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Station Station: A term used to describe the location of a baby's presenting part (usually the top of the head) relative to the mother's pelvic bones during pregnancy and labor; ranges from -5 when the presenting part is at the inlet of the maternal pelvis to +5 when it is at the outlet (and delivery is imminent).
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Station
Station: A term used to describe the location of a baby's presenting part (usually the top of the head) relative to the mother's pelvic bones during pregnancy and labor; ranges from -5 when the presenting part is at the inlet of the maternal pelvis to +5 when it is at the outlet (and delivery is imminent).
Labor
The process of childbirth, in which the rhythmic contractions of the uterine muscles open the cervix and allow a baby to be born.
Pelvis
A basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and contains the sacrum, coccyx, and hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium).
Delivery
See drug delivery.
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State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center
State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center is a hospital in Syracuse, NY (USA).
Staticin
Staticin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): erythromycin.
Statistical analysis plan
A document that contains a more technical and detailed elaboration of the principal features of the analysis described in the protocol, and includes detailed procedures for executing the statistical analysis of the primary and secondary, variables and other data.
Statistical norm
The standard of what is normal as defined by what the middle 50 percent of a community represent in what they are, and in what they say and/or do.
Statistical significance
Level at which an investigator can conclude that observed differences are not due to chance alone; for example, a p value of .05 (also called significance at the .05 level) indicates that there is about 1 chance in 20 that the differences observed occurred by chance alone.
Statistics
Systematic collection, classification, and mathematical compilation of evidence or information with respect to its amount, range, frequency, or prevalence.
Statobex
Statobex is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): phendimetrazine tartrate.
Statobex-g
Statobex-g is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): phendimetrazine tartrate.
Statrol
Statrol is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): neomycin sulfate; polymyxin b sulfate.
Status
Indicated degree of medical urgency for patients awaiting transplants.
Statutory rape
Sexual intercourse with someone who, by legal statute, is defined as unqualified to give consent, usually because of being underage; the law applies even if the accused partner, a boy, is the younger of the pair, and was actually seduced by the girl.
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Sperm bank
An organization that collects and stores sperm for artificial insemination. Individuals or couples can store their own sperm for later use, or can get sperm from donors.
Sperm motility
The ability of sperm to move and swim quickly.
Spermicide
A chemical agent that kills sperm. Used as a form of birth control, either alone or paired with another method such as a condom or diaphragm.
Spinal disorders
Any of the disorders relating to the spine, including spina bifida and scoliosis.
Squat bar
A U-shaped bar that can attach to a birthing bed if a laboring woman wants to squat when she's ready to push the baby out. Some birthing beds already have this feature attached.
Station
Stepping reflex
Also called the walking reflex, this is one of the reflexes present at birth. When held over a flat surface, a newborn will move her legs as if she's taking steps.
Sterility
The permanent inability of a man or woman to reproduce.
Sterilization
A surgical method, such as tubal ligation for women and vasectomy for men, that renders an individual unable to reproduce.
Stillbirth
The death of a baby after 20 weeks' gestation but before birth. Stillbirths are mainly caused by genetic or congenital defects, problems with the umbilical cord or placenta, or a medical condition in the mother.
Strep throat
A bacterial infection of the throat and tonsils, treated with antibiotics. Rare in children under 3.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Station
Station: A term used to describe the location of a baby's presenting part (usually the top of the head) relative to the mother's pelvic bones during pregnancy and labor; ranges from -5 when the presenting part is at the inlet of the maternal pelvis to +5 when it is at the outlet (and delivery is imminent).
Labor
The process of childbirth, in which the rhythmic contractions of the uterine muscles open the cervix and allow a baby to be born.
Pelvis
A basin-shaped structure that supports the spinal column and contains the sacrum, coccyx, and hip bones (ilium, pubis, and ischium).
Delivery
See drug delivery.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center
State University of New York (SUNY) Health Science Center is a hospital in Syracuse, NY (USA).
Staticin
Staticin is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): erythromycin.
Statistical analysis plan
A document that contains a more technical and detailed elaboration of the principal features of the analysis described in the protocol, and includes detailed procedures for executing the statistical analysis of the primary and secondary, variables and other data.
Statistical norm
The standard of what is normal as defined by what the middle 50 percent of a community represent in what they are, and in what they say and/or do.
Statistical significance
Level at which an investigator can conclude that observed differences are not due to chance alone; for example, a p value of .05 (also called significance at the .05 level) indicates that there is about 1 chance in 20 that the differences observed occurred by chance alone.
Statistics
Systematic collection, classification, and mathematical compilation of evidence or information with respect to its amount, range, frequency, or prevalence.
Statobex
Statobex is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): phendimetrazine tartrate.
Statobex-g
Statobex-g is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): phendimetrazine tartrate.
Statrol
Statrol is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): neomycin sulfate; polymyxin b sulfate.
Status
Indicated degree of medical urgency for patients awaiting transplants.
Statutory rape
Sexual intercourse with someone who, by legal statute, is defined as unqualified to give consent, usually because of being underage; the law applies even if the accused partner, a boy, is the younger of the pair, and was actually seduced by the girl.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Sperm bank
An organization that collects and stores sperm for artificial insemination. Individuals or couples can store their own sperm for later use, or can get sperm from donors.
Sperm motility
The ability of sperm to move and swim quickly.
Spermicide
A chemical agent that kills sperm. Used as a form of birth control, either alone or paired with another method such as a condom or diaphragm.
Spinal disorders
Any of the disorders relating to the spine, including spina bifida and scoliosis.
Squat bar
A U-shaped bar that can attach to a birthing bed if a laboring woman wants to squat when she's ready to push the baby out. Some birthing beds already have this feature attached.
Station
Stepping reflex
Also called the walking reflex, this is one of the reflexes present at birth. When held over a flat surface, a newborn will move her legs as if she's taking steps.
Sterility
The permanent inability of a man or woman to reproduce.
Sterilization
A surgical method, such as tubal ligation for women and vasectomy for men, that renders an individual unable to reproduce.
Stillbirth
The death of a baby after 20 weeks' gestation but before birth. Stillbirths are mainly caused by genetic or congenital defects, problems with the umbilical cord or placenta, or a medical condition in the mother.
Strep throat
A bacterial infection of the throat and tonsils, treated with antibiotics. Rare in children under 3.
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