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Pouch, rectovaginal
An extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. The term 'cul-de-sac,' aside from being any 'blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end,' is used specifically to refer to the rectouterine pouch…
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Show more- Appendiceal Relating to the appendix. As, for example, an appendiceal abscess. Perforation of the appendix can lead to a…
- Off-pump Not on the pump, usually meaning not on the heart-lung machine. See also: Off-pump surgery
- International AIDS Vaccine Initiative See: IAVI
- Nerve cell See: Neuron
- Ablation Removal or excision. Ablation is usually carried out surgically. For example, surgical removal of the thyroid…
- Silver bullet Or magic bullet. 1. The perfect drug to cure a disease with no danger of side effects. The term magic bullet…
- Hypophosphatemia A less than normal blood level of phosphate. The opposite of hyperphosphatemia.
- Enema, barium See: Barium enema
- Herbal remedy A medication prepared from plants, including most of the world's traditional remedies for disease. Most…
- Aphrasia The inability to speak or understand phrases
- Disease, Bowen's N early stage of skin cancer. Bowen disease is medically the same as 'squamous cell carcinoma in situ.'…
- Artificial pacemaker A device that uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart rhythm or to reproduce that rhythm. An internal…