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Femoral vein
The largest vein in the groin. The femoral vein is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It passes, together with the femoral artery, beneath the inguinal ligament to enter the abdomen and form the external iliac vein. The femoral vein is…
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- Joint, elbow Three long bones meet in the middle portion of the arm at the elbow joint. The bone of the upper arm…
- Visual receptor The layer of rods and cones that are the visual cells of the retina
- Cell cloning The process of producing a group of cells (clones), all genetically identical, from a single ancestral cell.
- Enterostomy A surgical operation that opens the small intestine and brings it through the abdominal wall to create a new…
- Antibiotic resistance Antibiotic resistance: The ability of bacteria and other microorganisms to withstand an antibiotic to which…
- Skin, tattooing of the The permanent insertion of ink or other pigments below the skin using a sharp instrument. Humans have done…
- Synaptonemal complex A protein structure that forms between two homologous chromosomes during meiosis and that is thought to…
- Koch's postulates In 1890 the German physician and bacteriologist Robert Koch set out his celebrated criteria for judging…
- Butterfly rash Rash: A red, flat facial rash over the bridge of the nose. Over half of patients with systemic lupus…