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Family practice
The medical specialty which provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family practice…
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- ADA (American Diabetes Association) The American Diabetes Association (ADA) provides the following introduction: 'The American Diabetes…
- Baroparesis Reversible paralysis of the facial nerve due to pressure in the middle ear going up in a plane or surfacing…
- Stage of dilatation The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labor
- EXIT Stands for ex utero intrapartum treatment. Surgery on the fetus may be done after a Cesarean section, but…
- Inferolateral Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral. In anatomy, there are many such compound terms. For a more…
- Fasting blood glucose A method for learning how much glucose (sugar) there is in a blood sample taken after an overnight fast. The…