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Puerperium
The time immediately after the delivery of a baby. (In Latin a 'puerpera' is a woman in childbirth since 'puer' means child and 'parere' means to give birth.) Puerperal fever is childbirth (or childbed) fever due to an infection usually of…
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- Lesbianism Female homosexuality. Also called sapphism (after the lesbian poet Sappho)
- Toenail, ingrown A common disorder, particularly on the big (great) toe. The corner of the nail curves down into the skin…
- Neurinoma, acoustic A benign tumor that may develop on the hearing and balance nerves near the inner ear. The tumor results from…
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- Selenocysteine An amino acid in which selenium takes the place of sulfur in the amino acid cysteine. Its formula is…