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Donor insemination
A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the uterus) into the uterus (the womb) to deposit a sperm sample from a man other than the woman's mate directly into the uterus. The…
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- White subungual onychomycosis, proximal The rarest form of fungus infection of the finger or toenail. (Fungus infection of the finger or toenail is…
- Blockers, beta A class of drugs that block beta-adrenergic substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine), a key agent in the…
- Hydrocephalus, acquired Hydrocephalus due to a postnatal cause, something that happened sometime after birth
- Aneurysm, saccular An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor GIST. A type of tumor that usually begins in cells in the wall of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be…
- Psychosis, ICU A disorder in which patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) or a similar hospital setting may experience…
- Alembic A type of still, an apparatus used in the process of distillation. Alembics were employed in chemistry and…
- Genome, Hereford See: Bovine genome
- Endometritis Inflammation of the endometrium. The endometrium is the inner layer of the womb (uterus)
- Chromosome inversion, pericentric A fragment of a chromosome (one of the microscopically visible carriers of the genetic material DNA) that is…