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Afterbirth
The placenta + the fetal membranes that are normally expelled from the uterus after the birth of the baby. Hence, the 'afterbirth.' The placenta is of course the organ that joins the mother and fetus and permits the provision of oxygen and…
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- Cardiac defibrillator, implantable A device put within the body that is designed to recognize certain types of abnormal heart rhythms…
- Stem cell, spermatogonial See: Sperm stem cell
- Coronary angiography The most accurate method (the 'gold standard') for evaluating and defining coronary artery disease (CAD)…
- Endometrial ablation Removal of the lining of the womb. Removing the uterine lining decreases menstrual flow or stops it…
- Test, RPR Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Cyst, pilonidal A special kind of abscess that occurs in the cleft between the buttocks. Forms frequently in adolescence…
- HCV Hepatitis C virus
- Vanishing bone syndrome An inherited form of osteolysis -- the destruction of bone. There are several such syndromes. In one form of…
- Lipomatosis, multiple symmetric A disorder characterized by painless symmetrical diffuse deposits of fat beneath the skin of the neck, upper…
- SSRI A flowering plant, Hypericum perforatum, also known as Perforate St John's wort, that has long been believed…