fetal growth restriction
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fetal growth retardation — intrauterine growth retardation birth weight below the tenth percentile for gestational age for infants in a given population; classified as symmetric or proportionate (both weight and length below normal) and asymmetric or disproportionate… … Medical dictionary
Intrauterine growth restriction — The growth of the fetus is abnormally slow. When born, the baby appears too small, considering its dates. Intrauterine growth restriction is associated with increased risk of medical illness and death in the newborn. Intrauterine growth… … Medical dictionary
intrauterine growth restriction — IUGR failure of a fetus to achieve its growth potential, resulting in the birth of a baby whose birth weight is abnormally low in relation to its gestational age (see small for gestational age). Causes include maternal disease (e.g. infection,… … The new mediacal dictionary
restriction — 1. The process with which foreign DNA that has been introduced into a prokaryotic cell becomes ineffective. 2. A limitation. asymmetric fetal growth r. normal fetal head size as a result of preferential shunting of blood to b … Medical dictionary
Maternal-fetal medicine — (MFM) is the branch of obstetrics that focuses on the medical and surgical management of high risk pregnancies. Management includes monitoring and treatment including comprehensive ultrasound, chorionic villus sampling, genetic amniocentesis, and … Wikipedia
Insulin-like growth factor — The insulin like growth factors (IGFs) are polypeptides with high sequence similarity to insulin. IGFs are part of a complex system that cells use to communicate with their physiologic environment. This complex system (often referred to as the… … Wikipedia
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Fetus — A fetus (or foetus or fœtus) is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate, after the embryonic stage and before birth. The plural is fetuses, or sometimes feti. The fetal stage of prenatal development starts when the major structures… … Wikipedia
Birth weight — is the weight of a baby at its birth. It has direct links with the gestational age at which the child was born and can be estimated during the pregnancy by measuring fundal height. A baby born within the normal range of weight for that… … Wikipedia
Restricción del crecimiento intrauterino — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Restricción del crecimiento intrauterino Clasificación y recursos externos Aviso médico … Wikipedia Español
