A Trend Is a General Tendency for a Variable to Increase

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A trend is a general tendency for a variable to increase or decrease over time.

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Definitions:

Hemolytic Disease

A condition often occurring in newborns where there is rapid destruction of red blood cells, leading to anemia; commonly due to maternal-fetal blood group incompatibility.

Placenta

An organ that develops in the uterus during pregnancy, providing oxygen and nutrients to the growing fetus while removing waste products.

Fetus

A developing mammal or human from the end of the embryonic period (in humans from nine weeks after conception) until birth.

Hemolysis

The breakdown or destruction of red blood cells, leading to the release of hemoglobin into the surrounding fluid.