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Ampulla
In anatomy, a sac-like enlargement of a canal or duct. The ampulla of Vater is the enlargement of the ducts from the liver and pancreas at the point where they enter the small intestine. Ampulla in Latin means flask. An ampulla was a flask…
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- Condition The term 'condition' has a number of biomedical meanings including the following: > >An unhealthy state, such…
- Colinear Arranged in the same linear order. See: Colinearity
- Walleye 1. A dense white opacity (leukoma) of the cornea. 2. Divergent strabismus (exotropia) in which the eye turns…
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- Craniology The study of variations in size, shape, and proportion of the skull (cranium). Also known as phrenology, it…
- Allopathic Pertaining to allopathy (conventional medicine). The term was coined in 1842 by C.F.S. Hahnemann to designate…
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- Partial hysterectomy Hysterectomy: In a partial hysterectomy, the uterus is surgically removed but the cervix is left in place…