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cervix The lower neck of the uterus that opens into the vagina. PICTURE
channels Transport proteins that act as gates to control the movement of sodium and potassium ions across the plasma membrane of a nerve cell.
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cervix: the opening at the lower end of the uterus.
chemiosmosis: the subdivision of cellular respiration in which the energy given off by electrons is used to pump protons across a membrane and synthesize ATP.
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Cervix the neck or a neck-like portion on another body organ such as the bottom narrowed end of the uterus
(cervix = neck)
Chernozem rich black topsoil with a lower layer of lime
(Russian: chernyi = black; zemlya = earth soil) ...
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cervicis cervix = neck; deer.
Cestoidea The class of platyhelminthes that has members that are all parasitic with no digestive tract; have great reproductive potentials. Tapeworms.
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Once the fetus is sufficiently developed, chemical signals start the process of birth, which begins with contractions of the uterus and the dilation of the cervix.
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The os is each end of the cervix, internal (to the uterus) and external (to the vagina)
A municipality of the county Hedmark in Norway, see Os, Hedmark.
A municipality of the county Hordaland in Norway, see Os, Hordaland.
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Radiation therapy may be used to treat almost every type of solid tumor, including cancers of the brain, breast, cervix, larynx, lung, pancreas, prostate, skin, spine, stomach, uterus, or soft tissue sarcomas.
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impermeable cap fitted over the cervix
may be left in place until menstruation
Spermacides
chemicals, such as nonoxynol 9, that inactivate sperm. Inserted into the vagina - often incorporated in sponge - prior to intercourse.
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Ascending infection from the vagina or cervix to the uterus, fallopian tubes and broad ligaments: most often caused by bacterial infections of chlamydia and gonorrhea.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ...
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A type of reproductive cycle in higher female primates, in which the nonpregnant endometrium is shed as a bloody discharge through the cervix into the vagina.
meristem
(mare-eh-stem) [Gk. merizein, to divide] ...
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In the Category B stage indications of immune system failure begin. Persistent infections - such as yeast infections, shingles, diarrhea, and certain cancerous conditions of the cervix - are apparent.
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The most frequent cause of new cancer is a mutation in the p53 gene. It is involved in an estimated 60% of all cancers including cancers of the breast, lung, liver, skin, prostate, bladder, cervix, and colon.
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