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Child development test
A test of the status of a newborn, an infant or young child as regards their developmental progress. One of the first tests was devised by the pioneering pediatrician and child psychologist Arnold L. Gesell (1880-1961). Gesell founded the…
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Show more- Condom, female Although the word 'condom' usually conjures up the male condom, there is a female condom. The Reality Female…
- Primary tumor A tumor that is at the original site where it first arose. For example, a primary brain tumor is one that…
- Office of Human Research Protections (OHRP) The agency responsible for developing, monitoring and exercising compliance over the protections afforded…
- Necrobiosis lipoidica See: Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum
- False rib One of the last 5 pairs of ribs. A rib is said to be 'false' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Vertebral rib One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'vertebral' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Papillary muscle Small muscles within the heart that anchor the heart valves. The anchor ropes are the chordae tendineae…
- Parasitic Having to do with a parasite, as in a parasitic infection; or acting like a parasite by taking nourishment…
- Epilepsy, Jacksonian Epilepsy, Jacksonian:A brief alteration in movement, sensation or nerve function caused by abnormal…
- Rib, floating One of the last two ribs. A rib is said to be 'floating' if it does not attach to the sternum (the breast…
- Fatty acid, trans An unhealthy substance, also known as trans fat, made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils…
- Malformation, arteriovenous (AVM) An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder (one present at birth) of blood vessels in the…