| AFG | aflatoxin G; amniotic fluid glucose |
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| AFIS | amniotic fluid infection syndrome |
| AFV | amniotic fluid volume; aortic flow velocity |
| MAF | macrophage activation factor; macrophage agglutinating factor; maximum atrial fragmentation; minimum... |
| TAAF | thromboplastic activity of the amniotic fluid |
| amniotic band syndrome | <syndrome> A disorder present in the newborn infant in which constriction rings or bands, causing soft tissue depressions, encircle digits, extremities, or limbs and sometimes the neck, thorax, or abdomen. They may be associated with intrauterine amputations. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| amniotic cavity | The fluid-filled cavity inside the amnion which contains the developing embryo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic corpuscle | One of a number of small ovoid or rounded, sometimes laminated, bodies resembling a grain of starch and found in nervous tissue, in the prostate, and in pulmonary alveoli; of little pathological significance, and apparently derived from degenerated cells or proteinaceous secretions. Synonym: amniotic corpuscle, amylaceous corpuscle, amyloid corpuscle, colloid corpuscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic duct | The transitory opening between the seroamniotic folds in birds just before they fuse to form the seroamniotic raphe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic ectoderm | Inner layer of the amnion continuous with body ectoderm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic fold | A fold of amniotic membrane enclosing the yolk stalk and extending from the point of insertion of the umbilical cord to the yolk sac; in reptiles and birds it is the reflected edge of the amnion where it folds over to cover the embryo during early development. Synonym: Schultze's fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic raphe | The line of fusion of the amniotic folds over the embryo in reptiles, birds, and certain mammals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic sac | <anatomy, obstetrics> Sac, enclosing the embryo of amniote vertebrates, that provides a fluid environment to prevent dehydration during development of land based animals. See: amnion. (18 Nov 1997) |
| anaemia, neonatal | The mildest form of erythroblastosis foetalis in which anaemia is the chief manifestation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| benign neonatal convulsions | A familial, self-limited epilepsy, beginning at two or three days of age and resolving spontaneously by six months of age; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Brazelton's Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale | A scale used by obstetricians, paediatricians, and paediatric psychologists to assess the sensory, motor, emotional and physical development of the neonate, usually beginning at birth or in the first month of life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rate, neonatal mortality | The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The neonatal mortality rate in the united states, which was 8.4 per 1,000 live births in 1980, declined to 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mortality rate, neonatal | The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The neonatal mortality rate in the united states, which was 8.4 per 1,000 live births in 1980, declined to 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990. (12 Dec 1998) |
| neonatal | <paediatrics> Pertaining to the first four weeks after birth. Origin: L. Natus = born (18 Nov 1997) |
| neonatal abstinence syndrome | <syndrome> Foetal and neonatal addiction and withdrawal as a result of the mother's dependence on drugs during pregnancy. Withdrawal or abstinence symptoms develop shortly after birth. Symptoms exhibited are loud, high-pitched crying, sweating, yawning and gastrointestinal disturbances. (12 Dec 1998) |