fetal circulation
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffetalandcirculation
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fetal
adjective
uk/ˈfiː.təl/us/ˈfiː.t̬əl/
relating to a fetus (= a young human being or animal ...
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circulation
noun
uk/ˌsɜː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɝː.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
the process in which something such as information, money, or goods passes from one person ...
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(Definition offetalandcirculationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffetal circulation
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It is possible that some babies who die with a diagnosis of persistentfetalcirculationactually have covert, but treatable, cyanotic heart disease.
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The exocoelomic cavity contains the yolk sac, which is connected to the primitive digestive tract andfetalcirculation.
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During normal pregnancy, there is an exponential increase in cortisol concentrations in thefetalcirculation.
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As the placenta matures, the thickness of the trophoblastic epithelium decreases and this may lead to increased diffusion of drug molecules into thefetalcirculation.
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It readily crosses the placenta and enters thefetalcirculationand can be found in fetal tissues.
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Maternal hypertension may reduce placental blood -ow and transport capacity, and thus reduce transfer of nutrients to thefetalcirculation.
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Dramatic changes in thefetalcirculationoccur in jeopardised fetuses and in particular venous waveform changes are indicative of fetal deterioration.
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The placenta links the uterus and thefetalcirculation, whereas thefetalcirculationand fetal brain are linked by the fetal blood brain barrier.
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This suggests that the placental vasculature can act as a large capacitor in thefetalcirculation.
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The possible mechanisms of intra-uterine transmission include transplacental infection and transfusion of maternal blood into thefetalcirculation.
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In addition, thefetalcirculationwill affect drug transfer, so that an impairedfetalcirculationwould reduce drug-transfer rates across the placenta.
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Persistentfetalcirculationcomplicates almost all presentations in neonates and has to be distinguished from congenital heart disease.
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Of neonates referred as cases of persistentfetalcirculation, the proportion increases to 9%.
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The centralization of thefetalcirculationis more evident in response to maternal hypoxaemia than to reduced utero-placental blood -ow.
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The virus is then released from the placenta and reaches thefetalcirculationvia the umbilical cord.
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The unique aspects of thefetalcirculationwhich have been reviewed hold important implications for circuitry.
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Noninvasive measurement offetalcirculationusing ultrasound: a new method.
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High concentrations of these cytokines in thefetalcirculationmay thus indicate healthy placental function, which in turn may positively affect maturation of immune competence in the developing fetus.
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Transatrial flow, which represents a very important shunt in thefetalcirculation, seems also to be constant throughout pregnancy.
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Cardiac ultrasound was consistent with the clinical diagnosis of persistentfetalcirculation.
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