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prenatal
(redirected from prenatal loss)

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prenatal
Informal a prenatal examination
prenatal [prē′nād·əl]
(medicine)
Existing or occurring before birth.
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Altered sperm-transit constrains the process of fertilization of the oocyte, leading to post-ovulatory overripeness ovopathy (PoOO), which leads to defective implantation in animals, transitory retardation in the rate of development, and increased prenatal loss (12,13).
Where the boys aren't: dioxin and the sex ratio. (Commentaries) by Groenewoud, Hans M.M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
This phenomenon explains some theoretical constructions necessary for explaining the inconsistencies and controversies in epidemiologic data (21), namely, distortion by differential prenatal loss or an inverted dose-response gradient (22,23), or the dose-response fallacy (24).
The Secular Trends in Male:Female Ratio at Birth in Postwar ... by Pasker-de Jong, Pieternel C.M. / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
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