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Amnioreduction
The removal of large volumes of amniotic fluid by amniocentesis
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- AC Abbreviation for a.c. (ante cibum on a prescription); acromioclavicular (shoulder joint); antecubital (crook…
- LCSW Licensed clinical social worker
- Cadmium A metallic element whose salts are toxic and cause cancer. Cadmium and cadmium compounds were upgraded in…
- Fungiform papilla The fungiform papillae are broad flat structures that house taste buds in the central portion of the dorsum…
- Caesarian section, vaginal birth after It was once the rule that after a C-section, the next delivery also had to be by C-section. Now vaginal…
- Progressive supranuclear palsy Progressive supranuclear palsy: A neurologic disorder of unknown origin that gradually destroys cells in many…
- Brachial neuritis Inflammation of nerves in the arm causing muscle weakness and pain
- Gaucher disease Gaucher disease: A series of 5 diseases due to deficient activity of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase, leading…
- Fertility The ability to conceive and have children, the ability to become pregnant through normal sexual activity…
- Fever, shin bone Fever, shin bone: Called shin bone fever because it characteristically causes fever and pain in the legs…
- Pacemaker, implantable A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal…