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Nurse, licensed practical
A nurse who has completed a one- or two-year training program in health care and earned a state license. LPNs provide direct patient care for people with chronic illness, in nursing homes, hospitals, and home settings. They assist RNs in…
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Show more- Proband The family member through whom a family's medical history comes to light. For example, a proband might be a…
- Acromion The projection of the scapula (the shoulder blade) that forms the point of the shoulder. The acromion is part…
- Urogenital Relating to both the urinary system, and to the interior and exterior genitalia
- Acoustic neuroma A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
- Lithotomy position Position in which the patient is on their back with the hips and knees flexed and the thighs apart. The…
- Certified nurse-midwife A person with an AS, BS, or Master's degree in nursing who has also completed specialized training in…
- Lamella A thin leaf, plate, disk, wafer
- Gait, steppage See Steppage gait
- Perchloric acid See: Perchlorate
- Septum, ventricular The wall between the two lower chambers (the right and left ventricles) of the heart
- Joint, atloaxoid : The joint between the atlas and axis bones. The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra which is just…
- Heatliness A characteristic of certain foods or other substances believed to cause emotional or physical reactions…