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Cervical cap
A soft rubber cup with a round rim designed to fit snugly around the cervix and act as a barrier contraceptive device. A spermicide is applied to the cap before insertion to kill sperm. A cervical cap is basically a small snug diaphragm…
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- Diarrhea and dermatitis, zinc deficiency Diarrhea and dermatitis, zinc deficiency: Among the consequences of zinc deficiency, dermatitis (skin…
- Invest In medicine, this has nothing to do with the stock market. It means to envelop, cover, or embed.
- Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. An antigen is something that is capable of inducing an…
- Iliac horns Symmetrical bilateral central posterior iliac processes. In other words, horn-like malformations of the crest…
- Genes The basic biological units of heredity. Segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a…
- Receptor 1. In cell biology, a structure on the surface of a cell (or inside a cell) that selectively receives and…
- EYCL3 A gene for brown/blue eye color located on chromosome 15. See also: Eye color
- Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLS): An immune disorder characterized by the presence of abnormal…
- Carpal tunnel release A surgical procedure to relieve pressure exerted on the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (the carpal…
- Toxin, botulinum See: Botulinum toxin
- Leukodystrophy A disorder of the white matter of the brain, the part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The…