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Accoucheuse
French for a woman who is an obstetrician (a physician skilled in the art and science of managing pregnancy, labor and the time after delivery) or a midwife (today a non-physician trained to assist a woman during childbirth). The ending…
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Show more- Fascioliasis See: Fasciola hepatica
- Colitis, spastic A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Orphan drug 1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society.
- Osmolarity, plasma See: Plasma osmolarity
- Jail fever See: Typhus, epidemic
- Evolution, biologic Biologic evolution was contrasted with cultural (social) evolution in 1968 by A.G. Motulsky who pointed out…
- Armed tapeworm Taenia solium
- Trichinosis Trichinosis: See: Trichinellosis.
- Caudal epidural anesthesia See Caudal anesthesia
- Diabetic retinopathy A common complication of diabetes affecting the blood vessels in the retina (the thin light-sensitive…
- Joint aspiration A common benign childhood condition involving hypermobile joints (that can move beyond the normal range of…
- Osteomalacia Softening of bone, particularly in the sense of bone weakened by demineralization (the loss of mineral) and…