| vertical transmission |
The transmission of genetic material from parent cells or organisms to their offspring, utilizing natural hereditary mechanisms such as mitosis, meiosis and fertilization, as contrasted with induction and infection between organisms or cells of the same generation.
Ãâó: www.med.uwo.ca/ecosystemhealth/education/glossary....
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| vertical transmission |
Transmission of an infectious disease, such as hepatitis B, from mother to newborn. All pregnant women should be tested for hepatitis B since newborns have a 90% chance of becoming chronically infected if they do not receive the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine and a single dose of HBIG within 12 hours after delivery. The infant will also need additional doses of hepatitis B vaccine at one and six months of age to ensure a complete immune response.
Ãâó: www.hepb.org/hepb/glossary.htm
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| vertical plane |
A plane separating right from left.
Ãâó: www.bauerfeind.co.uk/Glossary.html
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| vertical |
In a straight up and down position.
Ãâó: www.fi.edu/time/Journey/Sundials/vocabsd.htm
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| vertical banded gastroplasty |
(VBG) A type of operation to treat Clinically Severe Obesity. Reshapes and restricts the stomach.
Ãâó: www.surgassoc.com/bariatric_glossary.html
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