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Uterine contraction
The tightening and shortening of the uterine muscles. During labor, contractions accomplish two things: (1) they cause the cervix to thin and dilate (open); and (2) they help the baby to descend into the birth canal. Uterine contractions…
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Show more- BMT Bone marrow transplantation, a procedure in which doctors replace bone marrow that is diseased (or damaged)…
- Oxygenate To add oxygen to any chemical or physical system, including the human body. Oxygenate can also refer to the…
- Morbus gallicus The French disease. Syphilis. The name 'syphilis' was coined by Hieronymus Fracastorius (Girolamo…
- Erythrocyte membrane protein band 4.1 (EPB41) See Elliptocytosis
- Type II error The statistical error (said to be 'of the second kind' or beta error) made in testing an hypothesis when it…
- Othello psychosis See: Othello syndrome
- Rupture, uterine A tear of the uterus, an uncommon but very serious situation that may result in hysterectomy, urologic injury…
- Perfect pitch The inherent human ability to identify a note or sing it without hearing a reference note beforehand. Since…
- RNA silencing See: RNA inactivation; and RNA interference
- Addiction, computer See: Computer addiction
- Bed bug A blood-sucking bug in the Cimex family that lives hidden in bedding or furniture, coming out at night to…
- Cell, T See T cell