Diseases

Fetal Resorption

The disintegration and assimilation of the dead FETUS in the UTERUS at any stage after the completion of organogenesis which, in humans, is after the 9th week of GESTATION. It does not include embryo resorption (see EMBRYO LOSS).

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Abstract

The disintegration and assimilation of the dead FETUS in the UTERUS at any stage after the completion of organogenesis which, in humans, is after the 9th week of GESTATION. It does not include embryo resorption (see EMBRYO LOSS).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Fetal Resorptions
  • Resorption, Fetal
  • Resorptions, Fetal

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32 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

91(76); was see under FETAL DEATH 1976-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Fetal Death (1966-1975)

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  1. C12.050.703w.223.300w
  2. C23.550.260w.585.260w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fetal Resorption. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005327. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005327
  2. Fetal Resorption. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetal_resorption
  3. Fetal Resorption. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q65090420