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Tubes
The 'tubes' are medically known as the Fallopian tubes. There are two Fallopian tubes, one on each side, which transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus (the womb). The Fallopian tubes have small hair-like projections called cilia on…
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Show more- Beta protein 1 Abbreviated and better known as BP1. See: BP1
- Summer cold A popular term for hay fever. Although the symptoms of a 'summer cold' may be similar to those of a real…
- Hypercoagulability, estrogen-associated >esterified estrogens >esterified estrogens and methyltestosterone >estradiol >estrogens (conjugated) and…
- Oxytocin A hormone made in the brain that plays a role in childbirth and lactation by causing muscles to contract in…
- Hemoglobin Hemoglobin: The oxygen-carrying pigment and predominant protein in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin forms an…
- Gene, suicide A gene whose expression in a cell is lethal for that cell. Suicide genes form the basis of a strategy for…
- Micturition Urination, the act of urinating. The word 'micturition' comes from the Latin 'micturire' which has a slightly…
- Osteology The study of bones. The branch of anatomy or physical anthropology that deals with bones. Bone-ology
- SGOT Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGOT is…
- UNESCO Acronym for the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- Testing, anonymous Testing in which no name or other means is used to identify the person tested. There is total anonymity. For…
- Otitis media, acute See: Acute otitis media