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Vaginal fornix
The anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike recesses are formed by protrusion of the cervix into the vagina. The fornix uteri is also known as the fornix vaginae (or the…
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- Gonadotropin, human chorionic See: Human chorionic gonadotropin
- Developmental disorder, specific A disorder that selectively affects one area of development, sparing essentially all other areas of…
- Platelet An irregular, disc-shaped element in the blood that assists in blood clotting. During normal blood clotting…
- Pachymeninx The dura. From pachy- (thick) + -meninx (membrane). The plural is pachymeninges
- SV 40 See: SV40
- Pill In pharmacy, a medicinal substance in a small round or oval mass meant to be swallowed. Pills often contain a…
- Drosophila The fruit fly. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, is a favorite model organism in genetics and…
- Meniscus, medial knee The word 'meniscus' refers to a crescent-shaped structure. The medial meniscus of the knee is a thickened…
- Flu shot The flu (influenza) vaccine is recommended annually (each year) for persons at high risk for serious…
- Thyroid insufficiency See: Hypothyroidism
- Chromosome, acentric An abnormal chromosome (a microscopically visible carrier of the genetic material DNA) with two centromeres…