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Withdrawal, penis
A method of contraception, also called coitus interruptus, in which the man withdraws his penis from the vagina before ejaculation. Fertilization is prevented because the sperm do not enter the vagina. The effectiveness of this maneuver…
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- Lithotomy Surgical removal of a stone, especially a kidney or bladder stone. From the Greek roots litho-, stone + tome…
- Pancreatic Having to do with the pancreas, a spongy, tube-shaped organ about 6 inches long. It is located in the back of…
- Tooth root The lower two-thirds of a tooth. The roots are normally buried in bone, and serve to anchor the tooth in…
- Long-term care facility A facility that provides rehabilitative, restorative, and/or ongoing skilled nursing care to patients or…
- ThinPrep Pap test A modified Pap test technique designed to reduce some of the technical problems inherent in the traditional…
- Beijerinck See: Beijerinck, Martinus W.
- Vitamin P An old name for substances now known as bioflavinoids. They are no longer considered to be vitamins by the…
- Shoulder blade The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or…
- Fiber and diabetes Soluble fibers (oat bran, apples, citrus, pears, peas/beans, psyllium, etc.) slow down the digestion of…
- Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) A disorder that develops before birth (prenatal), is present at birth (congenital), and is characterized by…
- Ounce A measure of weight equal to 1/16th of a pound or, metrically, 28.35 grams. The abbreviation for ounce is oz…