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Colpopexy
The use of surgical-quality stitches to bring a displaced vagina back into position against the abdominal wall
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- Nephritis, lipomatous A disorder in which the nephrons of the kidney are gradually replaced with fatty tissues, preventing proper…
- CNPs Copy number polymorphisms
- Corpus The body of the uterus (womb)
- Child injury, mental Also known as emotional child abuse, this is the third most frequently reported form of child abuse (after…
- Binaural Relating to both ears. From the Latin bini, a pair, + auris, ear = a pair (of) ears = both ears. Synonymous…
- Homograft See: Allograft
- Vesicatory A substance that causes tissue blistering. Also referred to as a vesicant
- MEDVAC Acronym for medical evacuation. MEDVAC typically refers to a team that is organized with the skills for the…
- XX The sex chromosome complement of a normal human female. See also X chromosome
- Periostoma A benign tumor arising from the periosteum, the dense membrane composed of fibrous connective tissue that…