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Incompetent cervix
A cervix that is abnormally liable to dilate and so is not competent to keep the fetus up in the uterus and keep it from being spontaneously aborted (miscarried)
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- Repeat In genetics, two or more adjacent copies of an identical pattern of nucleotides in the DNA, as in tandem…
- Intraductal papilloma A benign, wart-like growth that occurs in breast ducts
- Disorder, anxiety A chronic condition characterized by an excessive and persistent sense of apprehension with physical symptoms…
- Agent, antifungal A drug used to treat fungal infections. Examples of antifungal drugs include miconazole (MONISTAT) and…
- GM1 gangliosidosis A genetic lipid storage disorder that is similar in certain respects to Hurler syndrome and Tay-Sachs disease…
- Apex From the Latin meaning summit, the apex is the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, like the lung or the…
- Epidemic scorecard A tally of epidemics. The scorecard, based on estimates from the World Health Organization in 2003, reads as…
- Congenital deafness Deafness: Loss of hearing present at birth. Congenital deafness contrasts to acquired deafness which occurs…
- Glucuronosyltransferase, UDP- A liver enzyme essential to the disposal of bilirubin (the chemical that results from the normal breakdown of…