morning sickness

nausea and vomiting experienced by some women during the first months of pregnancy or throughout the entire pregnancy. Although morning sickness usually occurs soon after arising in the morning, some women have the symptoms throughout the day. Also called nausea gravidarum.

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February 23rd 2025

cochlear aplasia

the clinical absence or defective development of the cochlea in the inner ear.