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Biopsy, muscle
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- Small bowel Another name for the small intestine. The word 'bowel' originated from the Latin 'botulus' meaning 'sausage.'
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- Stage of dilatation The part of labor when the cervix dilates fully (to 10 centimeters). Also called the first stage of labor
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- Afferent nerve A nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system (CNS). The opposite of an afferent nerve is…
- Law, Hardy-Weinberg Basic concept in population genetics discovered independently in 1908 by the great English mathematician…