Category: U

A state in which multiple variables make behavior unpredictable, complete certainty conditions.  

A diet lacking adequate representation of nutrients essential for body functioning, balanced diet.  

The flexible cord connecting the fetus and the placenta, containing the umbilical blood vessels, and that carries nutrients to the fetus and waste from the fetus through the placental wall. A cord containing two arteries and one vein which links the fetus inside the uterus to the placenta. Connection between the developing fetus and the…

A device, usually of plastic, used to compress the umbilical cord, allowing it to be cut without endangering the mother and neonate from blood loss.  

In law, outside the power of an individual or body. “Outside the powers.” A legal term referring to activities of a corporation which it is not authorized to do either by its charter or the laws of the state in which it is incorporated.  

A procedure whereby sound waves are used to project an image on a video screen to aid the physician during amniocentesis and other diagnostic procedures during pregnancy, ultrasound device. The imaging procedure generates visual representations of arteries on a screen, serving as a means to assess blood flow, identify obstructions, and measure arterial dimensions.  

A mechanism that transforms electrical energy into sound energy for use in diagnosis, surgery, dental care, and other therapeutic procedures ultrasonography.  

A fixed pattern of changes in basic body processes occurring in 90-100 min cycles.  

An abstract concept pertaining to a set of conditions in which a person comfortably understands himself or herself and others and the natural world.