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A self-care procedure involving periodic feeling of the breasts for detection of any abnormality. Monthly recommended for every female. A visual and physical examination of one’s own breasts in order to detect breast lumps. Monthly self- examination is recommended. During a self-examination, a woman checks for visual changes in the breasts, including alterations in texture,…

Giving a baby nourishment from the breast of the mother. Feeding a baby from the mother’s breasts as opposed to from a bottle. Feeding a newborn on human milk from a mother’s breasts, the natural and traditional method of feeding infants. Breast milk is produced in response to a variety of hormones but especially prolactin,…

A cancer localized in the breast. Most prevalent in females but also found in males. One of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women in the United States. A malignant tumour in a breast. One of the most common malignancies in women in the United States, with several known risk factors, including a family…

A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breast. A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breast for cosmetic purposes.  

Mid-cycle uterine bleeding. Intermittent spotting that may occur in women who have low levels of estrogen, who use estrogen and progestogen (another female hormone) after menopause, or who have various abnormalities of their reproductive system. Bleeding (spotting or staining) between menstrual periods. In some women, a small amount of break-through bleeding occurs as a normal…

In management, that situation wherein the total revenue of an organization equals its total costs. The volume of activity (for example, sales) where revenues and expenses are exactly equal, that is, the level of activity where there is neither a gain nor a loss from operations. Activity above the break-even point produces profits; activity below…

In management, a control tool based on the process of generating information that summarizes various levels of profit or loss associated with various levels of production. An analytical technique for studying the relation among fixed costs and variable costs, volume or level of activity, and profits.  

In labor-management relations, failure without legal reasons to perform part or the whole of a contract.  

Uterine contractions felt by women during later pregnancy but are not true labor contractions. Contractions of the uterus which occur throughout a pregnancy and become more frequent and stronger towards the end [After Dr Braxton-Hicks, 19th century British physician]. Irregular, nonpainful contractions occurring after the first trimester of pregnancy. Mild contractions of the uterus during…

In education, a program wherein the sequence of frames examined by the learners may vary due to less capable learners being instructed to examine additional explanations in the event of failure to respond correctly.