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Direct-entry midwife
A midwife who has entered the profession of midwifery as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a formal school program
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- Microcystic corneal dystrophy A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows dots (or microcysts)…
- Schistosome A parasitic trematode worm contracted from infested water that is capable of causing liver, gastrointestinal…
- Muscle, ciliary One of the muscles that relax the zonules to enable the lens to change shape for focusing. The zonules are…
- Paget disease A chronic bone disorder that typically results in enlarged, deformed bones due to excessive breakdown and…
- CpG In genetics, a site where cytosine (C) lies next to guanine (G) in the DNA sequence. (The p indicates that C…
- Retinal vein, central The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal…