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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) — The sum total of the damage done to the child before birth as a result of the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy. FAS always involves brain damage, impaired growth, and head and face abnormalities. No amount of alcohol has been proven safe… … Medical dictionary
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 Q86.0 Alkohol Embryopathie (mit Dysmorphien) … Deutsch Wikipedia
foetal alcohol syndrome — noun a condition, caused by the pregnant woman s high consumption of alcohol, in which a baby is born with a low birth weight, characteristic facial deformities and usually intellectual impairment. Also, fetal alcohol syndrome …
Fetal rights — The term fetal rights can refer either to legal rights accorded to fetuses or to ethical rights of fetuses. Fetal protection in law Some laws seek to protect or otherwise recognize the fetus. Some of these grant recognition under specific… … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
Pierre Robin syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 29413 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|87|0|q|80 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 261800 MedlinePlus = 001607 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2680 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ent|150 MeshID = D010855 Pierre Robin… … Wikipedia
pregnancy — /preg neuhn see/, n., pl. pregnancies. the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant. [1520 30; PREGN(ANT) + ANCY] * * * Process of human gestation that takes place in the female s body as a fetus develops, from fertilization to birth (see… … Universalium
Prenatal cocaine exposure — (PCE) occurs when a pregnant woman uses cocaine and thereby exposes her fetus to the drug. Crack baby was a term coined to describe children who were exposed to crack (cocaine in smokable form) as fetuses; the concept of the crack baby emerged in … Wikipedia
Pregnancy — For pregnancy in non human animals, see Pregnancy (mammals). Pregnancy Classification and external resources A pregnant woman at the end of the second trimester. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… … Universalium
