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Rate, mortality
A death rate. There are a number of different types of mortality rates as, for examples, the following: > >The fetal mortality rate: The ratio of fetal deaths to the sum of the births (the live births + the fetal deaths) in that year. >The…
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Show more- Hereditary arthroophthalmopathy See: Stickler syndrome
- Gamete The sperm or the egg. Each human gamete normally has 23 chromosomes, the haploid number of chromosomes, half…
- IL-1 Interleukin-1
- Bile sludge A mixture of microscopic particulate matter in bile that occurs when particles of material precipitate from…
- Tendo Achilles See: Achilles tendon
- Replication, DNA A wondrous complex process whereby the ('parent') strands of DNA in the double helix are separated and each…
- Protozoa A single-cell organism that can only divide within a host organism. Malaria is caused by a protozoa…
- Dilation, pupil (test) This examination enables your eye care professional to see more of your retina, the light-sensitive layer of…
- Nutrition Nutrition: 1) The science or practice of taking in and utilizing foods. 2) A nourishing substance, such as…
- Foreskin, inflammation of the Inflammation of the foreskin of the penis (the prepuce) is called posthitis. In the uncircumcised male…
- Cancer, melanoma A skin cancer that begins in cells called melanocytes that can grow together to form benign (not cancerous)…
- Pressure, intraocular The pressure created by the continual renewal of fluids within the eye. The intraocular pressure is increased…