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Infant, postmature
A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length of the pregnancy) is calculated from the date of the last menstrual period (LMP). This is an important calculation since, if…
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Show more- Munchausen syndrome (This is an alternate entry to Munchhausen syndrome with two h's in Munchhausen. Whole medical reports have…
- Salvage radiotherapy Radiation treatment given after recurrence of a tumor. See: Salvage therapy
- Acute myelogenous leukemia Acute myelogenous leukemia: Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic…
- Syndrome, Wolf-Hirschhorn See: Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome
- Liver shunt Transjugular, intrahepatic, portosystemic shunt (TIPS), is a shunt (tube) placed between the portal vein…
- Rheumatism Rheumatism is an older term, used to describe any of a number of painful conditions of muscles, tendons…
- Power outage and the heat When power goes out, water purification systems may not be functioning fully. Use bottled water for eating or…
- Epistemic Cognitive. Pertaining to cognition, the process of knowing and, more precisely, the process of being aware…
- Non-rapid eye movement sleep Sleep: NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep is dreamless sleep. During NREM, the brain waves on the…
- Rate, sed A sedimentation rate, or 'sed rate', is a blood test that detects and is used to monitor inflammation…
- Sore 1. (adjective) A popular term for painful. I have sore fingers from typing dictionary terms. She has a sore…
- Peptidomimetic A compound that mimics the biological action of a peptide