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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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Show more- Hexenmilch See: Witch's milk
- Bone, coccygeal The small tail-like bone at the bottom of the spine very near to the anus. The coccyx is made up of 3-5…
- Empirical midwife A midwife who has entered the profession as an apprentice to a practicing midwife rather than attending a…
- AT (in DNA) AT stands for adenine and thymine, a base pair in DNA. The other base pair in DNA is GC (guanine and cytosine)
- Keratolytic Pertaining to keratolysis, the softening and shedding of the horny outer layer of the skin. A keratolytic…
- Nanny A woman employed full-time to take care of one or more children in a family home. Nanny is the diminutive of…
- Psychotropic drug Any drug capable of affecting the mind, emotions, and behavior. Some legal drugs such as lithium for…
- Resistance, antibiotic The ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to withstand an antibiotic to which they were once sensitive…
- PCO disease >Irregular or no periods >Acne >Obesity, and >Excess hair growth. All women with PCO have irregular or no…
- Meralgia paresthetica Meralgia paresthetica: Entrapment or pinching of the nerve that supplies sensation to the outer portion of…
- Meiosis The process of germ cell formation. During meiosis, each chromosome pairs with the other chromosome in the…
- Dystrophy, corneal See: Corneal dystrophy