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cerebr(o)-of or pertaining to the brain: Latin cerebrum, brain cerebrology cervic-of or pertaining to the neck or the cervix: Latin cervix, cervīc-), neck, cervix cervical vertebrae, cervicodorsal cheil-of or pertaining to the lips Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos), lip, mouth, beak angular cheilitis: chem(o)-chemistry, drug Greek χημεία ...
The pregnancy category of a medication is an assessment of the risk of fetal injury due to the pharmaceutical, if it is used as directed by the mother during pregnancy. It does not include any risks conferred by pharmaceutical agents or their metabolites in breast milk .
In more recent usage, "cf." indicates greater uncertainty than a question mark. [2]: 223–224 V. (short for the Latin: vidimus, meaning "we have seen") means that the author inspected the original type specimens and are basing their statements on first-hand experience. Sometimes the opposite is expressed as "non v."
In obstetrics, a cephalic presentation or head presentation or head-first presentation is a situation at childbirth where the fetus is in a longitudinal lie and the head enters the pelvis first; the most common form of cephalic presentation is the vertex presentation, where the occiput is the leading part (the part that first enters the birth canal). [1]
For example, a pregnant female who carried one pregnancy to term with a surviving infant; carried one pregnancy to 35 weeks with surviving twins; carried one pregnancy to 9 weeks as an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy; and has three living children would have a TPAL annotation of T1, P1, A1, L3. This could also be written as 1-1-1-3.
Approximately 11 to 13.4 percent of the cell-free DNA in maternal blood is of fetal origin. The amount varies widely from one pregnant woman to another. [7] cffDNA is present after five to seven weeks gestation. The amount of cffDNA increases as the pregnancy progresses. [8] The quantity of cffDNA in maternal blood diminishes rapidly after ...
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Up to two-thirds of RCVS cases are associated with an underlying condition or exposure, particularly vasoactive or recreational drug use, complications of pregnancy (eclampsia and pre-eclampsia), and the adjustment period following childbirth called puerperium. [1] Vasoactive drug use is found in about 50% of cases. [6]