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Visceral pericardium
The inner layer of the pericardium, a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels. The pericardium has outer and inner coats. The outer coat is tough and thickened, loosely cloaks the…
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- GOLD-3 One of the stages of chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), according to the Global Initiative for Chronic…
- Papillary tumor A tumor shaped like a small mushroom with its stem attached to the inner lining of the bladder
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- Breast milk Milk from the breast. Human milk contains a balance of nutrients that closely matches infant requirements for…
- Penis, inflammation of the foreskin and glans In the uncircumcised male, balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) and posthitis…
- Bronchospasm, exercise-induced Also called exercise-induced asthma, this is asthma that is triggered by vigorous physical activity…
- Balanitis Inflammation of the rounded head (the glans) of the penis. Inflammation of the foreskin is called posthitis…