Birth control

Birth control

The practice of using artificial means to prevent or terminate a pregnancy.

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Cervix

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The cervix is the lower, narrow portion of the uterus (womb) that connects the uterus to the vagina. The uterus, a hollow, pear-shaped organ, is located in a woman's lower abdomen, between the ...

Chloride

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The major anion (negatively charged substance) in the blood and extracellular fluid (the body fluid that lies outside cells). Blood and other body fluids have almost the same concentration of ...

The movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the noun "circulation" does not necessarily refer to the circulation of the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. Heart ...

Clostridium

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A group of anaerobic bacteria (bacteria that thrive in the absence of oxygen ). There are 100+ species of Clostridium. They include, for examples, Clostridium difficile , Clostridium perfringens ...

Conception

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The joining of the sperm with the beginning of pregnancy defined by the blastocyst being attached to the endometrium. Conception is marked by implantation of the blastocyst into the endometrium.

Complication

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In medicine, an additional problem that arises following a procedure, treatment or illness and is secondary to it. A complication complicates the situation.