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Gonad, female
The female gonad, the ovary or 'egg sac', is one of a pair of reproductive glands in women. They are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus. Each ovary is about the size and shape of an almond. The ovaries have two…
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- Orthopedist An orthopaedic surgeon, orthopaedics being the branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system…
- Generic 1. The chemical name of a drug. 2. A term referring to the chemical makeup of a drug rather than to the…
- Fat, unsaturated A fat that is liquid at room temperature and comes from a plant such as olive, peanut, corn, cottonseed…
- Human Genome Organisation The international organization of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project, the global initiative to…
- Leukopenia Lower than the normal amount of white blood cells.
- Longevity Lifespan. (With increasing longevity, women will soon be postmenopausal for one third of their lives)
- Intra-arterial pressure The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the arterial tension
- Foot type The category into which a particular foot falls. Foot types are generally classified into one of three…
- Posterior pituitary The back portion of the pituitary, a small gland in the head called the master gland. The posterior pituitary…
- Ventricular septum The wall between the two lower chambers (the right and left ventricles) of the heart
- Decompression, biliary See: Biliary decompression