Category: B

An acid sulfate in which a monovalent metal and a hydrogen ion are combined with the sulfate radical.  

A chemical used in many consumer products to increase their durability and toughness. Its chemical formula is 2,2-bis (4,4′-hydroxyphenyl) propane. It is used principally in manufacturing polycarbonates and epoxy resins. It has estrogen-like effects in animal tissue. Some studies have suggested that BPA has negative hormonal effects on adults and the developing fetus.  

To the two iliac crests or any corresponding iliac structures.  

A system for evaluating the potential for successful elective induction of labor. Factors assessed include fetal station, cervical position, effacement, dilation, and consistency. Each factor receives a score of 0, 1, 2, or 3, for the maximum predictive total score of 15. The lower the score, the greater the possibility that labor induction will fail.…

The time between the birth of one child and the birth of the next one. Parents often manage the interval between births for a variety of personal, psychological, or economic reasons. Intervals of less than 17 months or more than 5 years increase the risk of certain maternal and child health problems, such as pre-eclampsia,…

An alternative nonhospital facility that provides family-oriented maternity care for women judged to be at low risk of experiencing obstetrical complications.  

A genus of filamentous pigment producing fungi that can cause disease in immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients. Bipolaris species are found in soils and vegetation, have been identified in brain, lung, and sinus infections, and resist treatment with current antifungal medications.  

Muscle fibers that come from each side of a tendon in the manner in which barbs come from the central shaft of a feather.  

Derived from two parents, male and female.  

Derived from or pertain, to two ova.