incontinence, fecal Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters…
- Anaesthesia See: Anesthesia
- Aspiration, joint A procedure whereby a sterile needle and syringe are used to drain joint fluid from the joint. This is…
- Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction See: Chemobrain
- Emerging infectious disease An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- Microduplication The gain of a tiny piece of a chromosome, a piece so small its presence is not apparent on ordinary…
- Stain, Gram The Danish bacteriologist J.M.C. Gram (1853- 1938) devised a method of staining bacteria using a dye called…
- Spider phobia See: Arachnophobia
- Morton foot See: Morton' neuroma
- Elbow dislocation See: Nursemaid's elbow
- Neuron, spindle See: Spindle neuron
- Reading retardation Reading retardation means impaired ability to read. Reading retardation is an impairment that may, for…