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- Conception 1. The union of the sperm and the ovum. Synonymous with fertilization.2. The onset of pregnancy, marked by…
- Test, RPR Rapid plasma reagin, a blood test for syphilis that looks for an antibody that is present in the bloodstream…
- Prophylactic A preventive measure. The word comes from the Greek for 'an advance guard,' an apt term for a measure taken…
- Phototherapy Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be 'put under the lights.'
- Hypoplasia, syndromatic hepatic ductular Also called Alagille syndrome or arteriohepatic dysplasia, this is a genetic disorder characterized by…
- Somatic cell nuclear transfer The transfer of the nucleus from a somatic cell into an egg from which the nucleus has been removed
- Pachyonychia congenita with natal teeth This is a type of pachyonychia congenita (elephant nails from birth) in which teeth are evident at birth. It…
- Cancer, testicles Cancer of the male sex organ (testicle) that normally produces the hormone testosterone. One of the most…
- Thrombophilia The tendency to form blood clots (thrombosis). The clots can break off, travel through the bloodstream and…
- Collarbone A horizontal bone above the first rib that makes up the front part of the shoulder. The collarbone, also…
- Cardiomyopathy, dilated See: Dilated cardiomyopathy