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Attic
The cavity of the middle ear or the portion lying above the tympanic cavity proper. It contains the head of the malleus and the short limb of the incus.
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Attending
The person having primary responsibility for a patient.
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Attendant
A paramedical hospital employee who assists in the care of patients.
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Brain attack
A term proposed by the National Stroke Association to describe the sudden loss of neurological function that constitutes a stroke. The term was designed to be similar to “heart attack” to convey the emergent nature of strokes and the need for affected patients to seek care immediately, when treatments may do the most good in…
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Parent newborn attachment
Unconscious incorporation of the infant into the family unit. Characteristic parental claiming behaviors include seeking mutual eye contact with the infant, initiating touch with their fingertips, calling the infant by name, and expressing recognition of physical and behavioral similarities with other family members. Attachment is enhanced or impeded by the infant’s responses.
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Unilateral facial atrophy
Progressive atrophy of one side of the facial tissues.
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Trophoneurotic atrophy
Atrophy due to disease of the nerves or nerve centers supplying the affected muscles.
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Spinal muscular atrophy
An autosomal recessive disorder in which motor neurons in the spinal cord die, leading to muscle paralysis. There are three types. Type 1 usually is fatal by age 4; the cause of death is respiratory paralysis. Types 2 and 3 are slower to progress. Treatments aim to prevent nutritional deficiencies, orthopedic deformities, and respiratory infections.…
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Postmenopausal vaginal atrophy
Drying and shrinking of the vaginal tissues, related to the hormonal changes associated with menopause. Menopausal women who continue to engage in sexual intercourse during and following menopause have less vaginal atrophy than do those women who become sexually inactive.
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Physiological atrophy
Atrophy caused by the normal aging processes in the body. Examples are atrophy of embryonic structures; atrophy of childhood structures on reaching maturity, as the thymus; atrophy of structures in cyclic phases of activity, as the corpus luteum; atrophy of structures following cessation of functional activity, as the ovary and mammary glands; and atrophy of…
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