In a healthy pregnancy your HCG levels should double every 48 hours. But when the pregnancy is not progressing the way it should as in the case of chromosomal abnormality your HCG may rise at slower rates or rise at first and then start to decline.
Definition of moot. 1 : a deliberative assembly primarily for the administration of justice; especially : one held by the freemen of an Anglo-Saxon community.
If you've encountered the word motley, it's most likely in the phrase motley crew, which means a diverse and poorly organized group. Think of a band of pirates, or the assorted characters who became The Fellowship of the Ring. In contemporary usage, motley can be used in virtually any context as a synonym for mismatched, heterogeneous, or ragtag. But the word was first used to describe multicolored fabric, especially the type of material used in a jester's costume.