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Uterine fornix
The fornix of the uterus (known in medical Latin as the 'fornix uteri') refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike recesses are formed by protrusion of the cervix…
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- Trisomy 13 syndrome Condition with three rather than the normal two chromosomes #13. Children born with this syndrome have…
- Menopause, surgical Menopause, surgical: Surgical menopause is, not unexpectedly, menopause induced by surgery. Surgical…
- NIOSH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, a US Federal agency responsible for conducting…
- Cys-Cys Cystine
- Septum, interventricular The wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart. A hole in the interventricular septum…
- G (drug caution code) Abbreviation on a medication that stands for 'glaucoma' and indicates the medication can cause problems for a…
- Acrochordon A small tag of skin that may have a stalk (a peduncle). An acrochordon may appear on skin anywhere although…
- Venous line, central A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava…
- Berlin Heart The name of a company in Berlin, Germany and of a ventricular assist device it makes. The device works by…
- Osteotomy, displacement Surgical reconfiguration of a bone by changing its physical relationship to other bones