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Abortion 1. (Science: obstetrics) The premature expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception of the embryo or of... Read More

The science of Embryology and Fetal development has fascinated mankind since time immemorial. After the embryonic stage, the... Read More

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

Effete no longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of... Read More

uterus (Science: anatomy) The hollow muscular organ in female mammals in which the fertilized ovum normally becomes embedded... Read More

pregnancy The condition of having a developing embryo or foetus in the body, after union of an ovum and spermatozoon. The... Read More

Germ 1. (Science: biology) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a foetus, of a plant or flower, and... Read More

Definition noun, plural: mammals A taxonomic class that includes all mammals Supplement Mammalia is a taxonomic class of... Read More

rh factor An antigen that may or may notbe present on the surface of human bloodcells. If a person's blood has the antigen,... Read More

umbilicus 1. (Science: anatomy) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the abdomen, which indicates the point where... Read More

Labour (Science: obstetrics) The act of giving Birth to a baby. There are four stages: The first stage lasts from the onset... Read More

Birth canal cavity of the uterus and vagina through which the foetus passes. Synonym: parturient... Read More

Annular band --> amniotic bands The strands of amniotic tissue adherent to the embryo or foetus; they may cause... Read More

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

vertical transmission (Science: microbiology) transmission of a pathogen such as hIV from mother to foetus or baby during... Read More

The fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo.The space found between the amnion and foetus in an... Read More

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