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Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute
Fatty liver of pregnancy, acute: Liver failure in late pregnancy, usually from unknown cause. Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) typically occurs in first-time pregnancies in the last trimester. AFLP causes nausea and vomiting…
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- Medication, anti-infective Something capable of acting against infection, by inhibiting the spread of an infectious agent or by killing…
- Blackwell, Elizabeth (1821-1910) The first woman to receive a medical degree from an accredited American college. Blackwell was…
- Morphine A powerful narcotic agent with strong analgesic (painkilling) action and other significant effects on the…
- Osteosynthesis A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices…
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