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- Dysphoria Anxiety
- Prothrombin mutation 20210A See: Prothrombin mutation G20210A
- Femoral artery A large artery that starts in the lower abdomen and goes down into the thigh The femoral artery starts as a…
- Depigmentation Loss of color (pigment) from the skin, mucous membranes, hair, or retina of the eye. The color of the skin…
- Neonatal sepsis A serious blood bacterial infection in an infant less than 4 weeks of age. Babies with sepsis may be…
- Peritonitis, chronic Longstanding inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane lining the inner wall of the abdomen and pelvis…
- Flu, stomach So-called 'stomach flu' actually has nothing to do with the influenza (flu) virus. This term is sometimes…
- Mycobacterium avium A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that causes tuberculosis in birds and swine…
- Womb cancer See: Uterine cancer
- Pregnancy calendar A pregnancy calendar is a chronological depiction of changes in a pregnant woman and the embryo/fetus during…