| PIH | Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension |
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| SP1 | pregnancy-specific β1-glycoprotein |
| AFLP | acute fatty liver of pregnancy |
| DAP | data acquisition processor; depolarizing afterpotential; diabetes-associated peptide; diaminopimelic... |
| DAPT | diaminophenylthiazole; direct agglutination pregnancy test |
| hydatid pregnancy | The presence of a hydiform mole in the pregnant uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hysterical pregnancy | <obstetrics, psychiatry> A condition in which some signs and symptoms suggest pregnancy, although the woman is not pregnant. Synonym: hysterical pregnancy, pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy, spurious pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spurious pregnancy | <obstetrics, psychiatry> A condition in which some signs and symptoms suggest pregnancy, although the woman is not pregnant. Synonym: hysterical pregnancy, pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy, spurious pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| DA pregnancy test | Direct agglutination latex test for pregnancy. See: immunologic pregnancy test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immunologic pregnancy test | A general term for test's for detection of increased human chorionic gonadotropin in plasma or urine by immunologic techniques including latex particle agglutination, haemagglutination inhibition, radioimmunoassay, and radioreceptor assays. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial pregnancy | Development of the fertilised ovum in the uterine portion of the fallopian tube. Synonym: interstitial pregnancy, tubouterine pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraligamentary pregnancy | Pregnancy within the broad ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intramural pregnancy | Development of the fertilised ovum in the uterine portion of the fallopian tube. Synonym: interstitial pregnancy, tubouterine pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intraperitoneal pregnancy | The implantation and development of the ovum in the peritoneal cavity, usually secondary to an early rupture of a tubal pregnancy; very rarely, primary implantation may occur in the peritoneal cavity. Synonym: abdominocyesis, intraperitoneal pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarian pregnancy | Development of an impregnated ovum in an ovarian follicle. See: Spiegelberg's criteria. Synonym: oocyesis, ovariocyesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ovarioabdominal pregnancy | Ovarian pregnancy which, as the result of the embryo's growth, becomes abdominal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic pregnancy | A gestation elsewhere than in the uterus. Often occurring in the fallopian tube. Presents with abdominal pain, fainting, and/or vaginal bleeding. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ectopic pregnancy, symptoms of | Symptoms of an ectopic pregnancy can often be vague and include vaginal bleeding, abdominal or pelvic pain (usually stronger on one side),shoulder pain, weakness, or dizziness. Weakness, dizziness, and a sense of passing out upon standing can represent serious internal bleeding, requiring immediate medical attention. (12 Dec 1998) |
| toxaemia of pregnancy | <obstetrics> A condition seen in the third trimester of pregnancy that is characterised by hypertension, swelling and the presence of protein in the urine. Synonym: preeclampsia. (12 Jan 1998) |
| toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy | Sudden angiospasm of retinal arterioles, later followed by retinal vascular signs of advanced hypertensive retinopathy; vascular changes disappear rapidly after termination of the pregnancy. Synonym: eclamptic retinopathy, gravidic retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |