Retinal tear or detachment: In some cases, as the vitreous is peeling away from the retina and detaching, it can pull so hard in areas of firm attachment that it tears the retina. Therefore, any person with a PVD should have a careful retinal exam to rule out an associated tear.
Midget (from midge, a sand fly) is a term for a person of unusually short stature that is widely considered pejorative.idget became linked to referencing short people put on public display for curiosity and sport. Barnum's midgets, however, were elevated to a position of high society, given fantasy military titles, introduced to dignitaries and royalty, and showered with gifts.
Midwives. Midwives are specialists in pregnancy and giving birth with the role of looking after a pregnant woman and her baby during pregnancy, labour, birth and for up to 28 days after the birth of the baby.enturies before obstetricians were delivering babies in hospitals, midwives in Europe attended to women as they gave birth to their children at home. The term midwife comes from the Old English phrase meaning, âwith womanâ.