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Perinatology
A subspecialty of obstetrics concerned with the care of the mother and fetus at higher-than-normal risk for complications. Since the perinatal period, depending on the definition, starts at the 20th to 28th week of gestation and ends 1 to…
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Show more- Allograft The transplant of an organ or tissue from one individual to another of the same species with a different…
- Catheter A thin, flexible tube. For example, a catheter placed in a vein provides a pathway for giving drugs…
- Ophthalmic veins The orbital cavity is drained by paired veins called the superior and inferior ophthalmic veins. The superior…
- Antiviral agent An agent that kills viruses or suppresses their replication and, hence, inhibits their capability to multiply…
- Enteropathy, protein-losing See: Protein-losing enteropathy
- Pregnancy danger from urinary tract infection ): A pregnant woman who develops a UTI should be treated promptly to avoid premature delivery of her baby and…
- Cartilage Firm, rubbery tissue that cushions bones at joints. A more flexible kind of cartilage connects muscles with…
- Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) An enzyme that is normally present only in small amounts in the blood, but that may be found at higher…
- Female The traditional definition of female was 'an individual of the sex that bears young' or 'that produces ova or…
- Cystine kidney stones Cystine kidney stones are due to cystinuria, an inherited (genetic) disorder of the transport of an amino…
- Venous catheterization See: Catherization, venous
- Jumper's knee See: Patellar tendonitis