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Intrauterine growth restriction
The growth of the fetus is abnormally slow. When born, the baby appears too small, considering its' dates. Intrauterine growth restriction is associated with increased risk of medical illness and death in the newborn. Intrauterine growth…
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- Acne Our Acne Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Acne Acne: Localized…
- CVC Commonly used abbreviation for a Central Venous Catheter, a catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to…
- Rigour See: Rigor
- Epilepsy, temporal lobe See: Epilepsy, temporal-lobe
- Masklike face An expressionless face with little or no sense of animation, a face more like a mask than a real face. A…
- Pressure hives See Pressure urticaria
- Craniopagus Conjoined twins whose heads are fused together. From cranio-, relating to the cranium + the Greek pagos…
- Acute pancreatitis Sudden inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas abruptly becomes inflamed and then gets better. Some people…
- Memory span The number of items, usually words or numbers, that a person can retain and recall. Memory span is a test of…
- Keratin Protein in the upper layer of the skin, hair, nails and animal horns. The word keratin comes from the…
- Sense-strand RNA virus See: Positive-strand RNA virus