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Intermittent non-productive muscular contractions of the womb (uterus) during pregnancy, most commonly in the last two months before full term. These contractions are non-productive in the sense that they do not produce any flattening…
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- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia A chronic lung disease of babies, which most commonly develops in the first 4 weeks after birth and most…
- Tube, swallowing See: Swallowing tube
- DEHP A softener for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a plastic polymer used in a wide array of products. Unplasticized…
- Acute phase reactant See: Acute-phase protein
- Chapped lips >Do not lick or bite the lips. >Use a chapstick or lipstick on the lips before going outside. Reapply it…
- Groin In anatomy, the area where the upper thigh meets the trunk. More precisely, the fold or depression marking…
- Hepatic hemangioma Hepatic hemangioma: A common benign tumor of the liver made up of small blood vessels. It is 4-6 times more…
- Parturition Childbirth, the process of delivering the baby and placenta from the uterus to the vagina to the outside…
- Antithyroglobulin An antibody directed against thyroglobulin which is a key protein in the thyroid gland essential to the…
- Infection, urinary tract (UTI) An infection in the urinary system that begins when microorganisms cling to the opening of the urethra (the…
- Myopathy, mitochondrial Nearsightedness, the ability to see close objects more clearly than distant objects. Myopia can be caused by…