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A group of health care professionals who have had special preparation in the examination of rape victims. The training includes techniques for collecting, labeling, and storing evidence so it may be used in court proceedings concerning the person accused of rape and in psychological approaches to reduce the emotional trauma.  

Capable of combining with six atoms of hydrogen.  

In bacteriology, the transfer of DNA, in combination with a fertility plasmid, from a donor bacterium to a recipient bacterium.  

A clinic for the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunction.  

A syndrome marked by gross functional impairment of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity and by susceptibility to fungal, bacterial, and viral infections. Although the disorder may occur sporadically, most commonly it is inherited and transmitted as an X-linked or autosomal recessive trait. If untreated, infants rarely survive beyond 1 year. It is important that the…

A highly contagious, potentially lethal viral respiratory illness first diagnosed in the People’s Republic of China in November 2002, characterized by a fever of higher than 100. 4°F, cough, difficulty breathing, or hypoxia. The severe variant of the syndrome is present when a person has a radiograph compatible with pneumonia or autopsy findings consistent with…

Apophysitis of the calcaneus in adolescent children who are actively engaged in sports. This overuse syndrome is best treated with icing, Achilles tendon stretching, anti-inflammatory medication, and rest from weight bearing. Heel lifts are usually used unless the child has pronated feet, in which case medial heel wedges are indicated.  

The arrangement of teeth on a trial denture base.  

A global (i.e., holistic) test of a patient’s ability to make categories. It demonstrates motivation, alertness, concentration, short-term memory, and problem solving. The patient is asked to name 10 items in each of four groups: fruits, animals, colors, and towns or cities. Then the patient is asked to categorize, count, name, and remember the items…

In mechanical ventilation, the inspiratory pressure at which the patient’s respiratory effort triggers a breath from the ventilator.