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Edward's syndrome
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Edward's syndrome Congenital condition stemming from a chromosomal abnormality. Symptoms include severe mental retardation and often numerous defects, such as cleft lip and palate, club feet, and malformation of internal organs.
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Congenital
Present at birth.
Condition
The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: 1.An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition." 2.A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition." 3.Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition." 4.As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.
Retardation
Delay or halt of any process such as mental or physical development.
Palate
Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth.
Feet
The plural of foot, both an anatomic structure and a unit of measure. As an anatomic structure, the foot is the end of the leg on which a person normally stands and walks. The foot is a particularly complex structure made up of dozens of bones that work together with muscles and tendons to execute precise movements. The bones of the foot include the 10 metatarsal bones and the 28 phalanges (toe bones).
Malformation
Abnormal or anomalous formation or structure; deformity.
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Embryonic germ cells
Pluripotent stem cell lines that migrate, during early development, to the future gonads to form the progenitors of egg or sperm cells. The properties of EG cells are similar to those of embryonic stem cells, but may differ in the DNA methylation of some imprinted regions.
Embryonic stem cells
Primitive (undifferentiated ) cultured cells from the embryo that have the potential to become a wide variety of specialized cell types, (that is, are pluripotent). They are derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst. Embryonic stem cells are not embryos; by themselves, they cannot produce the necessary cell types, such as trophectoderm cells, in an organized fashion so as to give rise to a complete organism.
Embryonic stem cell lines
Populations of dividing cells established from embryonic stem cells and cultured in the laboratory. Within embryonic cell lines are cells that can produce more embryonic stem cells or, under conditions of differentiation, give rise to collections of cells that include most or all cell types that can be found in a postimplantation embryo, fetus, or developed organism.
Epigenetic effects
Changes in gene expression that occur without changing the DNA sequence of a gene; for example, in the epigenetic effect called genomic imprinting, chemical molecules called methyl groups attach to DNA and "turn off" the gene's expression.
Extraembryonic tissues
Intrauterine tissues derived from the zygote that support the embryo(for example, the placenta, the umbilical cord, and membranes such as the amniotic sac).
Edward's syndrome
Effacement
The thinning (sometimes called ripening) of the cervix in preparation fordelivery. During effacement, the cervix goes from more than an inch thickto paper thin.
Egg donation
When a woman, her ovaries stimulated by drugs to produce extra eggs that are then surgically removed, donates her eggs to another woman. Usually done to help an infertile couple get pregnant.
Ejaculate
The fluid emitted from a man's penis that contains sperm.
Electronic fetal monitor
A device that monitors a fetus's progress and vital signs when a woman is in labor. Records the fetal heartbeat and the mother's contractions.
Embryo biopsy
An experimental test for genetic defects in embryos before they are implanted using IVF (in vitro fertilization).
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Congenital
Present at birth.
Condition
The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: 1.An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition." 2.A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition." 3.Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition." 4.As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.
Retardation
Delay or halt of any process such as mental or physical development.
Palate
Hard and soft tissue forming the roof of the mouth.
Feet
The plural of foot, both an anatomic structure and a unit of measure. As an anatomic structure, the foot is the end of the leg on which a person normally stands and walks. The foot is a particularly complex structure made up of dozens of bones that work together with muscles and tendons to execute precise movements. The bones of the foot include the 10 metatarsal bones and the 28 phalanges (toe bones).
Malformation
Abnormal or anomalous formation or structure; deformity.
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Embryonic germ cells
Pluripotent stem cell lines that migrate, during early development, to the future gonads to form the progenitors of egg or sperm cells. The properties of EG cells are similar to those of embryonic stem cells, but may differ in the DNA methylation of some imprinted regions.
Embryonic stem cells
Primitive (undifferentiated ) cultured cells from the embryo that have the potential to become a wide variety of specialized cell types, (that is, are pluripotent). They are derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst. Embryonic stem cells are not embryos; by themselves, they cannot produce the necessary cell types, such as trophectoderm cells, in an organized fashion so as to give rise to a complete organism.
Embryonic stem cell lines
Populations of dividing cells established from embryonic stem cells and cultured in the laboratory. Within embryonic cell lines are cells that can produce more embryonic stem cells or, under conditions of differentiation, give rise to collections of cells that include most or all cell types that can be found in a postimplantation embryo, fetus, or developed organism.
Epigenetic effects
Changes in gene expression that occur without changing the DNA sequence of a gene; for example, in the epigenetic effect called genomic imprinting, chemical molecules called methyl groups attach to DNA and "turn off" the gene's expression.
Extraembryonic tissues
Intrauterine tissues derived from the zygote that support the embryo(for example, the placenta, the umbilical cord, and membranes such as the amniotic sac).
Edward's syndrome
Effacement
The thinning (sometimes called ripening) of the cervix in preparation fordelivery. During effacement, the cervix goes from more than an inch thickto paper thin.
Egg donation
When a woman, her ovaries stimulated by drugs to produce extra eggs that are then surgically removed, donates her eggs to another woman. Usually done to help an infertile couple get pregnant.
Ejaculate
The fluid emitted from a man's penis that contains sperm.
Electronic fetal monitor
A device that monitors a fetus's progress and vital signs when a woman is in labor. Records the fetal heartbeat and the mother's contractions.
Embryo biopsy
An experimental test for genetic defects in embryos before they are implanted using IVF (in vitro fertilization).
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