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What Does REM Stand for? for Kids
This is short for rapid eye movement, the stage of sleep when your eyes move back and forth under your closed eyelids and you have dreams.
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What Does Contagious Mean? for Kids
There's a good reason your parent tells you to cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough!
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What Does Diagnosis Mean? for Kids
The word diagnosis is a fancy name for how doctors figure out what's making you sick.
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What Does Gluteus Maximus Mean? for Kids
You don't have to look too far for this body part — you're sitting on it!
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What Does Exhale Mean? for Kids
Put one hand on your chest and take a deep breath . . . hold it!
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Why Does Hair Grow on Breasts? for Kids
It's possible — and normal — to have hair almost anywhere on the body, including on breasts or around nipples.
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What Does Quadriplegia Mean? for Kids
Quadriplegia is when both of a person's arms and both legs stop working.
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Why Does the Doctor Have to Examine My Testicles? for Teens
Doctors check the testicles to make sure everything is healthy and that a guy doesn't have any problems, like a hernia.
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What Does Rx Mean? for Kids
This is short for the word prescription.
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Your Nose for Kids
Your nose helps you breathe, smell, and taste. Find out how in this article for kids.