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Effects, fetal rubella
The constellation of abnormalities, also called the rubella syndrome, caused by infection with the rubella (German measles) A virus before birth. The syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital malformations (birth defects) and mental…
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Show more- Contusion Another name for a bruise. What is a bruise ? A bruise, or contusion, is caused when blood vessels are…
- Heteroploid A different chromosome number than the normal number of chromosomes
- Prenatal surgery The surgical treatment of the fetus before birth. Also called antenatal surgery or, most often, fetal…
- Percentile The percentage of individuals in a group who have achieved a certain quantity (such as height, weight, and…
- Azotemia A higher than normal blood level of urea or other nitrogen containing compounds in the blood. The hallmark…
- Flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) See Fish-odor syndrome
- Hypomagnesemia Too little magnesium. Magnesium deficiency can occur due to inadequate intake or impaired intestinal…
- Elbow pain Elbow pain: Elbow pain is most often the result of tendinitis, which can affect the inner or outer elbow…
- Metabolism The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within us (or any living organism). Metabolism consists…
- Subungual onychomycosis, proximal white The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Nook Barker See: Barker, Horace Albert
- Carcinoma, Merkel cell Carcinoma, Merkel cell: An infrequent but highly malignant type of skin cancer. Characteristically starts in…