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Placental
Pertaining to the placenta, the organ joining the mother and fetus during pregnancy
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- Cataract, nuclear A cataract that occurs in the center (the nucleus) of the lens. See: Cataract
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- Placental chorioangioma A benign vascular (blood vessel) tumor of the placenta (afterbirth). Large chorioangiomas cause complications…
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- Prone The first sulfa drug to be discovered. Largely of historic interest today. The discovery was made by the…
- Immunocompromised Having an immune system that has been impaired by disease or treatment
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