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Cecal
Pertaining to the cecum (also spelled caecum), the first portion of the large bowel, situated in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen. The cecum receives fecal material from the small bowel (ileum) which opens into it. The appendix is…
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- Mycobacterium tuberculosis The bacterium that causes tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis has unusually waxy walls, is slow-growing and among…
- Vein, inferior vena cava A large vein that receives blood from the lower extremities, pelvis and abdomen and empties it into the right…
- Fibronectin, fetal See: Fetal fibronectin
- Cancer of the clitoris See: Cancer of the vulva
- Cyclooxygenase inhibitor See: Cox-1 inhibitor; Cox-2 inhibitor
- Pregnancy ultrasound Creating an image of the developing fetus within the uterus by means of measuring the vibrations returned…
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- Prenatal care During pregnancy, women should receive regular health care from an obstetrician or midwife. Services needed…
- Calf bone Familiar name for the fibula, the lateral (outside) and smaller of the two long bones in the lower leg. The…