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Spontaneous abortion
A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is born before the 20th week of pregnancy. Spontaneous abortion occurs in at least 15-20% of all recognized pregnancies and usually…
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- Immunity, passive See: Passive immunity
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- Pollen Small, light, dry protein particles from trees, grasses, flowers, and weeds that may be spread by the wind…
- Labrocyte A mast cell
- Black Death The Medieval black plague that ravaged Europe and killed a third of its population. It was due to the plague…
- Adenosine triphosphate An important carrier of energy in cells in the body and a compound that is important in the synthesis (the…
- Dystonia, laryngeal See: Spasmodic dysphonia
- Granuloma, fish bowl Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…