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False labor
Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the last two months before full term. These contractions are non-productive in the sense that they do not produce any flattening…
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- Stapes A stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear. The stapes transmits sound vibrations from the incus, another little…
- Ultraviolet A One of the three types of invisible light rays (together with ultraviolet B and ultraviolet C) given off by…
- Thyrolingual cyst See: Thyroglossal cyst
- Histiocytosis, lipid A form of histiocytosis that affects lipid (fat) storage. Also known as Niemann- Pick disease…
- Polypectomy Removal of a polyp by surgery. In the case of polyps in the colon, polypectomy may be done by open abdominal…
- ORS 1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society
- FAS See: Fetal alcohol syndrome diagnosis.
- Tendon, patellar See: Patellar tendon
- Women's hospital A hospital for the exclusive use of women. The first hospital called by that name was the Woman's Hospital of…
- Syndrome, cavernous sinus A cavernous sinus thrombosis is a blood clot within the cavernous sinus, a large channel of venous blood in a…
- National Eye Institute (NEI) One of the US National Institutes of Health, NEI's mission is to 'conduct and support research, training…