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Oxter
The armpit. From the Old English oxta or ohsta. The word oxter is used in certain areas of the world (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England), reminding us that there are many local and colloquial names for parts of the human anatomy…
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Show more- Anaphylactic shock A widespread and very serious allergic reaction. Symptoms include dizziness, loss of consciousness, labored…
- Gynecologist A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs. The word 'gynecologist'…
- Epilepsy, temporal lobe See: Epilepsy, temporal-lobe
- Nasal passage The walls of the nasal passages are coated with respiratory mucous membranes which contain innumerable tiny…
- Nullipara A woman who has never given birth to a child.
- Medical-school syndrome See: Medical school syndrome
- Stem cell harvest, peripheral blood A technique for obtaining stem cells from the patient's blood for use in bone marrow transplantation. They…
- Labia The lips, either the lips around the mouth (the oral labia) or the lip-like external female genitalia (the…
- Fari Amini Amini, Fariborz
- Stone-mason's disease See: Silicosis
- Mycet- Prefix that denotes a relationship to fungus. From the Greek mykes, meaning fungus
- Memory, explicit See: Explicit memory