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Gestation
Period of time from conception to birth
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Show more- Infant, postmature A baby born 2 weeks (14 days) or more after the usual 9 months (280 days) of gestation. The gestation (length…
- Micro-RNA A tiny piece of RNA, about 21 to 23 bases in length, that binds to matching pieces of messenger RNA to make…
- Anoscopy Anoscopy is a procedure used to visualize the wall of the anus and lowest portion of the rectum. Anoscopy can…
- Kala-azar A chronic and potentially fatal parasitic disease of the viscera (the internal organs, particularly the…
- Molluscum contagiosum A contagious disease of the skin marked by the occurrence of rounded soft tumors of the skin caused by the…
- Neurotheology The search for the place(s) in the brain where religious beliefs originate. Neurotheology mixes terms and…
- Palate The roof of the mouth. The front portion is bony (hard palate), and the back portion is muscular (soft palate)
- Extremity The extremities in medical language are not freezing cold or scorching heat but rather the uttermost parts of…
- Cadaver A dead human body that may be used by physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease…
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship A survivor-led advocacy group that works on behalf of the millions of cancer survivors and the millions more…
- Comminuted fracture A fracture in which bone is broken, splintered or crushed into a number of pieces. NTER> Note that…
- Blood glucose The main sugar that the body makes from the food in the diet. Glucose is carried through the bloodstream to…