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- Labor Childbirth, the aptly-named experience of delivering the baby and placenta from the uterus to the vagina to…
- RNAi Abbreviation for RNA interference. See RNA interference
- HCG Human chorionic gonadotropin, a human hormone made by chorionic cells in the fetal part of the placenta…
- Oxytocin A hormone made in the brain that plays a role in childbirth and lactation by causing muscles to contract in…
- Ataxia, cerebellar See: Ataxia
- Fear of being buried alive An abnormal and persistent fear of being buried alive is called taphephobia. A phobia is an unreasonable sort…
- Internist A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. This specialty, called internal…
- Alice Stewart See: Stewart, Alice
- Primary liver cancer, adult A tumor in which the cancer starts during adulthood in cells in the liver. Also called hepatocellular…
- Citrulline A non-standard amino acid that is not normally present in protein. Citrulline is created in the body as an…
- Total laryngectomy A surgical procedure in which the whole voice box is removed, and the stoma opening into the larynx is…