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- Urethral sphincter >Internal sphincter: Part of the muscular bladder wall acts as the internal urethral sphincter and prevents…
- Meatus An opening or passageway. For example, the female urethral meatus. The urethra is the transport tube from the…
- Stickler syndrome A relatively common genetic disorder characterized by very flexible (hyperextensible) joints, typical facial…
- Nipple discharge See: Breast discharge
- DNA technology, recombinant A series of procedures used to join together (recombine) DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is…
- Stomach 1. The sac-shaped digestive organ that is located in the upper abdomen, under the ribs. The upper part of the…
- Arcus senilis A cloudy opaque arc or circle around the edge of the eye, often seen in the eye of the elderly.
- Macular pucker Scar tissue in the macula, the area of the retina responsible for sharp central vision. The scar can blur and…
- ETM2 A gene for essential tremor, uncontrollable shaking of the hands and head and sometimes other parts of the…
- Upper motor neuron A neuron that starts in the motor cortex of the brain and terminates within the medulla (another part of the…