the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
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pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
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inability to produce hybrids that are both viable and fertile
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.infertility between hybrids
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in; "in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.technical terms for pregnancy
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.technical terms for pregnancy
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.technical terms for pregnancy
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.Having a great belly; as, a big-bellied man or flagon; advanced in pregnancy.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days u…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with va…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.(pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in me…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, resulting, gestation, elsewhere, uterus.
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