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Colpoptosis
A condition in which the vagina has dropped from its normal position against the abdominal wall
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- Intensivist A physician who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, usually in an intensive care unit (ICU)
- Rickets, renal Rickets-like bone malformations caused by prolonged inflammation of the kidneys
- Adventitious Coming from an external source or occurring in an unusual place or manner. Not inherent, inherited or innate…
- Single base change A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base…
- Stent, medicated See: Coated stent
- Pandiculation The act of stretching and yawning. (If you are in a public place, you might consider demonstrating the…
- Vein, large saphenous The larger of the two saphenous veins, the principal veins that run up the leg superficially (near the…
- Hydrocarbon An organic compound composed exclusively of hydrogen and carbon. All hydrocarbons have a carbon backbone with…
- Cryptorchidism 1. Pertaining to the elbow. 2. Pertaining to the forearm and hand. 3. Pertaining to the ulna. From the Latin…
- Calcium A mineral found mainly in the hard part of bones, where it is stored. Calcium is added to bones by cells…
- Speculum, ear An instrument inserted into the auditory canal of the ear to increase the circumference of the tunnel-shaped…