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Chorioamnionitis
Inflammation of the chorion and the amnion, the membranes that surround the fetus. Chorioamnionitis usually is associated with a bacterial infection. This may be due to bacteria ascending from the mother's genital tract into the uterus to…
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- Genetic Having to do with genes and genetic information.
- Open reading frame A long sequence of DNA that has no stop codon (no signal to stop reading) and therefore may encode part or…
- Emerging infectious disease An infectious disease that has newly appeared in a population or that has been known for some time but is…
- Ponto- Pertaining to the pons, a structure in the brain
- Hypoplasia Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ. For example, there can be hypoplasia…
- Weaver syndrome An overgrowth syndrome characterized by accelerated growth and advanced bone age (evident at birth), unusual…
- Anemia, Biermer's Anemia, Biermer's: A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not…
- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) >Algae & Protozoa >Bacteria & Bacteriophages >Cultured Cell Lines & Hybridomas >Fungi &…
- Sensory integration A form of occupational therapy in which special exercises are used to strengthen the patient's sense of touch…
- Hypomania A condition similar to mania but less severe. The symptoms are similar with elevated mood, increased…
- CAMP-dependent protein kinase See: Protein kinase A