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Certified nurse-midwife
A person with an AS, BS, or Master's degree in nursing who has also completed specialized training in midwifery. In the US, certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) must earn certification from the American College of Nurse-Midwives
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- Ulcerative gingivitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Endochondral bone Any bone that develops in and replaces cartilage. The cartilage is partially or entirely destroyed by the…
- Vessel, afferent A vessel that carries blood toward the heart. A vein or venule
- PARK8 Familial Parkinson disease type 8
- Reservoir of infection Any person, animal, plant, soil or substance in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies. The…
- Anderson-Fabry disease See: Fabry disease
- Bursitis, calcific A bursa is a thin fluid-filled sac that reduces friction forces between tissues of the body. Chronic…
- SCYA2 Small inducible cytokine A2. See: MPC1
- Iodine deficiency Iodine is a natural requirement of our diets. Iodine deficiency can lead to inadequate production of thyroid…
- Equol A substance produced in the intestine as a metabolite of soybeans and soy foods. Equol is a non-steroidal…
- Syndrome, Kartagener's The trio of sinusitis, bronchitis and situs inversus (lateral reversal of the position all organs in the…