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Mental child injury
Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after child neglect and physical child abuse), accounting 17% of all cases of child abuse. It is likely that emotional child abuse is…
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- Nirenberg See: Nirenberg, Marshall W.
- Shock, spinal Shock caused by injury to the spinal cord
- Accessory nerve The eleventh cranial nerve, which emerges from the skull and receives an additional (accessory) root from the…
- John Hughlings Jackson See: Hughlings Jackson, John
- Weighing, hydrostatic See: Underwater weighing
- Bross, Irwin DJ (1921-2004) American public-health advocate and biostatistician who initiated and designed methods for…
- EEE Eastern equine encephalitis
- Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Hidradenitis suppurativa This is an illness characterized by multiple abscesses that form under the arm pits and in the groin area
- Pin1 An enzyme that permits brain cells to function normally. Pin1 may also protect against Alzheimer's disease…
- Gene, transporter A gene that allows drugs to enter cells or, in some cases, acts to keep them out. Transporter genes may…