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Tocolysis
The delaying or inhibition of labor during the birth process
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- Afferent nerve A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system (CNS). The opposite of an afferent nerve is…
- Parry's disease Toxic multinodular goiter. Named for the English physician Caleb Hillier Parry (1755-1822). also called…
- Ileal pouch A surgically created chamber made up of a portion of the lower part of the ileum, the last (lowest) part of…
- Achlorhydria A lack of hydrochloric acid in the digestive juices in the stomach (in technical terms, so that the pH of the…
- Nerve, efferent A nerve that carries impulses away from the central nervous system (CNS). An efferent nerve is the opposite…
- Carney complex A multiple neoplasia syndrome with cardiac, endocrine, cutaneous, and neural tumors together with spotty…
- Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom or disease after a remission. The reappearance of cancer cells at the same site…
- TACE Transarterial chemoembolization, a procedure in which the blood supply to a tumor is blocked (embolized) and…
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI) A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the…