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Ovarian pregnancy
An abnormal pregnancy that takes place within the ovary itself due to the development of a fertilized ovum still lodged within an ovarian follicle. This event occurs following anovular menstruation (menstruation without ovulation). The egg…
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- Multipara A woman who has had 2 or more pregnancies resulting in potentially viable offspring. A woman who is 'para…
- Infection, Leishmania See: Leishmania infection
- CT cell See: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte
- Gray syndrome See: Gray baby syndrome
- Library, genomic A collection of DNA clones made from a set of randomly generated overlapping DNA fragments representing the…
- Variola The old practice of inoculating someone with the virus of smallpox to produce immunity to the disease. Lady…
- Genetic counseling An educational counseling process for individuals and families who have a genetic disease or who are at risk…
- Vincent stomatitis This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Transferrin A plasma protein that transports iron through the blood to the liver, spleen and bone marrow. The blood…
- Compound fracture A fracture in which the bone is sticking through the skin. Also called an open fracture. NTER> Note that a…