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Transmission, perinatal
Transmission of a disease-causing agent (a pathogen) from mother to baby during the perinatal period, the period immediately before and after birth. The perinatal period is defined in diverse ways. Depending on the definition, it starts at…
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Show more- Menetrier disease See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Syndrome, Lenz microphthalmia See: Lenz microphthalmia syndrome
- Progressive dementia with cerebellar ataxia See: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome
- CPEO with ragged-red fibers See: Kearns-Sayre syndrome
- Rabbit fever An infection in rabbits and other wild rodents caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that can be…
- Tendon, patellar See: Patellar tendon
- Section, cross A transverse cut through a structure. The opposite is a longitudinal section
- Passive immunity Immunity produced by the transfer to one person of antibodies that were produced by another person…
- Pimply Having pimples. Papuliferous and papilliferous are fancy words for what is simply pimply
- Cox-2 Cyclooxygenase-2, a protein acts as an enzyme and specifically catalyzes (speeds) the production of certain…
- Spotted fever Fever: Also known as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. An acute febrile (feverish) disease initially recognized…
- Benign sleep myoclonus Sleep myoclonus: A distinctive disorder of sleep in infancy characterized by rhythmic myoclonic jerks (sudden…