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Urethral meatus, female
The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females the urethra is shorter than in the male. The meatus (opening) of the female urethra is above the vaginal opening, as indicated here…
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- Nephrosis Non-inflammatory, non-neoplastic disease of the kidney. Nephrosis an be caused by kidney disease, or it may…
- Cochlear Pertaining to the cochlea, the organ of hearing
- Cerebral ventricle >Lateral ventricles: The lateral ventricles are in the cerebral hemispheres. Each lateral ventricle consists…
- Soy milk allergy Allergy: Soy protein formulas contain no cow milk and are therefore reasonable alternatives for infants with…
- Silk Road disease Behcet's disease. Called Silk Road disease because it is most common and more severe in people originating…
- MUTYH See: MYH
- Somnolent Sleepy or tending to cause sleep. 'Somnolent' came from French. It descends from the Latin 'somnus' meaning…
- Jaw The bones below the mouth (the mandible) and the bone above the mouth just above the mouth (the maxilla). The…
- Snake antivenin Antibodies created in the blood of a horse or sheep when the animal is injected with snake venom. Antivenin…
- Spina bifida cystica A bony defect in the vertebral column that causes a cleft in that column. The meningeal membranes that cover…