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The central area of the prostate gland. Glandular overgrowth here is responsible for symptoms of bladder obstruction, urinary frequency, and nighttime urination — symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy. Relatively fewer cancers start here than at the outer borders of the gland.  

Jumping across or passing over as occurs when nerve fibers in the brain link nonadjacent convolutions.  

Low levels of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) class antibody that occur when an infant is between 5 and 6 months of age. The maternal IgG that has crossed the placenta begins to drop after birth and reaches its lowest level (about 350 mg/dl) at this point. If IgG production is decreased, transient hypogammaglobulinemia develops. Normal…

Having an effect on several generations of a family.  

Having a gender identity or gender perception different from one’s phenotypic gender.  

Bleeding that results from the transfusion of multiple units of blood.  

A complication of monochorionic multiple pregnancies in which one fetus receives more blood flow than the other from the placenta. It is diagnosed by fetal ultrasonography: one twin’s amniotic sac has polyhydramnios (excessive amniotic fluid), while the other twin’s sac has oligohydramnios (insufficient amniotic fluid). Death of one or both twins will occur without intervention.…

Colloquial term for the point at which the risks associated with low hematocrit or hemoglobin levels outweigh the risk of an adverse reaction associated with a blood transfusion.