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EDC
Estimated date of confinement, the estimated calendar date when the baby will be born
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- Intermittent insomnia See Insomnia, intermittent
- Uterine lining The inner layer of the uterus (womb); the cells that line the womb; anatomically termed the endometrium. This…
- MSG Monosodium glutamate, a sodium salt of the amino acid glutamic acid that enhances the flavor of certain…
- Category 3 storm See: Category three hurricane
- Fiber FISH A cytogenetic (chromosome) laboratory technique in which FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) is done on…
- Intelligence test A questionnaire or series of exercises designed to measure intelligence. It is generally understood that…
- Bogorad's syndrome Named after the Russian neuropathologist who described the syndrome of crocodile tears. See: Crocodile tears…
- Medicaid State programs of public assistance to persons regardless of age whose income and resources are insufficient…
- Systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis See: Arthritis, systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid