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Placenta, supernumerary
A succenturiate or accessory placenta
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- Nervine A nerve tonic, a medicine that acts therapeutically upon the nerves, particularly in the sense of a sedative…
- Cranial nerve, tenth The tenth cranial nerve, and one of the most important, is the vagus nerve. All twelve of the cranial nerves…
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- Endometrium The uterine lining; the cells that line the uterus (the womb); the inner layer of the uterus. This tissue is…