to protect from disease, usually by having a needle
shot, flu shot, medication, needle
birth of a baby through the birth canal (vagina) instead of by a cesarean section, which is the birth of a baby through a surgical incision in the abdomen.
vaginal birth of a baby after a woman had a cesarean section in a prior pregnancy
prove, test
truth, proof
version, slightly different
chicken pox
swollen veins that you can see just underneath your skin
smallpox
ultrasound imaging of blood vessels to look at blood flow to parts of your body
Doppler ultrasound is a noninvasive test that can be used to estimate the blood flow through your blood vessels by bouncing high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) off circulating red blood cells
an operation that prevents a man from being able to get a woman pregnant
when the heart quivers instead of pumping because of an electrical problem the ventricle (lower chamber of the heart)
the most serious cardiac rhythm disturbance. The lower chambers quiver and the heart can't pump any blood, causing cardiac arrest.
an electrical problem involving irregular heart beats in the lower chamber of your heart
a type of regular and fast heart beat that starts from improper electrical activity in the ventricles (lower chambers) of your heart
a procedure performed during an angiogram that looks at the ventricular function of the heart.
something true, habit of always telling the truth
word for word
check, find out
blisters, small bumps on your skin
able to live, usable, can be used
viruses in your blood
strength, how dangerous a disease is
strong, dangerous
the entire area visible to your eye when you are looking straight ahead
look at, see
urinate
a test that is commonly done after a child has a urinary tract infection (UTI)
test that uses a special x-ray technology called fluoroscopy to look at your child's urinary tract and bladder
throw up