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The surgical procedure for a face-lift. The excision of wrinkles by plastic surgery; often called a “face-lift.” Within the realm of cosmetic procedures, there exists a term harking back to an earlier era, denoting a method for rejuvenating the face. Referred to as “wrinkle excision,” this terminology offers an alternative designation for the widely known…

A form of natural birth control involving a woman carefully observing her menstrual cycle to determine the time of ovulation. Ovulation indicators may be mittelschmerz, changes in body temperature, changes in the consistency of cervical mucous, and/or spotting. A method of birth control where sexual intercourse should take place only during the safe periods when…

A pattern of involuntary pelvic movements observed in conjunction with orgasm.  

A method of birth control in which a couple abstains from intercourse during the days in which the woman is most likely to be fertile. A regular movement or beat. Measured time or movement; one single event that is repeated; regular occurrence of an impulse, such as the cardiac rhythm. The relative measurement of an…

Loud rales, esp. whistling or snoring sounds produced in the larger bronchi or the trachea.  

The hindbrain, the part of the brain which contains the cerebellum, the medulla oblongata and the pons.  

The trade name for Rho(D) immune globulin.  

The study of disorders of the nose. A branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the nose and the nasal passages. The scientific discipline that addresses both the diseases and structure of the nose is known as rhinology.  

The medical study of rheumatic diseases, the diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory diseases and diseases of the musculoskeletal system arthritis. A branch of medicine dealing with rheumatic disease of muscles and joints. Study of disorders characterized by degeneration or inflammation of connective tissues. The medical science that is concerned with rheumatoid diseases, or diseases that…

Refers to disease in the joints, muscles, bones, and ligaments and includes most forms of arthritis. A common term, now considered medically obsolete, that may be used to indicate a variety of conditions characterized by soreness, stiffness, or pain in the muscles or joints. Specific diseases that may be referred to as rheumatism are rheumatic…