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| Cessation of menses, the monthly blood flow (the "period") in a female who had previously menstruated |
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| consumption of starch such as laundry starch or cooking starch |
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the thin, yellow, milky fluid, rich in antibodies
secreted by the mammary gland a few days before and after
birth, before secretion of mature milk |
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a the late stage of pregnanry-induced hypertension
characterized by proteinuria and grand mal seizures
occurring after the fwentieth week of gestation |
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| A specific set of abnormal features resulting from exposure of the fetus to alcohol during gestation |
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| Consumption of earth substances- dirt or clay |
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| Abnormally elevated blood glucose that exists only during pregnancy |
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| Blood pressure > or = to 140/90 on two occasions at least 6 hours apart, first detected after the twentieth week of gestation, in a patient without chronic HTN in the absence of significant urinary protein. |
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