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An abortion where part of the contents of the uterus is not expelled. Termination of pregnancy in which some of the products of conception are not expelled but rather are retained in the uterus. It usually leads to heavy bleeding, is occasionally complicated by infection, and almost always requires surgical intervention. Also called partial abortion.…

Blood from a donor that does not match the blood of the person receiving the transfusion.  

Referring to something which does not go together with something else. Referring to drugs which must not be used together because they undergo chemical change and the therapeutic effect is lost or changed to something undesirable. Referring to tissue which is genetically different from other tissue, making it impossible to transplant into that tissue. Typically,…

The fact of being incompatible. Condition in which two substances (organisms, tissues, drugs) cannot exist together (e.g., one drug cancels or alters the therapeutic effect of another drug given at the same time). A state in which two substances cannot be mixed without one of them being changed or destroyed. The use of two or…

Not able to speak in a way which makes sense. Disordered; lacking logical connection or orderly continuity; unable to express oneself in an intelligible manner.  

(Of health services) provided whether or not someone has a disability or special needs.  

Very small particles found in cells infected by a virus. Large distinctive structures which appear in the nucleus, the cytoplasm, or in both these areas of body cells which are the site of virus multiplication. Inclusion bodies are usually acidophilic and in some cases so characteristic that the identity of the infecting virus is deduced…

A hernia which breaks through the abdominal wall at a place where a surgical incision was made during an operation. Protrusion of the bowel or abdominal structures occurring along the suture line of a prior surgical incision. A hernia through a surgical scar. An incisional hernia refers to a condition where the intestine protrudes through…

Referring to an incision.  

A wound with clean edges, caused by a sharp knife or razor. A wound resulting from a cutting tool.