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Fetal alcohol effects (FAE)
A softer diagnosis than fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). The diagnosis of possible FAE is considered when: 1. The person has some signs of FAS; 2. The person does not meet all of the necessary criteria for FAS; and 3. There is a history of…
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Show more- Ovum An egg in the ovary of the female. This egg is called the female 'gamete' or sex cell. It combines with the…
- Sex chromosome The X chromosome or the Y chromosome, in humans. The sex chromosomes determine the sex of an individual. As a…
- CCHF Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- Enervate 1. To remove part or all of a nerve, a procedure also called a neurectomy. 2. To lose nervous energy and feel…
- CDC The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US agency charged with tracking and investigating public…
- Pediatric end stage liver disease See: PELD
- Acute myocardial infarction A heart attack. The term 'myocardial infarction' focuses on the heart muscle, which is called the…
- Pruritus ani A medical name for itchiness of the anus. See Anal itching
- Alkaloid, vinca See: Vinca alkaloid
- Apopain See: Caspase 3
- Cyclosporiasis Infection with the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. See: Cyclospora infection
- Placental stage of labor The part of labor from the birth of the baby until the placenta (afterbirth) and fetal membranes are…