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what are contractions?

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Labor process: Contractions arise from the smooth muscle of the uterus rhythmically to expell a fetus when mature. It is also know as labor.

Question 2

what are the symptoms of overly tight foreskin?

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Difficult to retract: Phimosis, or tight foreskin, means that your glans penis (head) is wider than the foreskin opening. This makes it difficult or even impossible to retract. Can cause pain or discomfort with erection and sex. Difficulty to remove penile smegma & can result in a bad penile odor or balanitis (inflammation of foreskin and/or glans.

Question 3

what are pro-biotics? what are they used for?

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Probiotics: They are use to replenish beneficial intestinal flora. They are help to treat antibiotic induced diarrhea. They are made of lactobacillus or the "good bacteria".

Question 4

what are dislocations?

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Joint displacement.: A dislocation of a joint occurs when the 2 matching surfaces of a joint are no longer in contact. This is typically quite painful and requires immediate medical attention. The joint will need to be reduced, in order for the 2 joint surfaces to come together.  This often requires some form of anesthesia or sedation. After a dislocation, the joint may be unstable and require immobilization.

Question 5

what are fevers and what causes them?

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Reaction: Fever is an abnormal elevation of the body temperature. Most of the time it is caused by an infection of some sort but there are many non-infectious causes as well. In response to certain chemicals in the blood, the brain resets the temperature of the body to a higher level, constricts the blood vessels in the skin and directs the muscles to twitch causing chills. This produces heat

Question 6

what causes hiccups and what are they? tx?

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Electrical wave: Hiccups are thought to represent a recycling of electrical activity through your breathing muscle. It triggers and repeats like your heart beat &amp; some speculate it has an origin in the proximity of your swallowing tube to that muscle &amp; a matter of rubbing one against the other. However it happens it is considered benign and will stop when it decides to,

Question 7

what are skin tags and what causes them?

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Skin tags: Skin tags can occur almost anywhere on the body covered by skin. However, the two most common areas for skin tags are the neck and armpits. Other common areas for the development of skin tags include the eyelids, upper chest (particularly under the female breasts), buttock folds, and groin folds. Tags are typically thought to occur in characteristic friction locations where skin rubs against skin.

Question 8

what are dimples?

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God's smiles!: They are a complex way that muscle and connective tissue in you body come together and when stressed in certain ways, like smiling, causes the underlying tissue, skin, fat and other structures to form the "dimple".  Hope this helps!  better to have a dimple than a pimple!

Question 9

please explain what are some methods of staying awake when reading?

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Take breaks.: When you feel yourself nodding off or otherwise becoming inattentive while reading, take a break.  Go do something else for a while, or if it's late just go to bed and pick up where you left off the next day.

Question 10

what are birthmarks and what causes them?

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They are...: ...Any mark or discoloration anywhere on the skin,  head to toe.  They can be made of blood vessels,  the pigment forming cells in skin,  or other types f cells.   Most are harmless,  some are cosmetically disfiguring,  a few reflect an underlying problem. Your doctor can tell the difference.

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