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Birth assistant
See: Doula (the first meaning)
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- CD10 A cell surface enzyme with neutral metalloendopeptidase activity. CD10 is also known as CALLA (common acute…
- Section, Caesarian Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Americium Symbol: Am. A man-made metallic element whose isotopes Am-237 through Am-246 are all radioactive. Americium…
- Treponema pallidum The cause of syphilis, this is a microscopic bacterial organism called a spirochete, a worm-like…
- Kidney One of a pair of organs located in the right and left side of the abdomen which clear 'poisons' from the…
- Hidrotic Pertaining to hidrosis, sweating, the production of perspiration. Hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is the form…
- Trichotillomania Compulsive hair pulling. A disorder characterized by the repeated urge to pull out scalp hair, eyelashes…
- Doctor discontent See: Physician discontent
- Five-lipoxygenase activating protein See: FLAP
- Adamantine In dentistry, relating to the enamel of the teeth. Adamantine comes from the Greek and Latin word adamas…