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Fallopian tube
One of the two Fallopian tubes that transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus (the womb). In the diagram, the Fallopian tubes are not labeled but are well shown running between the uterus and ovaries. NTER> The Fallopian tubes have…
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- Ear, outer There are three sections of the ear. They are the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear…
- Cerebral vascular See: Cerebrovascular
- Pain, chest See: Chest pain
- Incurable Not amenable to a cure. Incapable of being cured, healed and made well again. Many pancreatic cancers are…
- Asthma, exercise-induced Asthma, exercise-induced: Asthma that is 'triggered' by vigorous physical activity. Exercise-induced asthma…
- MALT lymphoma A low grade type of malignancy that arises in cells in mucosal tissue which are involved in antibody…
- Prescription abbreviations A prescription, as is well known, is a physician's order for the preparation and administration of a drug or…
- Asymptomatic infection An infection without symptoms. Also known as inapparent or subclinical infection
- Replication A turning back, repetition, duplication, reproduction