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Childbirth assistant
See: Doula (the first meaning)
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- Headache, thunderclap A sudden and excruciatingly painful headache. Some doctors feel that in the absence of a known headache…
- Variant angina Angina: Chest pain due to coronary artery spasm, a sudden constriction of a coronary artery (one of the…
- RT-PCR RT-PCR (Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) is a highly sensitive technique for the detection…
- Physical child abuse See: Normal growth.
- Adverse effect A harmful or abnormal result. An adverse effect may be caused by administration of a medication or by…
- Bone scan A technique to create images of bones on a computer screen or on film. A small amount of radioactive material…
- FTT Failure to thrive. Refers to a child whose physical growth is significantly less than that of peers. There is…
- Ovary, polycystic See: Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Elastin degrading enzyme See: Elastase
- Asian flu A pandemic of influenza A (H2N2) in 1957-58. First identified in China in late February 1957, the Asian flu…
- Adrenal medulla The inner portion of adrenal gland. (The outer portion is the adrenal cortex). The adrenal medulla makes…