| PS | pacemaker syndrome; paired stimulation; paradoxical sleep; paraspinal; parasympathetic; Parkinson sy... |
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| SISH | Stage I Systolic Hypertension in the Elderly [study] |
| sREM | stage rapid eye movement |
| SSCF | sleep stage change frequency |
| SSEA | stage-specific embryonic antigen |
| expulsion, stage of | The part of labour from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal. The second stage of labour. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| first stage of labour | The part of labour when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). The first stage of labour is also called the stage of dilatation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| latent stage | incubation period |
| fourth stage of labour | The hour or two after delivery when the tone of the uterus is established and the uterus contracts down again. (12 Dec 1998) |