| foetal reticularis | Synonym: foetal adrenal cortex. Synonym: androgenic zone. Synonym: X zone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| foetal souffle | <obstetrics, paediatrics> A blowing murmur, synchronous with the foetal heart beat, sometimes only systolic and sometimes continuous, heard on auscultation over the pregnant uterus. Synonym: funic souffle, funicular souffle, umbilical souffle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foetal tachycardia | <obstetrics, paediatrics> A foetal heart rate of 160 or more beats per minute. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foetal tissue transplantation | Transference of foetal tissue between individuals of the same species or between individuals of different species. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foetal trimethadione syndrome | <paediatrics, syndrome> A foetal syndrome resulting from maternal ingestion of trimethadione during the early weeks of pregnancy and characterised by developmental delay, V-shaped eyebrows, epicanthus, low-set ears with anteriorly folded helix, palatal anomaly, and irregular teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foetal viability | <obstetrics> The potential of the foetus-in-utero to survive after birth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| foetal warfarin syndrome | <obstetrics> Foetal bleeding, nasal hypoplasia, optic atrophy, and foetal death resulting from administration of warfarin to the pregnant patient. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foetal zone | An extensive area of the adrenal gland present in primates during foetal life and for a short period after birth; located between the definitive cortex and the medulla, it contains large steroid-secreting cells arranged in a reticular pattern; involution of this zone in humans is largely completed by three months after birth. Synonym: androgenic zone, foetal reticularis, foetal zone, provisional cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory placenta | An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. Also called a succenturiate or supernumerary placenta. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adherent placenta | A placenta that fails to separate cleanly from the uterus after delivery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annular placenta | A placenta in the form of a band encircling the interior of the uterus. Synonym: zonary placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| battledore placenta | A placenta in which the umbilical cord is attached at the border; so-called because of the fancied resemblance to the racquet (racket) used in battledore, a precursor to badminton. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bidiscoidal placenta | A placenta with two separate disc-shaped portions attached to opposite walls of the uterus, normal for certain monkeys and shrews, and occasionally found in humans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margination of placenta | See: placenta marginata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maternal placenta | <anatomy> The part of the placenta derived from the uterine tissue. See: placenta. Synonym: maternal placenta, placenta uterina. (05 Mar 2000) |