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Meatus, female urethral
The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females the urethra is shorter than in the male. The meatus (opening) of the female urethra is above the vaginal opening, as indicated here…
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- VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor, a substance made by cells that stimulates the formation of new blood…
- Claudication, intermittent Claudication, intermittent: An aching, crampy, tired, and sometimes burning pain in the legs that comes and…
- Nucleus amygdalae See: Amygdaloid nucleus
- Finished DNA sequence A DNA sequence in which the bases are identified to an accuracy of no more than 1 error in 10,000 and are…
- Silver bullet Or magic bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term magic bullet…
- Paralysis, stomach Formally called gastroparesis, this is a medical condition in which the muscle of the stomach is paralyzed by…
- Electromyogram Electromyogram: A test used to record the electrical activity of muscles. When muscles are active, they…
- Microvascular Pertaining to the microvasculature, the portion of the vasculature of the body consisting of the smaller…
- Progressive vaccinia A severe complication of smallpox vaccination that occurs because of an immune defect in the vaccinated…