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STOP (selective tubal occlusion procedure)
A nonsurgical form of permanent birth control in which a physician inserts a 4-centimeter (1.6 inch) long metal coil into each one of a woman's two fallopian tubes via a scope passed through the cervix into the uterus and thence into the…
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- Pinocytosis A cellular process that permits the active transport of fluid from outside the cell through the membrane…
- Health for All A global health movement undertaken by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the late 20th century. In 1977…
- Nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma See: Tylosis with esophageal cancer
- Vincent infection This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Sign, Tinel's An examination test that is used by doctors to detect an irritated nerve. Tinel's sign is performed by…
- Cardiac index A cardiodynamic measure based on the cardiac output, which is the amount of blood the left ventricle ejects…
- Ginger Ginger: A perennial tropical herb that has been used as a treatment for nausea and bowel spasms. Ginger may…
- Allergy desensitization Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is…
- CF 1. Cystic fibrosis, one of the most frequent and serious genetic diseases, CF affects the exocrine glands and…
- Syndrome, Bloch-Sulzberger Also known as incontinentia pigmenti (IP). A genetic disease with blisters that develop soon after birth on…