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A chemical compound formed when an acid reacts with a base.  

Very simple, from which everything else comes. Referring to a chemical substance which reacts with an acid to form a salt. ln chemistry, possessing the properties of a base.  

A form of hyperthyroidism [Described 1840. After Carl Adolph Basedow (1799-1854), general practitioner in Mersburg, Germany.] Excess thyroid hormone production. Also called Graves’ disease or hyperthyroidism.  

Masses of grey matter at the bottom of each cerebral hemisphere.  

The administration a narcotic before a general anaesthetic. Initial narcosis produced by sedatives used prior to administration of a general anesthetic.  

A cell from the stratum germinativum. A type of cell in the deepest layer of the epidermis. A small, round cell found in the lower part (or base) of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. Within the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin, a specialized cell known as a keratinocyte resides specifically…

Two glands at the side of the vagina and between it and the vulva, which secrete a lubricating substance. Either of two small, mucus-secreting glands located on the posterior and lateral parts of the vestibule of the vagina. Two small glands opening either side of the external vaginal orifice. Their secretions help to lubricate the…

Inflammation of the Bartholin’s glands, usually caused by bacteria, and characterized by swelling, pain, and abscess formation. Inflammation of the mucus-secreting glands alongside the vaginal opening (Bartholin’s glands). In chronic bartholinitis cysts may form in the glands. In acute bartholinitis the glands are blocked and an abscess develops. Bartholin’s gland infection, located at the vaginal…

The nursing of someone who has an infectious disease. It involves keeping them away from other patients and making sure that faeces and soiled bedclothes do not carry the infection to other patients. The nursing of a patient suffering from an infectious disease in such a way that the risk of their passing on the…

A method of contraception in which the entry of sperm to the womb is blocked by a protective device such as a condom or diaphragm. Contraceptive barrier methods are employed to prevent pregnancy by obstructing the passage of sperm to the uterus. Examples of barrier methods include the use of condoms or diaphragms.