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Search Results for: foetal

Alcohol

Definition noun, plural: alcohols (chemistry) An organic compound containing one or more hydroxyl groups bound to a... Read More

Spalding sign

Spalding sign (Science: radiology) overlapping of foetal skull bones, suggests foetal demise (science: obstetrics) it is a... Read More

Hooks

Hook-shaped cataract congenital cataract with hook-like figures between the foetal and embryonic... Read More

Lamination

Lamination 1. An arrangement in the form of plates or laminae. 2. Embryotomy by removing the foetal head in... Read More

Placenta

Definition noun, plural: placentae or placentas (1) (zoology) The vascular organ formed during gestation of female mammals... Read More

Allantois

Definition noun, plural: allantoises or allantoides An embryonic diverticulum of the hindgut of reptiles, birds, and... Read More

Lymphoid tissue

Lymphoid tissue (Science: anatomy) tissue that is particularly rich in lymphocytes (and accessory cells such as macrophages... Read More

Amnion

Definition noun, plural: amnions The innermost membrane of the extraembryonic or the fetal membranes of amniotes surrounding... Read More

Impaction

Impaction 1. (Science: surgery) The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon... Read More

Stratified ciliated columnar epithelium

Stratified ciliated columnar epithelium An epithelium consisting of several layers of cells with the deeper cells being... Read More

Hyaloid canal

Hyaloid canal a minute canal running through the vitreous from the discus nervi optici to the lens, containing in foetal... Read More

Embryo resorption

Embryo resorption death and resorption of the embryo that takes place at any developmental stage after ovum implantation and... Read More

Fetal membrane

Definition noun, plural: fetal membranes A membrane surrounding the embryo or fetus and is involved in nutrition,... Read More

Oligohydramnios

Definition noun A condition characterized by a deficiency of amniotic fluid Supplement The amniotic fluid is the fluid that... Read More