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Habitual abortion
The miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies. The abortion of 3 or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) with no intervening pregnancies is also termed recurrent abortion. Habitual or recurrent abortion is a form of…
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Show more- Region, regulatory A region of a chromosome that controls gene expression. In terms of DNA, it is a regulatory sequence
- Admitting physician The doctor responsible for admitting a patient to a hospital or other inpatient health facility
- Acuity, visual The clarity or clearness of the vision, a measure of how well a person sees. The ability to distinguish…
- Tzanck smear See Tzanck test
- Pancreatitis, acute See: Acute pancreatitis
- Serratus posterior superior One of the serratus muscles of the back and thorax. The serratus posterior superior originates from the…
- Membrane attack complex Abbreviated MAC. An abnormal activation of the complement (protein) portion of the blood, forming a cascade…
- GM1 gangliosidosis A genetic lipid storage disorder that is similar in certain respects to Hurler syndrome and Tay-Sachs disease…
- Tubes The 'tubes' are medically known as the Fallopian tubes. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side…
- Osteochondromatosis, synovial Any disease that affects the progress of bone growth by killing bone tissue. Osteochondrosis is seen only in…
- Dysmorphic feature A body characteristic that is abnormally formed. A malformed ear, for example, is a dysmorphic feature…
- Somatotropin Growth hormone, a polypeptide containing 191 amino acids, produced by the anterior pituitary, the front…