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Gross edema (swelling), usually with anemia, of the fetus. It can be due to Rh blood group incompatibility, in which antibodies crossing the placenta from the mother destroy the red blood cells of the fetus. It can also be caused by a…
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- Corpus callosum, agenesis of the See: Agenesis of the corpus callosum
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- Potassium perchlorate See: Perchlorate
- Bergstrom See: Bergström, Sune K.
- Sequence, draft DNA Sequence of a DNA with less accuracy than a finished sequence. In a draft sequence, some segments are missing…
- Chasing the dragon A practice of heroin use involving heating heroin and then inhaling it. Some heroin users have gone to this…
- Endoscopic sphincterotomy An operation to cut the muscle between the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct. The operation uses a…
- Atenolol 4 cel ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Atenolol Main…
- Spots, Brushfield's Speckled iris. Little white spots that slightly elevated on the surface of the iris and are arranged in a…
- Mediastinum The area between the lungs. The organs in this area include the heart and its large veins and arteries, the…
- Pituitary 1. As an adjective, pertaining to the pituitary gland or its hormonal secretions. 2. As a noun, the pituitary…