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Placental chorioangioma
A benign vascular (blood vessel) tumor of the placenta (afterbirth). Large chorioangiomas cause complications including excess amniotic fluid (polyhydramnios), maternal and fetal clotting problems (coagulopathies), premature delivery…
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Show more- Nerve, afferent A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system (CNS). The opposite of an afferent nerve is…
- Gap junction beta 2 See: GJB2
- Tap, spinal Also known as a lumbar puncture or 'LP', a spinal tap is a procedure whereby spinal fluid is removed from the…
- Cancer registry A register designed to collect information about the occurrence (incidence) of cancer, the types of cancers…
- Amniocentesis ODYvAlign=top bgColor=#cccccc colSpan=2> vAlign=top width='100%' bgColor=#ffffff>Our Amniocentesis Main…
- Pneumonitis, radiation Inflammation of the lungs as a result of radiation. Although the radiation can be from various sources…
- ANUG (acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…
- Gestation Period of time from conception to birth
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis.
- Palpebra The eyelid. The plural is palpebrae and the adjective is palpebral, as in palpebral fissure
- Fournier's gangrene Gangrene: A horrendous infection of the genitalia that causes severe pain in the genital area (in the penis…
- Gingivitis, acute necrotizing ulcerative (ANUG) This is trench mouth, a progressive painful infection with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead…