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Visceral
Referring to the viscera, the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as the liver, pancreas or intestines). In a figurative sense, something 'visceral' is felt 'deep down.' It…
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- Bloody show 1. The blood-tinged mucus created by extrusion and passage of the mucous plug that filled the cervical canal…
- Vesiculography The use of special X-ray equipment and a dye to examine the seminal vesicles and related structures…
- P. acnes See: Propionibacterium acnes
- Cilia The fine hairlike projections from certain cells such as those in the respiratory tract that sweep in unison…
- Sensorium The totality of those parts of the brain that receive, process and interpret sensory stimuli. The sensorium…
- Cancer, small cell lung A type of lung cancer in which the cells appear small and round under the microscope. Also called oat cell…
- Hepatic duct, right See: Right hepatic duct
- Myoglobin The pigment in muscle that carries oxygen.
- LAM Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Medicine, nuclear See: Nuclear medicine
- Tube, otopharyngeal The tube that runs from the middle ear to the pharynx, known also as the Eustachian tube. The function of…