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The duct system within the female embryo that gives rise to several internal reproductive structures.  

A person who assists a physician in providing health services.  

A form of polio in which large numbers of motor nerves are destroyed by the polio virus. A severe form of poliomyelitis.  

The obstruction of the intestines due to paralysis.  

Parkinson’s disease. A persistent medical condition marked by muscle stiffness, weakness, sluggishness in movement, trembling, and the bending of the head, trunk, and limbs. It often results in a facial expression that shows minimal or no emotional expression. This condition is also referred to as Parkinson’s disease.  

The inability to move. There are two general forms: (a) spastic in which injury is located in the brain or spinal cord and (b) flaccid in which injury is located in a nerve between the spinal cord and the affected muscle. A condition in which part of the body cannot be moved because the motor…

Play that occurs alongside rather than with other children. The stage in social development in which a child plays alongside, but not with, other children; characteristic of toddlers.  

Relating to audible components of speech that communicate meaning beyond the actual content of the words.  

A nonbarbiturate sedative-hypnotic drug whose action on the central nervous system resembles that of alcohol. It was replaced by the barbiturates in medicinal use, and more recently with other sedative-hypnotic drugs. Colorless, strong-smelling liquid, formerly used to induce sedation; no longer manufactured, but experts recommend using remaining supplies of the drug until gone because of…

The motion of an injured segment of a flail chest, opposite to the normal motion of the chest wall.