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Midwife, traditional
See: Traditional midwife
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- Cancer, uterus See: Uterine cancer
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- Small saphenous vein The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Reflex, patellar See: Knee jerk
- Aphrasia The inability to speak or understand phrases
- Alice Stewart See: Stewart, Alice
- Preoperative Before surgery. As opposed to postoperative, after surgery
- Hormone, cortisol The primary stress hormone. Cortisol is the major natural glucocorticoid in humans
- Congenital heart disease Congenital heart disease: A malformation of the heart or the large blood vessels near the heart. The term…
- Multislice CT See: Multidetector computed tomography
- Poison Any substance that can cause severe distress or death if ingested, breathed in, or absorbed through the skin…