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Uterus
The uterus (womb) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and the rectum. The narrow, lower portion of the uterus is the cervix; the broader, upper part is the corpus. The corpus is made up of…
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- Disease, Tsutsugamushi Scrub typhus, a mite-borne infectious disease caused by a microorganism, Rickettsia tsutsugamushi…
- Periodontal disease A bacterial infection that destroys the attachment fibers and supporting bone that hold the teeth in the…
- Blockers, beta A class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine), a key agent in the…
- Code The genetic code is the correspondence between the triplet of bases in DNA with the amino acids. The…
- Protein malnutrition Insufficient intake of nitrogen-containing food (protein) to maintain a nitrogen balance or nitrogen…
- Naming diseases See: Disease nomenclature
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- Electroretinography Electroretinography: Abbreviated ERG. A test in which the electrical potentials generated by the retina of…
- Autotransplantation The process of transplanting tissue from one part of the body to another in the same individual. The…
- Drosophila The fruit fly. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, is a favorite model organism in genetics and…
- Burn treatment The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally…