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Blighted ovum
A fertilized ovum (egg) that did not develop or whose development ceased at an early stage, before 6 or 7 weeks of gestation. On the ultrasound examination of a blighted ovum, only the gestational sac that normally surrounds the embryo can…
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- Retinal vein, central The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye. The counterpart to the central retinal…
- Gland, endocrine See: Endocrine gland
- Proinflammatory Capable of promoting inflammation. For example, air pollution may have proinflammatory effects
- Rhogam Rh0 immunoglobulin, also called anti-Rh or anti-D immunoglobulin. An injectable blood product used to protect…
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4 ALS4. A juvenile-onset form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) with no bulbar involvement, inherited in…
- National Library of Medicine (NLM) The world's largest medical library, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is part of the National…
- Adenocarcinoma A cancer that develops in the lining or inner surface of an organ. More than 95 percent of prostate cancers…
- CPM machine A machine used to help rehabilitate a limb (an arm or leg). The continuous passive motion (CPM) machine is…
- Glaucoma treatment (surgery) Surgery can also help fluid escape from the eye and thereby reduce the pressure. However, surgery is now…
- Metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (McKusick type) See: Cartilage hair hypoplasia syndrome
- Bio- Prefix indicating living plants or creatures, as in biology, the study of living organisms