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Amniocentensis
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A before-birth diagnostic procedure during which a long needle is used to obtain amniotic fluid from within the uterus. This fluid can be used for genetic and other diagnostic tests.
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Eclampsia
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A condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby.
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Multgravida
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A woman who has been pregnant more than once. ( Having More Than One Pregnancies)
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Parity
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The state of having given birth to an infant or infants
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Preeclampsia
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A state during pregnancy in which the expectant mother develops high blood pressure after 20 weeks.
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Prenatal
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Pertaining to the period of time during pregnancy; that is, before the birth of the baby.
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Wet Mount
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A glass slide holding a specimen suspended in a drop of liquid (as water) for microscopic examination; also : a specimen mounted in this way.
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Papanicolau test |
A screening test for cervical cancer that involves the microscopic examination of cells collected from the cervix, smeared on a slide, and specially stained. ( A Pap Test )
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Menopause
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Is defined as occurring 12 months after your last menstrual period and marks the end of menstrual cycles. can happen in your 40s or 50s, but the average age is 51 in the United States. ( Ends Fertility )
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Infertility |
Not getting pregnant despite having carefully timed, unprotected sex for one year
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Circumcision
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A surgical procedure in which the foreskin (prepuce) of the penis is removed.
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Exudates
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A fluid that has exuded out of a tissue or its capillaries due to injury or inflammation.
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Fontanel |
Any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or infant
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Neonate |
A newborn child or mammal
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Phenylketonuria
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An inherited inability to metabolize phenylalanine that causes brain and nerve damage if untreated.
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Suppurative
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The formation of the pus.
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Tympanostomy
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A small plastic tube inserted into the eardrum to keep the middle ear aerated for a prolonged period of time. incision performed to relieve pressure and allow drainage of serous or purulent fluid from the middle ear.
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Andropause
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Decreased function of male gonads with increasing age, analogous to female menopause.
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Dementia |
Syndrome caused by brain cell death and brain disorders or damage can have with their memory, language and thinking.
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Empathize
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The ability to sense intellectually and emotionally the emotions, feelings, and reactions that another person is experiencing and to communicate that understanding to the person effectively.
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Geriatrics |
The branch of medicine or social science dealing with the health and care of old people.
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Gerontology
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The scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people.
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Incontinence
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Inability to control excretory functions. As unable to retain a bodily discharge (as urine) voluntarily
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Presbycusis |
Age-related hearing loss with gradually progressive inability to hear, especially high frequency sounds. Presbycusis most often occurs in both ears, although not necessarily at the same time or rate.
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Senile |
Exhibiting a loss of mental faculties associated with old age
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