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Diabetes, gestational
A form of diabetes mellitus that appears during pregnancy (gestation) in a woman who previously did not have diabetes and usually goes away after the baby is born. Factors that increase the chance of a woman's developing gestational…
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- Septate vagina A vagina that is divided, usually longitudinally, to create a double vagina. This situation can be easily…
- Long-term memory A system for permanently storing, managing, and retrieving information for later use. Items of information…
- Biliary decompression A procedure done to remove pressure on the biliary tree and permit the normal drainage of bile
- Congenital arthrogryposis Nonprogressive congenital contractures that develop before birth and are evident at birth (congenital). The…
- Bed bugs Bed bugs: Bed bugs are small, oval, wingless insects of the family Cimicidae, which have a flat…
- Pericardial Referring to the pericardium, the sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart. The inner surface of the…
- MCHC Abbreviation for mean cell hemoglobin concentration, which is the average concentration of hemoglobin in a…
- Laryngitis Laryngitis is an inflammation of the larynx, the portion of the airway (respiratory tract) containing the…
- Diabetic macular edema Edema: Swelling of the retina in diabetes mellitus due to leaking of fluid from blood vessels within the…
- Mouth 1. The upper opening of the digestive tract, beginning with the lips and containing the teeth, gums, and…
- MND Motor neuron disease