Malacia is a suffix used in medical terminology to denote abnormal softening of tissues. eg: osteomalacia, tracheomalacia, chondromalacia patellae, laryngomalacia, oesophagomalacia
Bill’s bar is a vertical crest that divides the superior compartment of the internal acoustic meatus into anterior and posterior compartments The anterior compartment contains the facial nerve
Cerebellopontine angle is the anatomical space between the cerebellum and the pons Various tumours occur in this region. They are: Acoustic neuroma – most common Meningioma Cholesteatoma Arachnoid
Although family size generally refers to the total number of individuals in a family, from a demographic perspective, it refers to the number of total number of children borne
People in the age group 15-64 years of age are considered to be the economically productive population The young (0-14) and old (>65) people are considered to be
Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males (in some cases calculated as number of males for each female) It is dependent on various factors like sex ratio
A pregnant woman should watch for the following signs which may indicate imminent complications. Decrease in fetal movements (once fetal movements start) Bleeding or discharge per vaginum Severe
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