the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
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Placenta previa
pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary
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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 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.
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The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.(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, placenta, implanted, lower, part.(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, placenta, implanted, lower, part.The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity, or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as when his majest…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.(mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.(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, placenta, implanted, lower, part.serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.serve as a reason or cause or justification of; "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divor…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and r…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pregnancy, placenta, implanted, lower, part.
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