Category: C

A malformation which is present at birth, e.g. a cleft palate.  

At or before birth.  

A condition in which a person is born with weak ligaments in the hip, so that the femur does not stay in position in the pelvis. Poor or incomplete formation of the ligaments or acetabulum causing the hip to be loose and not properly functioning. A birth defect caused by incomplete development of the hip…

A cataract which is present at birth.  

A weakening of the arteries at the base of the brain, present at birth.  

Unable to think clearly or act rationally.  

A factor which has an association with both a disease and risk factor and thus complicates the nature of the relationship between them.  

The period when a woman giving birth stays in hospital, from the beginning of labour until some time after the birth of her baby. This period is very short nowadays. State of being restrained to a particular place to limit activity. Historically, the 6-week period between the day of parturition and the end of the…

Kept in a place.  

The removing of a cone of tissue from the cervix for examination. A procedure in which a cone-shaped or cylindrical section of tissue is removed from a woman’s cervix with a scalpel or a laser for diagnosis or treatment of cervical dysplasia or localized cancer of the cervix. It is performed when a woman has…