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Fetal abnormalities are conditions that affect a fetus or embryo, are able to be diagnosed prenatally, and may be fatal or cause disease after birth. They may include aneuploidies, structural abnormalities, or neoplasms. Acardiac twin; Achondrogenesis; Achondroplasia; Adrenal hematoma; Agenesis of the corpus callosum; Amniotic band syndrome ...
A congenital malformation is a physical anomaly that is deleterious, i.e. a structural defect perceived as a problem. A typical combination of malformations affecting more than one body part is referred to as a malformation syndrome. [citation needed] Some conditions are due to abnormal tissue development:
ICD-10 Chapter Q: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities; List of ICD-9 codes 740–759: congenital anomalies; Rare disease
A malformative syndrome (or malformation syndrome) is a recognizable pattern of congenital anomalies that are known or thought to be causally related (VIIth International Congress on Human Genetics). [ 1 ]
747.4 Congenital anomalies of great veins; 747.5 Absence or hypoplasia of umbilical artery; 747.6 Arteriovenous malformation, unspec. 747.8 Other specified anomalies of circulatory system. 747.81 Congenital anomalies of cerebrovascular system; 747.82 Spinal vessel anomaly; 747.83 Persistent fetal circulation; 747.9 Unspecified congenital ...
A uterine malformation is a type of female genital malformation resulting from an abnormal development of the Müllerian duct(s) during embryogenesis. Symptoms range from amenorrhea , infertility , recurrent pregnancy loss , and pain, to normal functioning depending on the nature of the defect.
Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development in organisms during their life span. It is a sub-discipline in medical genetics which focuses on the classification of congenital abnormalities in dysmorphology caused by teratogens and also in pharmacology and toxicology.
Fetal warfarin syndrome is a disorder of the embryo which occurs in a child whose mother took the medication warfarin (brand name: Coumadin) during pregnancy.Resulting abnormalities include low birth weight, slower growth, intellectual disability, deafness, small head size, and malformed bones, cartilage, and joints.