Alcoholic liver disease. Alcoholic liver disease is a term that encompasses the liver manifestations of alcohol overconsumption, including fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and chronic hepatitis with liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. It is the major cause of liver disease in Western countries.
What's the difference between 'C' and 'CE' on calculators? While researching this question, we happened upon a word that made us feel old: vintage. It's hard to believe that our trusty math buddy is now considered vintage machinery. According to Vintage Technology, both buttons are a way to clear or cancel an entry. The C button will clear all input to the calculator. The CE button clears the most recent entry, so if you make a mistake in a long computation, you don't need to start all over again. Exactly when calculators began to use these buttons is hard to say.
Dilatation is a measurement of how open the cervix is and is measured in centimeters. It ranges from 0 (closed) to 10 (completely dilated). Effacement is how thin the cervix is and it is measured in percent. 0% effaced is a cervix prior to any change. 100% effaced is a completely thinned out cervix. Station is a measure of how low the babyâs head is in the pelvis. It is measured from -3 to +4. A baby at -3 station is still very high in the pelvis and not close to delivery. If the babyâs head is at +4 station it is essentially delivered.