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Brain damage or brain injury is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells. Brain damage may occur due to a wide range of conditions, illnesses, or injuries.

Puberty is described as delayed when a boy or girl has passed the usual age of onset of puberty with no physical or hormonal signs that it is beginning.

In biology, meiosis is the process by which one diploid eukaryotic cell divides to generate four haploid cells often called gametes.

Childbirth (also called labour, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy with the emergence of a newborn infant from its mother's uterus.

Tobacco smoking is the act of smoking tobacco products, especially cigarettes and cigars.

Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated fatty acids found in oil from oily fish and vegetable sources such as the seeds of chia, perilla, flax, purslane, lingonberry and hemp.

The cat (or domestic cat, house cat) is a small carnivorous mammal and a subspecies of the wild cat.

Leaf vegetables, also called potherbs, greens, or leafy greens, are plant leaves eaten as a vegetable, sometimes accompanied by tender petioles and shoots.

The dog is a mammal in the canine family of the Order Carnivora. Dogs were first domesticated from wolves at least 15,000 years ago.

Healing is the process whereby the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area.

Oxygen is a chemical element in the periodic table. It has the symbol O and atomic number 8. The element is the most common on Earth, composing around 46% of the mass of Earth's crust.

In medicine, gallstones (choleliths) are crystalline bodies formed within the body by accretion or concretion of normal or abnormal bile components.

A polyphenol antioxidant is a type of antioxidant characterized by the presence of several phenol functions.

Epinephrine (INN), also epinephrin (both pronounced ep-i-NEF-rin), or adrenaline (BAN) is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. Epinephrine is sometimes shortened to epi in medical jargon.

Tocopherol, or Vitamin E, is a fat-soluble vitamin in eight forms that is an important antioxidant.

Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances in the world.

The name oyster is used for a number of different groups of mollusks which grow for the most part in marine or brackish water. Inside a usually highly calcified shell is a soft body.

Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. Since ophthalmologists perform operations on eyes, they are generally categorized as surgeons.

In zootomy and dermatology, skin is an organ of the integumentary system composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs.

A narcotic is an addictive drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.

HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus in serum, plasma, saliva, or urine. Such tests may detect HIV antibodies, antigens, or RNA.

Calcium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

Health science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health.

Retinol, the animal form of vitamin A, is a yellow fat-soluble, antioxidant vitamin important in vision and bone growth.

Breastfeeding is the process of a woman feeding an infant or young child with milk produced from her breasts, usually directly from the nipples.

Parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) are the stomach epithelium cells which secrete gastric acid.

An alkaloid is a nitrogenous organic molecule that has a pharmacological effect on humans and animals.

Developmental dyslexia is a condition or learning disability which causes difficulty with reading and writing.

Dementia is progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging.

Chinese food therapy is a practice of healing using natural foods instead of medications.

Human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. Biologically, humans are classified as the species Homo sapiens, a bipedal primate of the superfamily.