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| unborn but recognizable human organism between 10 week's and 40 week's gestation |
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| human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) |
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| classic hormone marker of pregnancy produced by the placenta after the fertilized oocyte implants |
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| human placental lactogen (hPL) |
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| hormone produced by the placenta and involved in maternal glucose and fat metabolism and mammary gland function |
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| 18-carbon steriod molecule that is the main estrogen found in pregnant women |
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| sac produced by the ovary containing an oocyte |
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| 18-carbon steroid molecule that is less active than other estrogens |
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| 18-carbon steroid molecule that is the main estrogen found in non-pregnant women |
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| 19-carbon molecule found in small amounts as a precursor to some estrogens in women and as a precursor to male sex steroids |
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| sudden unplanned evacuation of the uterus, ending pregnancy |
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| imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves to create images of internal organs, tissue, and blood vessels |
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| specialized cells in the seminiferous tubules of the testis that produce inhibin and factors that help sperm maturation |
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| reproductive organs: the testes in the male and ovaries in the female |
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| first half of the female menstrual cycle leading up to maturity of one follicle and release of an oocyte |
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| second half of the female menstrual cycle following ovulation and the dominance of the corpus luteum |
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| ejection of sperm cells and seminal fluid at orgasm |
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| specialized interstitial cells of the testes surrounding the tubules that produce testosterone |
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| congenital opening in the skull with protrusion of brain tissue |
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| a fatal congenital absence of or greatly reduced brain, particularly the cerebrum, resulting from failure of the neural tube to close during organ formation |
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| congenital opening in the spinal cord membranes through which the cord protrudes: also called spina bifida |
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| three copies of a chromosome instead of the normal 2 |
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| congenital and fatal defect of the fetus (trisomy 18) causing severe multiorgan defects, including mental deficiency |
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| measure of the amoount of antibody against a particular antigen is present in the blood |
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| stasis of fluids in tissue spaces, secondary to loss of albumin, leading to a condition in infants of hepatosplenomegaly and respiratory and circulatory destress |
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| yellow staining of the lipid-rich meninges of the brain and spinal cord due to bilirubin infiltrates |
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| exposure to sunlight or artificial ultraviolet light for therapeutic purposes, such as treating neonatal hyperbilirubinemia |
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| production of antibody as a response to antigen exposure |
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| adrenal cortical hormones primarily active in protecting against stress and affecting protein and carbohydrate metabolism |
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| a substance that reduces the surface tension of the moist surfaces of solid tissue |
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| sacs at the end of air ducts in the lungs and in contact with capillaries that allow gases to diffuse in or out |
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| two types (I and II) of cells that form the alveoli of the lungs |
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| respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) |
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| severe impairment of respiratory function in a preterm newborn due to immaturity of the enzymatic system essential for pulmonary surfactant production |
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| labor that begins between 20 and 38 weeks' gestation |
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| premature rupture of membranes |
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| rupture of amniotic membrane prior to the time labor is expected |
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| a complication of pregnancy characterized by increasing hypertension, proteinuria, and edema |
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| coma and convulsive seizures of the mother between week 20 of pregnancy and the end of the first week after birth |
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