Incompatibility, Rh


the first twin was hydropic (swollen with edema fluid) and stillborn; the second twin was deeply jaundiced and subsequently died of kernicterus.

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    A cervix that has an abnormal tendency to dilate and so may not be able to keep a fetus from being spontaneously aborted (miscarried).

  • Incontinence

    The inability to control excretions, to hold urine in the bladder, or to keep feces in the rectum.

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    Negative clinical trial; Non-inferior clinical trial; Positive clinical trial.

  • Incontinence of urine

    Inability to hold urine in the bladder. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the urinary sphincters resulting in involuntary passage of urine (wetting). See enuresis. See also bedwetting.

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    Inability to hold feces in the rectum. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the anal sphincters permitting untimely passage of feces and gas. Also called rectal incontinence.


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