While the presence of Islam in West Africa dates back to eighth century, the spread of the faith in regions that are now the modern states of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Nigeria, was in actuality, a gradual and complex process.
Hypoventilation is a condition that arises when air entering the alveoli, small air sacs in the lungs that are the site of respiratory gas exchange, is reduced. This causes levels of oxygen to decrease and the levels of carbon dioxide to increase.
Definition. Self-mutilation is a general term for a variety of forms of intentional self-harm without the wish to die. Cutting one's skin with razors or knives is the most common pattern of self-mutilation.1. destructive, disfiguring actions toward one's own body. 2. a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as deliberate self-injurious behavior causing tissue damage with the intent of causing nonfatal injury to attain relief of tension.elf-mutilation. 1. destructive, disfiguring actions toward one's own body. 2. a nursing diagnosis accepted by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, defined as deliberate self-injurious behavior causing tissue damage with the intent of causing nonfatal injury to attain relief of tension.