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- Amnioreduction The removal of large volumes of amniotic fluid by amniocentesis
- Extracellular Outside a cell. As opposed to intracellular, meaning within a cell
- Appendicitis Appendicitis: Inflammation of the appendix, the small worm-like projection from the first part of the colon…
- Dactyledema Swelling of the fingers or toes
- Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski. See: Fasciolopsis
- Surgery, fetal The surgical treatment of the fetus before birth. Also called prenatal or antenatal surgery. Fetal surgery is…
- Mohs surgery Mohs surgery: A special type of surgery used for the treatment of skin cancer, especially basal cell or…
- Fever Fever: Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees…
- Radioisotope A version of a chemical element that has an unstable nucleus and emits radiation during its decay to a stable…
- Cat eye syndrome A constitutional chromosome abnormality (one that is present at or before birth) with multiple malformations…
- Witkop syndrome A genetic disorder characterized by the absence of several teeth at birth and abnormalities of the nails. The…