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Caesarian section
Also referred to as a C-section. A procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically extracted (removed) from the uterus. As the name 'Caesarian' suggests, this is not exactly a new procedure. It was done in…
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Show more- Skin biopsy Skin biopsy: Removal of a piece of skin for the purpose of further examination in the laboratory using a…
- BSL-2 Biosafety level 2. A level of biosafety considered appropriate for agents that can cause human disease, but…
- Chromosomes in multiple miscarriages Couples who have had more than one miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) have about a 5% chance that one member…
- Carotid-artery stenosis See: Carotid stenosis
- Pain, false labor The pain associated with intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during…
- Audiologist A health care professional who is trained to evaluate hearing loss and related disorders, including balance…
- Matter, gray The cortex of the brain which contains nerve cell bodies. The gray matter is as opposed to the white matter…
- Valdecoxib Valdecoxib: Generic name of a cox-2 inhibitor. See: Bextra.
- Headache, vascular A group of headaches felt to involve abnormal sensitivity of the blood vessels (arteries) in the brain to…
- Tinea incognito Tinea corporis, a common fungal infection of the skin, better known as ringworm, whose appearance has been…
- Ramus In anatomy, a branch, such as a branch of a blood vessel or nerve. For example, the ramus acetabularis…
- Corpus luteum cyst This type of functional ovarian cyst occurs after an egg has been released from a follicle. After this…