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Ovarian cyst
A fluid-filled sac in the ovary. The most common type of ovarian cyst is called a follicular cyst. It results from the growth of a follicle. A follicle is the fluid-filled cyst that contains an egg. In some cycles, this follicle grows…
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Show more- Posture The carriage of the body as a whole, the attitude of the body, or the position of the limbs (the arms and…
- Shark attack >Always swim in a group. Sharks most often attack lone individuals. >Don't wander too far from shore. Doing…
- Parietal pericardium The outer layer of the pericardium which is a conical sac of fibrous tissue that surrounds the heart and the…
- Breast trauma Breast trauma: Physical damage to a breast. If a breast is injured by trauma, tiny blood vessels may rupture…
- Yersinia pestis genome See: Plague bacterium genome
- Sick sinus syndrome Symptoms of dizziness, confusion, fainting, and heart failure due to a problem with the sinus node of the…
- Vein, small saphenous The smaller of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Polio, abortive A minor form of infection with the polio virus, abortive polio accounts for 80 to 90 percent of clinically…
- Gastropathy, hypoproteinemic hypertrophic See: Giant hypertrophic gastritis
- Annexin A1 One of the annexins, a family of proteins that share the property of binding calcium and phospholipids. The…
- Calipers, skin See: Skin calipers
- Nanny-cam See: Nanny cam