Birth control

Birth control

The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.

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lubricant

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A slippery substance used to relieve dryness in the vagina during sexual intercourse.

1. Pertaining to the mother as, for example, the maternal mortality rate. 2. Related through the mother as, for example, the maternal grandparents. 3. Inherited from the mother as, for example, the ...

medical history

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In clinical medicine, the patient's past and present which may contain clues bearing on their health past, present, and future. The medical history, being an account of all medical events and ...

neonatal

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Pertaining to the newborn period which, by convention, is the first four weeks after birth.

cartilage

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Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with bones and makes up other parts of the body, such as the larynx and the outside parts of the ...

egg

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The female sex cell. The egg is also referred to as the female gamete or ovum. Fertilization occurs when the sperm combines with the egg to form a zygote.

ectopic pregnancy

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A pregnancy that is not in the uterus. The fertilized egg settles and grows in any location other than the inner lining of the uterus. The large majority (95%) of ectopic pregnancies occur in the ...