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Multiple pregnancy, usually referred to as multiple gestation, is one in which more than one fetus develops simultaneously in the mother's womb.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Selective abortion, also known as selective reduction, refers to choosing to abort a fetus, typically in a multi-fetal pregnancy , to decrease the health risks to the mother in carrying and giving birth to more than one or two babies, and also to ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy in which more than one fetus develops in the uterus at the same time. Multiple pregnancies occur in 1–2% of pregnancies. The rate of twinning (the bearing of twins) is believed to be underestimated, as twin preg...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy where more than one fetus develops simultaneously in the womb.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Constipation refers to infrequent or hard stools, or difficulty passing stools. Constipation may involve pain during the passage of a bowel movement, inability to pass a bowel movement after straining or pushing for more than 10 minutes, or no bow...
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Date:August 22, 2008
Starting at what is commonly called middle age, operations of the human body begin to be more vulnerable to daily wear and tear; there is a general decline in physical, and possibly mental, functioning. In the Western countries, the length of life...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Aging is the process of growing older, a process that includes physical changes and, sometimes, mental changes. "The aged" refers to elderly people, those who have reached an advanced age.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Starting at what is commonly called middle age, operations of the human body become more vulnerable to daily wear and tear. There is a general decline in physical, and possibly mental, functioning. In the Western countries, the length of life ofte...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
This term is used by demographers when referring to an increase over time in the proportion of older persons in the population. It does not necessarily imply an increase in life expectancy, that "people are living longer that they used to," or tha...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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