Fetus
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Fetus. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Fetus.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Aborted Fetus - A mammalian fetus expelled by INDUCED ABORTION or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION....
Amniotic Fluid - A clear, yellowish liquid that envelopes the FETUS inside the sac of AMNION. In the first trimester,...
Ductus Arteriosus - A fetal blood vessel connecting the pulmonary artery with the descending aorta....
Endocardial Cushions - A fetal heart structure that is the bulging areas in the cardiac septum between the HEART ATRIA and ...
Fetal Blood - Blood of the fetus. Exchange of nutrients and waste between the fetal and maternal blood occurs via ...
Fetal Heart - The heart of the fetus of any viviparous animal. It refers to the heart in the postembryonic period ...
Fetus - The unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures hav...
Meconium - The thick green-to-black mucilaginous material found in the intestines of a full-term fetus. It cons...
Truncus Arteriosus - The arterial trunk arising from the fetal heart. During development, it divides into AORTA and the P...
Umbilical Arteries - Specialized arterial vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry waste and deoxygenated blood from the...
Umbilical Cord - The flexible rope-like structure that connects a developing FETUS to the PLACENTA in mammals. The co...
Umbilical Veins - Venous vessels in the umbilical cord. They carry oxygenated, nutrient-rich blood from the mother to ...
Vernix Caseosa - An unctuous substance composed of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells, which covers the skin of t...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
