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HYDATIDIFORM MOLE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An abnormality during pregnancy; chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus
Synonyms:
hydatid mole; hydatidiform mole; molar pregnancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hydatidiform mole" is a kind of...):
abnormalcy; abnormality (an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies)
Context examples:
Also called hydatidiform mole.
(Molar pregnancy, NCI Dictionary)
Also called invasive hydatidiform mole.
(Chorioadenoma destruens, NCI Dictionary)
Hydatidiform mole is the most common type of gestational trophoblastic tumor.
(Hydatidiform mole, NCI Dictionary)
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