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A-Z Amniotic fluid
Abortion Amniotic sac
Abortus Amniotomy
Abruptio placentae Anaemia
Accidental haemorrhage Anaesthesia
AFP (alpha-fetoprotein) Apgar score
Afterbirth Areola
Amenorrhoea Asthma
Amniocentesis Autism
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Asthma
The condition where there is widespread narrowing of the 'bronchial airways' in the lungs. This narrowing can change in severity for various reasons. Treatment helps to either prevent the narrowing or reverse it in 'asthma attacks'.