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Cervical cerclage
The surgical placement of a purse-string suture around an incompetent cervix, one that is abnormally liable to dilate, in order to prevent premature onset of labor and a miscarriage. The suture material must be removed prior to delivery
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- Hypohidrotic Pertaining to hypohidrosis, too little sweating
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- Endometrium The uterine lining; the cells that line the uterus (the womb); the inner layer of the uterus. This tissue is…
- Birth companion See: Doula (the first meaning)
- Osteology The study of bones. The branch of anatomy or physical anthropology that deals with bones. Bone-ology
- Examination, postmortem An autopsy. Also called a necropsy. Postmortem examinations have been done for more than 2,000 years but…
- Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma: A malignancy of plasma cells (a form of lymphocyte) that typically involves multiple sites…
- Salivary gland One of the glands in the mouth that produce saliva. There are 3 major salivary glands. They are the parotid…
- Total knee replacement Total knee replacement: A surgical procedure in which damaged parts of the knee joint are replaced with…
- Food-secure Referring to the situation when people do not need to live with hunger or fear starvation