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Uterine tube
Also called the Fallopian tube. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side. They transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus (the womb). The Fallopian tubes have small hair-like projections called cilia on the cells of the lining…
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- Ossicle Any small bone, such as the tiny bones within the human ear
- Uterine fornix The fornix of the uterus (known in medical Latin as the 'fornix uteri') refers to the anterior (front) and…
- Medial occipitotemporal gyrus See: Lingual gyrus
- Selenocysteine An amino acid in which selenium takes the place of sulfur in the amino acid cysteine. Its formula is…
- ARM Abbreviation of age-related maculopathy, any pathologic condition of the macula, the small spot in the retina…
- EDC Estimated date of confinement, the estimated calendar date when the baby will be born
- Syndrome, Cornelia de Lange See: de Lange syndrome
- Minor A minor is someone who is not yet an adult and, in a larger sense, it is something that is less than…
- First degree burn See: Burn, first degree
- Mycobacterium avium A slow-growing bacterium found in the soil and in dust particles that causes tuberculosis in birds and swine…