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Rape, date
Rape of a woman by a man with whom she is acquainted. The rapist is usually the woman's 'date' (escort). Although there are many possible date rape scenarios, in a common one, the man tries to weaken the resistance of the female by…
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Show more- ITN Insecticide-treated bednet. 'Provision of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) is universally accepted as an…
- Wax dip A treatment for the symptoms of joint and muscle conditions, such as arthritis, that consists of melted…
- Otoplasty Otoplasty: Plastic surgery to reshape the outer ear.
- Mitochondrial cytopathy, Kearns-Sayre type See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Optic nerve The optic nerve connects the eye to the brain. The optic nerve carries the impulses formed by the retina, the…
- Paralysis, facial nerve Loss of voluntary movement of the muscles on one side of the face due to abnormal function of the facial…
- Eyes, flashing lights in the There are a number of causes of spontaneous flashing light sensations in the eye. A sensation of flashing…
- Multicellular Consisting of more than one cell. Humans are multicellular and have been estimated to possess 100,000 billion…
- Anaplastology The art and science of restoring a malformed or absent part of the human body through artificial means. An…
- Microcystic corneal dystrophy A disorder in which the cornea (the normally clear front window of the eye) shows dots (or microcysts)…
- Smoke, environmental tobacco Abbreviated ETS. See: ETS.
- Testing, anonymous Testing in which no name or other means is used to identify the person tested. There is total anonymity. For…