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Ovarian pregnancy
An abnormal pregnancy that takes place within the ovary itself due to the development of a fertilized ovum still lodged within an ovarian follicle. This event occurs following anovular menstruation (menstruation without ovulation). The egg…
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- Sixth disease A viral disease of infants and young children with sudden onset of high fever which lasts several days and…
- Rape Rape: Forced sexual intercourse; sexual assault; sexual intercourse between an adult and a minor. Rape may be…
- Shell shock The World War I name for what is known today as post-traumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that…
- Family, nuclear See: Nuclear family
- Neurocysticercosis Infection of the brain by the larval form of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. Neurocysticercosis is a form of…
- Lymphatic edema See: Lymphedema>
- Cognition The process of knowing and, more precisely, the process of being aware, knowing, thinking, learning and…
- Barium 1. A metallic element belonging to the alkaline earths with an atomic number of 56 and an atomic weight of…
- Ulnar nerve A major nerve in the upper extremity. The ulnar nerve begins in the lower cervical and upper thoracic…
- Thromboxane B2 The inactive product of thromboxane. Abbreviated TXB2