Category: C

The act of giving birth. The whole process of a baby’s emergence from the uterus into independent life, which culminates nine months of pregnancy in the intense activity of labor and delivery. For most of history, a woman was attended at childbirth by a midwife. Only in the last few centuries were men even allowed…

The act of carrying and giving birth to a child.  

A young boy or girl. Child is the legal term for a person under 14 years of age. A son or daughter of any age, though commonly a young person, especially a preteen; in law, as in the 1974 Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, a minor, usually meaning someone under age 18.  

Pain in the chest which may be caused by heart disease. Any pressure, squeezing, or general discomfort in the chest. Depending on its cause, chest pain can be mild or severe, dull or sharp, long-lasting or temporary, or frequent or occasional. It may occur randomly or only in association with certain activities, such as during…

The upper front part of the body between the neck and stomach. Upper part of the torso, the thorax; also called pectus. The chest, or thorax, is the upper part of the trunk. It is enclosed by the breastbone (sternum) and the 12 ribs which join the sternum by way of cartilages, and are attached…