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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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Show more- Renal transplant Replacement of a diseased, damaged, or missing kidney with a donor kidney. Also called a kidney transplant…
- Thoracotomy An operation to open the chest
- Myocyte A muscle cell. From myo-, muscle + -cyte, cell = muscle cell. 'Remaining young at heart is a desirable but…
- B.i.d. (on prescription) Seen on a prescription, b.i.d. means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for 'bis in die' which in…
- Atresia Absence of a normal opening or failure of a structure to be tubular. Atresia can affect many structures in…
- Polycythemia Too many red blood cells. The opposite of anemia. Polycythemia formally exists when the hemoglobin, red blood…
- Gene, Med1 DNA repair A gene that codes for one of the key enzymes involved in repairing DNA. The DNA in genes is constantly…
- Landry's ascending paralysis A particularly virulent form of Guillain-Barre syndrome. The disorder often begins with a flu-like illness…
- Therapy, human gene Insertion of normal DNA directly into cells to correct a genetic defect. The treatment of disease by…
- Tetraethylplumbane Tetraethyl lead
- Resistance, aspirin See: Aspirin resistance
- Animal-to-human transplant Transplant: See Xenotransplantation