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PUBS (percutaneous umbilical blood sampling)
In PUBS, a needle is inserted through the mother's abdominal wall and the uterine wall and usually blood is withdrawn from the umbilical vein where the umbilical cord inserts into the placenta. Blood may also be withdrawn from the…
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- Fat, unsaturated A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed…
- Sitosterolemia A genetic disease involving lipids (fats) in which there is excessive intestinal absorption of dietary…
- Factor V A coagulation factor needed for the normal clotting of blood. Also known as proaccelerin
- Mutilating keratoderma See: Vohwinkel syndrome
- Dysmorphophobia Excessive dislike of a part of ones body. See: Body dysmorphic disorder
- Juxtaposition The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaposition is thus the…
- Kidney infection in children See: Urinary tract infection in children
- AKA (above the knee amputation) In general usage, this would be read to mean 'also known as.' For example, William Jefferson (aka 'Bill')…
- Pronator foot type A type of foot that rolls far inward during the weight-bearing phase of the stride. This type of foot is…
- Acute phase reactant See: Acute-phase protein
- Intramuscular (IM) An intramuscular (IM) medication is given by needle into the muscle. This is as opposed to a medication that…