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Womb
The womb (uterus) is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and the rectum. The narrow, lower portion of the uterus is the cervix; the broader, upper part is the corpus. The corpus is made up of…
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Show more- Medial The knee joint is surrounded by a joint capsule with ligaments strapping the inside and outside of the joint…
- Typhus, tropical See Typhus, scrub
- AMA The American Medical Association. The AMA's mission statement proclaims: 'We are the Voice of the American…
- Life-support A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives. Lifestyle diseases include…
- Migraine, menstrual See: Menstrual migraine
- Gamma knife A type of radiosurgery (radiation therapy) machine that acts by focusing low-dosage gamma radiation from many…
- Meningitis, meningococcal Meningitis, meningococcal: Inflammation of the meninges (the membranes covering of the brain and spinal cord)…
- Supraspinatus muscle >The supraspinatus muscle; >The subscapularis muscle, which moves the arm by turning it inward (internal…
- Flashing 'Flashing,' or exhibitionism is characterized by intense, sexually arousing fantasies, urges or behaviors…
- Hyperlexia The presence of advanced ability to read compared to the ability to understand spoken language. Children with…
- DEXA Dual energy X-ray absorptometry. See: DXA
- Expulsion, stage of The part of labor from the full dilatation of the cervix until the baby is completely out of the birth canal…