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Female internal genitalia
The internal genital structures of the female, comprising the ovaries, the Fallopian tubes, the uterus (womb), the cervix, and the vagina. These are, collectively, the female organs of reproduction. The ovaries or 'egg sacs' are a pair of…
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- Vestibular apparatus The vestibule and three semicircular canals of the inner ear. Like an internal carpenter's level, these…
- Endoscopic ultrasound Ultrasound: Aviated EUS. A procedure that combines endoscopy and ultrasound to obtain images and information…
- Transplant, hand and forearm Transplantation of the hand and the forearm from one person (a deceased donor) to another (the recipient). In…
- Genes The basic biological units of heredity. Segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a…
- Gastric emptying study Gastric emptying study: A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…
- Hydrogen cyanide See: Cyanide
- Elastin A protein that coil and recoils like a spring within the elastic fibers of connective tissue and accounts for…
- Relaxin A hormone produced during pregnancy that facilitates the birth process by causing a softening and lengthening…
- Disease, Alzheimer See: Alzheimer disease
- Isocellular Composed of cells of the same size and type. Isocellular is a Greek-Latin hybrid term compounded from the…
- Microvascular disease Disease of the finer blood vessels in the body, including the capillaries. In contrast to macrovascular…