| oligohydramnios sequence |
characteristic flattened facies (Potter facies, qv) and skeletal abnormalities such as clubbed feet and contracted joints, often with hypoplasia of the lungs, caused by compression of the fetus secondary to oligohydramnios, which may result from renal agenesis or other fetal urinary tract defects or from leakage of amniotic fluid. Infants die shortly after birth.
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| oligohydramnios |
an unusually small amount of amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus in the uterus, which can lead to complications with the pregnancy
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| oligohydramnios |
Decreased volume of amniotic fluid during a pregnancy. Oligohydramnios is a risk factor associated with abnormalities of the urinary tract, postmaturity (birth after a prolonged pregnancy), and intrauterine growth retardation.
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| oligohydramnios |
The medical term for a condition which involves having too little amniotic fluid.
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| oligohydramnios |
Lack or deficiency of amniotic fluid.
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