Maternal
71maternal death — noun The death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process. Obstetric death. See Also: direct maternal death, eclampsia, ectoptic pregnancy, indirect maternal death, puerperal sepsis, sentinel event …
72Maternal mortality rate — The number of maternal deaths related to childbearing divided by the number of live births (or by the number of live births + fetal deaths) in that year. The maternal mortality rate in the United States in 1993 (and 1994) was 0.1 per 1,000 live… …
73Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) — The presence of AFP, a plasma protein normally produced by the fetus, in the mother s blood. MSAFP serves as the basis for some valuable tests. AFP is manufactured principally in the fetus s liver and, also, in the fetal gastrointestinal (GI)… …
74Maternal influence on sex determination — In humans and several other species of animals, the father determines the sex of the child. In the XY sex determination system, the female provided ovum contributes an X chromosome and the male provided sperm contributes either an X chromosome or …
75maternal floor infarction — a disorder of the placenta resulting from decreased maternal blood flow and characterized by the deposition of fibrin in the decidua basalis with induration of the maternal surface of the placenta …
76maternal mortality rate — the number of deaths due to complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium per 100,000 live births (see also stillbirth). In 1952 concern about maternal mortality resulted in Britain in the setting up of a triennial confidential… …
77maternal quality — noun the quality of having or showing the tenderness and warmth and affection of or befitting a mother the girl s motherliness made her invaluable in caring for the children • Syn: ↑motherliness, ↑maternalism, ↑maternity • Derivationally related… …
78Maternal amnesia — Die Beobachtung von kognitiven Einschränkungen und Gedächtnisstörungen in der Schwangerschaft (maternal amnesia, mütterliche Amnesie) und der Phase nach der Geburt aufgrund von Hormonveränderungen ist beschrieben [1][2], die Existenz eines… …
79maternal inheritance — Inheritance controlled by maternal extra chromosomal determinants …
80maternal mRNA — Messenger RNA found in oocytes and early embryos that is derived from the maternal genome during oogenesis. See masked messenger RNA …
