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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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Show more- Lymphadenopathy Abnormally enlarged lymph nodes. Commonly called 'swollen glands.' The term 'lymphadenopathy' is not as tough…
- Ear drum See: Eardrum
- Patellar tendon reflex See: Knee jerk
- Excise To cut out. A laser beam may be used to excise a tumor, much as a scalpel does. The terms excise and resect…
- Hecht-Beals syndrome See: Hecht syndrome
- Mastectomy, radical Removal of all breast tissue, from just under the collar bone to the abdomen, including the chest wall…
- ACE2 (angiotensin converting enzyme 2) An essential regulator of heart function. Also may be involved in the embryonic development of the heart. The…
- PRK (photorefractive keratectomy) A kind of laser eye surgery designed to change the shape of the cornea to eliminate (or reduce) the need for…
- Phlebotomist A person who draws blood.
- Cachectic Having cachexia, physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass due to disease. Patients with advanced…
- Paralysis, infantile (polio) Infantile paralysis is an old synonym for poliomyelitis, an acute and sometimes devastating viral disease…
- Lethal Deadly, fatal, capable of causing death, death-dealing. The word 'lethal' comes from the Latin 'letum'…