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PUBS (percutaneous umbilical blood sampling)
In PUBS, a needle is inserted through the mother's abdominal wall and the uterine wall and usually blood is withdrawn from the umbilical vein where the umbilical cord inserts into the placenta. Blood may also be withdrawn from the…
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- Anemia, pernicious A blood disorder caused by a lack of vitamin B12. Patients who have this disorder do not produce the…
- Streptococcus pyogenes A common bacteria of the skin that causes strep throat (streptococcal pharyngitis), impetigo, other skin…
- Leuko- Prefix meaning white, as in leukocyte (white blood cell). Leuko- comes from the Greek 'leukos' meaning white…
- Antigen-presenting cell A cell that can 'present' antigen in a form that T cells can recognize it. The cells that can 'present'…
- Neurogenesis The process by which new nerve cells are generated. In neurogenesis, there is active production of new…
- Dura The outermost, toughest, and most fibrous of the three membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal…
- Diarrhea Diarrhea: A familiar phenomenon with unusually frequent or unusually liquid bowel movements, excessive watery…
- Heat prostration Overheating of the body due to extreme weather conditions. Unrelieved hyperthermia can lead to collapse and…
- Morton nerve entrapment See: Morton's neuroma
- Hepatic duct, left See: Left hepatic duct
- Congenital hypothyroidism Hypothyroidism: See: Cretinism.