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Perspiration
1) The secretion of fluid by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These small, tubular glands are situated within the skin, as well as in the subcutaneous tissue under it. They discharge their fluid through tiny openings in the surface of the…
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- Adenoidectomy Adenoidectomy: The surgical removal of the adenoids.
- TGF Transforming growth factor
- Lithotomy position Position in which the patient is on their back with the hips and knees flexed and the thighs apart. The…
- Inheritance, mendelian The manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to their children. The four modes of Mendelian…
- Feces The medical and scientific term for the 'excrement discharged from the intestines.' The word 'feces' (or its…
- Cranial nerve IX The ninth cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve. The 12 cranial nerves, the glossopharyngeal nerve…
- Buboes The plural of 'bubo'
- Oriental medicine (traditional) His is a sophisticated form of medicine that is comprised of many systematic techniques and methods…
- Gland, endocrine See: Endocrine gland
- Beriberi, infantile See: Infantile beriberi
- Thrombinogen Better known today as prothrombin, a coagulation (clotting) factor needed for the normal clotting of blood…