Opitz G/BBB Family Connection
(Canada)

43 Swallow Street, Kitimat, British Columbia V8C 1K6

Phone: 250-632-7026  Fax:250-639-9062 E-Mail

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Failure to thrive:  describes a baby who grows and gains weight slower than expected

Fetal distress:  physical distress experienced by a fetus because of lack of  oxygen

FISH Test: Abbreviation for fluorescence in situ hybridization, a molecular approach to chromosome mapping. FISH uses fluorescein tags that glow to detect the hybridization (the combination) of probes with chromosomes.

Fistula:  an abnormal passageway from one organ to another or from an organ to the body surface

Flexion: The process of bending or the state of being bent. Flexion of the fingers results in a clenched fist.

Fluoroscopy:  a method used to view organ structure and function by passing X-rays through the body and monitoring the resulting image on a fluorescent screen

Forceps delivery:  the use of an instrument that cups the baby's head (called an obstetric forceps), to help deliver a baby.

Fundoplycation: a surgical procedure that wraps the top of the stomach around the oesophogus and attaches it to the base of the stomach. Creating pressure to discourage the acid to reflux up the esphoogus. 

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