| APP | acute phase protein; alum-precipitated pyridine; aminopyrazolopyrimidine; amyloid peptide precursor;... |
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| APRP | acidic proline-rich protein; acute phase reactant protein |
| ARP | absolute refractory period; American Registry of Pathologists; anticipated recovery path; apolipopro... |
| BP | Bachelor of Pharmacy; back pressure; barometric pressure; basic protein; bathroom privileges; bed pa... |
| CAP | camptodactyly-arthropathy-pericarditis [syndrome]; Canada Assistance Plan; capsule; captopril; catab... |
| succenturiate placenta | An extra placenta separate from the main placenta. In anatomy succenturiate means substituting for or accessory to an organ. In this case, a succenturiate placenta is an accessory placenta. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| deciduate placenta | A placenta in which the maternal decidua is cast off with the foetal placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supernumerary placenta | A succenturiate or accessory placenta. (12 Dec 1998) |
| syndesmochorial placenta | In ruminant animals, a type of placenta in which the chorion is attached to maternal connective tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dichorionic diamniotic placenta | The placenta(s) of a twin pregnancy; if dizygotic, the placenta's may be separate or fused, the latter retaining two amniotic and two chorionic sacs (dichorionic diamniotic placenta); if monozygotic, the placenta may be a (05 Mar 2000) |
| disperse placenta | A placenta in which the umbilical arteries divide dichotomously before entering the placental substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incarcerated placenta | Incomplete separation of the placenta and its failure to be expelled at the usual time after delivery of the child. Synonym: incarcerated placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| in the placenta | Intervillous fibrin with ischemic necrosis of villi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| total placenta previa | Placenta previa in which the placenta entirely covers the internal os of the cervix. Synonym: central placenta previa, total placenta previa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endotheliochorial placenta | A placenta in which the chorionic tissue penetrates to the endothelium of the maternal blood vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| endothelio-endothelial placenta | A placenta in which the endothelium of the maternal vessels comes in direct contact with the endothelium of the foetal vessels to form the placental barrier. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epitheliochorial placenta | A placenta in which the chorion is merely in contact with, and does not erode, the endometrium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| twin placenta | The placenta(s) of a twin pregnancy; if dizygotic, the placenta's may be separate or fused, the latter retaining two amniotic and two chorionic sacs (dichorionic diamniotic placenta); if monozygotic, the placenta may be a (05 Mar 2000) |
| zonary placenta | A placenta in the form of a band encircling the interior of the uterus. Synonym: zonary placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| labyrinthine placenta | A placenta in which maternal blood circulates through channels within the foetal syncytiotrophoblast. (05 Mar 2000) |