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Female organs of reproduction
The internal genital structures of the female include the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb) and the vagina. The ovaries or 'egg sacs' are a pair of female reproductive organs located in the pelvis, one on each side of the…
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Show more- Subglottis The lower part of the larynx just below the vocal cords down to the top of the trachea, which takes air to…
- Gel electrophoresis The process in which molecules (such as proteins, DNA, or RNA fragments) can be separated according to size…
- Vascular dementia A common form of dementia in older persons that is due to cerebrovascular disease, usually with stepwise…
- Prognathism An overly prominent jaw.
- Proteinuria Excess protein in the urine. Some protein is normal in the urine. Too much means protein is leaking through…
- Pylorus The outlet of the stomach.
- Rectouterine pouch >Culdoscopy, the introduction of an endoscope through the vagina into the cul-de-sac; >Culdoscope, the…
- Quintox Trade name of the insecticide dieldrin. See: Aldrin and dieldrin
- Basophil A type of leukocyte (white blood cell) with coarse bluish-black granules of uniform size within the cytoplasm…
- ORS 1. Oral rehydration salts. 2. Oral rehydration solution. 3. Orthopaedic Research Society
- Nucleic acid hybridization A technique in which single-stranded nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are allowed to interact so that complexes…
- Immunization, infectious hepatitis See Immunization, hepatitis A