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Pregnancy, extrauterine
A pregnancy that is not in the usual place and is located outside the inner lining of the uterus. A fertilized egg settles and grows in any location other than the inner lining of the uterus. The large majority (95%) of extrauterine…
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Show more- Nonocular type Stickler syndrome Stickler syndrome, type III. See: Stickler syndrome
- Flail chest When enough ribs are broken (usually from a crush injury) to compromise the rigidity of the chest wall. On…
- Granuloma, swimming pool Localized nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called…
- Genetics, forensic See: Forensic genetics
- XY The most frequent sex chromosome complement in human males
- Cranial nerve, fifth The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as…
- Uvula The small piece of soft tissue that can be seen dangling down from the soft palate over the back of the…
- Gas exchange The primary function of the lungs involving the transfer of oxygen from inhaled air into the blood and the…
- Aorta, ascending The ascending aorta is the first section of the aorta, the largest artery in the body. The ascending aorta…
- Response, plantar The plantar response, also known as the Babinski response, is an important neurologic examination based upon…
- H. sapiens See: Homo sapiens
- Ectomy A surgical suffix referring to the removal of something. For example, a lumpectomy is the surgical excision…