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Congenital Brain Defects
Congenital brain defects Definition Congenital brain defects are a group of disorders of brain development that are present at birth. Description Brain development begins shortly after conception and continues throughout the growth of a fetus. A complex genetic program... Read more |
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Breast
breast The human breasts are mammary glands — common to all mammals, by definition. There are differences between species in number and in structure, and also in the composition of the milk that they produce for feeding the offspring.A pair of nipples is of course common to both boys and... Read more |
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Breast reconstruction
Breast reconstruction Definition Breast reconstruction is a series of surgical procedures performed to recreate a breast. Reconstructions are commonly begun after portions of one or both breasts are removed as a treatment for breast cancer. A breast may need to be... Read more |
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Porencephaly
Porencephaly Definition Porencephaly is a rare condition in which fluid-filled hollows or cavities develop on the surface of the brain. These cavities usually form at sites where damage has been caused by infection, loss of blood flow, or stroke during brain development, but may also be genetic... Read more |
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Precocious puberty
Precocious puberty Definition Precocious puberty is sexual development before the age of eight in girls, and age 10 in boys. Description Precocious pubertyoften begins before age eight in girls, triggering the development of breasts and hair under the arms and in the... Read more |
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Lactation
Lactation Definition Lactation refers to the formation of milk in the breasts during the period following childbirth. Breastfeeding is the process of the infant obtaining milk by suckling at the breast. Description Although breast developmentbegins around ... Read more |
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Sex characteristics
secondary sexual characteristics External features of a sexually mature animal that, although not directly involved in copulation, are significant in reproductive behaviour. The development of such features is controlled by sex hormones (androgens or oestrogens); they may be seasonal (e.g. the... Read more |
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pineal body
pineal body (epiphysis) In vertebrates other than humans, an outgrowth of the fore brain that secretes hormones affecting reproductive behaviour. In mammals that have a regular oestrus cycle its secretion of melatonin inhibits development of the gonads; the pineal may have a similar function in... Read more |
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Breast milk may help brain stem develop
...ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY...PRINTED VERSIONhe brain stem of premature...appears to develop faster if they are fed breast milk instead of...The brain stem relays information...of ... |
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Breastfeeding Is Priceless No Substitute for Human Milk
...superiority of human milk and of the...Breastfeeding helps protect against...likely to develop Hodgkin...important for brain growth...Human milk contains an...Human milk enhances brain stem ... |
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Village of the black teeth Ecuadoran children, lead-poisoned by their...
...finding that the breast milk of his mother...and tried to help these Quichua...deciliter may develop neurological...performed brain electrophysiological...found normal brain neuron activity in the ... |
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The Breast Choice, NATION
...12-1998 Breast feeding infants...mums, you may deserve that...system and brain of a newborn...Benefits Breast milk contains many...likely to develop diarrhoeal...secretory IgAthat helps boost antibody...some ... |