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Quickening
The moment during pregnancy when the baby is first felt to move
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- EDS (excessive daytime sleepiness) A neurological disorder marked by a sudden recurrent uncontrollable compulsion to sleep. Also known as…
- Ankle joint The ankle joint is complex. It is made up of two joints: the true ankle joint and the subtalar joint: > >The…
- Pyelonephritis in children Kidney infection in children. See: Urinary tract infection in children
- Mutation, acquired See: Acquired mutation.
- Gland, sweat The sweat (sudoriferous) glands are small tubular structures situated within and under the skin (in the…
- Disease, hyaline membrane Respiratory disease of the newborn, especially the premature infant, in which a membrane composed of proteins…
- Mask of pregnancy Muddy-brown pigmentation on the cheeks or elsewhere on the face that develops in about half of all women…
- Aromatherapy A form of alternative and complimentary medicine based on the use of very concentrated 'essential' oils from…
- Superior vena cava syndrome Superior vena cava syndrome: The symptoms that result from compression of the large vein that carries blood…
- Intrauterine In the uterus (the womb). As opposed to extrauterine: outside the uterus. For example, normal pregnancies are…
- Chromosome 2 The second largest chromosome in the human genome. Chromosome 2 contains over 240 million base pairs and more…