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nuchal cord
Subclass of:
Pregnancy Complications;
Fetal Diseases
Definitions related to nuchal cord:
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A complication of pregnancy and delivery in which the umbilical cord wraps around the fetal neck once or multiple times.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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A complication of pregnancy in which the UMBILICAL CORD wraps around the fetal neck once or multiple times. In some cases, cord entanglement around fetal neck may not affect pregnancy outcome significantly. In others, the nuchal cord may lead to restricted fetal blood flow, oxygen transport, fetal development, fetal movement, and complicated delivery at birth.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An umbilical cord that has become looped around the fetus's neck from movement in utero.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A nuchal cord is an umbilical cord that is wrapped around the fetus�s neck. A nuchal cord occurs in about one fourth of deliveries. Normally, the baby is not harmed.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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