Category: I

A placenta retained in the uterus by irregular uterine contractions after delivery. The placenta remains inside the uterus due to a spasm that causes the womb’s exit to constrict, creating an opening too narrow for the placenta to be expelled.  

limitation in independent, purposeful physical movement of the body or of one or more extremities.  

Phagocytosis that is stimulated by the presence of opsonins such as antibodies.  

In an occurrence that normally produces an electric force, such as a muscle contraction, the time or point when no electrical energy is produced.  

Pericarditis resulting from myocardial infarction.  

Acute nonspecific pericarditis.  

Percussion performed by striking the surface directly with the fingers.  

Any peptide that has a strong affinity for binding with class I or II histocompatibility antigens and for stimulating a response by T lymphocytes. Immunodominant peptides are produced by antigen processing, are expressed on the surface of macrophages and other antigen-presenting cells, and may be useful both in desensitizing people to allergens and in vaccine…

An adult pelvis that retains its infantile characteristics.  

A band of fibers running along the lateral border of the fourth ventricle, connecting the spinal cord and medulla with the cerebellum.