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  • 1Umbilical cord — of a three minute old child. A medical clamp has been applied. Latin funiculus umbilicalis Code …

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  • 2Cord blood — Umbilical cord blood is blood that remains in the placenta and in the attached umbilical cord after childbirth. Cord blood is collected because it contains stem cells which can be used to treat hematopoietic and genetic disorders. Contents 1… …

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  • 3cord — [ kɔrd ] noun * 1. ) count an electrical wire that connects a machine to the main supply of electricity 2. ) count or uncount strong thick string: a length of cord Tie it with a nylon cord. a ) gold string that is used as decoration on uniforms… …

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  • 4Cord blood bank — A cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Both private and public cord blood banks have developed since the mid to late 1990s in response to the potential for cord blood transplants in treating diseases of… …

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  • 5Hold on to your kids (Book) — infobox Book | name = Hold on to your kids: Why parents need to matter more than peers title orig = translator = author = Gordon Neufeld, PH.D. Gabor Maté, M.D. cover artist = country = Canada language = English series = genre = Psychology… …

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  • 6cut the cord — 1) to cut the umbilical cord that joins a baby to its mother 2) to end your connection with someone, or to stop depending on their support …

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  • 7Lotus birth — Lotus birth, or Umbilical Nonseverance, is the practice of leaving the umbilical cord unclamped and intact following birth, rather than intervening upon the normal physiological process of Wharton s jelly changes which produce a natural internal… …

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  • 8Childbirth — Parturition redirects here. For the Voyager episode, see Parturition (Star Trek: Voyager). Childbirth (also called labor, birth, partus or parturition) is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more… …

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  • 9Navel — For other uses, see Navel (disambiguation). Belly button redirects here. For other uses, see Belly button (disambiguation). Navel Human innie navel …

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  • 10Stem cell treatments — Many medical researchers believe that stem cell treatments have the potential to change the face of human disease and alleviate suffering. A number of stem cell treatments exist, although most are still experimental and/or costly, with the… …

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