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Midwife, lay
See: Lay midwife
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Show more- Laryngeal nerve palsy Paralysis of the larynx (voice box) caused by damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or its parent nerve…
- LAM Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- External genitalia, male See: Male external genitalia
- Ulcer, gastric A hole in the lining of the stomach corroded by the acidic digestive juices which are secreted by the stomach…
- Natural immunity Immunity that is naturally existing, Natural immunity does not require prior sensitization to an antigen…
- Carbohydrate intake, infant Carbohydrates (glucose, lactose, sucrose, galactose, etc.) are sugars or several sugars linked together…
- Supernumerary Beyond the normal number. Anything supernumerary is extra. A supernumerary chromosome is an extra one beyond…
- Heart, left The heart is composed functionally of two hearts - the right heart and the left heart. The left heart…
- Vaginal hysterectomy Hysterectomy: Removal of the uterus through a surgical incision made within the vagina. With a vaginal…
- EMG syndrome The exomphalos-macroglossia-gigantism syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Treatment, palliative To palliate a disease is to treat it partially and insofar as possible, but not cure it completely…
- Stickler syndrome A relatively common genetic disorder characterized by very flexible (hyperextensible) joints, typical facial…