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X-rays during pregnancy
See: Prenatal radiation exposure
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- Syndrome, SAPHO SAPHO syndrome: SAPHO syndrome is an eponym for a condition which is characterized by a combination of: >…
- Heterozygous Possessing two different forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. A person who is…
- C-section Short for Caesarian section, a procedure in which a baby, rather than being born vaginally, is surgically…
- Fat, saturated A fat that is solid at room temperature and comes chiefly from animal food products. Some examples are…
- Appendix cancer A malignancy of the appendix, accounting for about 1 in 200 of all gastrointestinal malignancies. Although…
- Diastolic Referring to the time when the heart is in a period of relaxation and dilatation (expansion). The noun for…
- Double contrast barium enema A series of x-rays of the colon and rectum taken after the patient is given an enema, followed by an…
- Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy: Rem of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) by laparoscopy. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is…
- Disease, Kok A genetic disorder also known as hyperexplexia in which babies have an exaggerated startle reflex (reaction)…