Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is given before surgery. There is no correlation between neoadjuvant chemotherapy and long-term survival, but there are advantages to see if the cancer responds to the chemotherapy before surgical removal. This can also reduce the size of the cancer and allow for a less ex...
the front of the chest, especially the modified cutaneous, glandular structure it bears, the mamma. In women the breasts are secondary sex organs with the function of producing milk after childbirth. The term breast is less commonly used to refer to the breasts of the human male, which neithe...
Elderabuseis a general term used to describe harmful acts toward an elderly adult, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, financial exploitation, and neglect, including self-neglect. Description Results from the National Elder Abuse Incidence Study, funded in part by...
Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook boobs Also found in:Dictionary,Thesaurus,Acronyms,Idioms,Encyclopedia. ?Note: This page may contain content that is offensive or inappropriate for some readers. A popular colloquial term for breasts.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012 sex 1. Gender, as genetically determined. 2. The condition of being male or female. 3. The urge or instinct manifesting itself in behaviour directed towards copulation. 4. The genitalia. 5. A popular term for COI...
In certain women (those with "lumpy breasts" or breast symptoms, or women with a high risk of developing breast cancer,) sometimes a baseline or first mammogram at 35 years of age is recommended. However, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against routine mammography...
healthy full-term baby at birth weighs 7.5 lb (3.4 kg), and the placenta and fluid together weigh another 3.5 lb. The remaining weight that a woman gains during pregnancy is mostly due to water retention and fat stores. Her breasts, for instance, gain about 2 lb. in weight, and she ...
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is given before surgery. There is no correlation between neoadjuvant chemotherapy and long-term survival, but there are advantages to see if the cancer responds to the chemotherapy before surgical removal. This can also reduce the size of the cancer and allow for a less ex...
In women the breasts are secondary sex organs with the function of producing milk after childbirth. The term breast is less commonly used to refer to the breasts of the human male, which neither function nor develop.At the tip of each breast is an area called the areola, usually reddish ...
The muscles of the uterus grow, vaginal secretions change, the blood volume expands, the work of the heart increases, the mother gains weight, the breasts prepare for nursing, and other adjustments are made throughout the mother's body. Reproduction. asexual reproduction reproduction without the ...