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  • 51hydrometrocolpos — Distention of uterus and vagina by fluid other than blood or pus. [hydro + G. metra, uterus, + kolpos, bosom (vagina)] * * * hy·dro·me·tro·col·pos .mē trō käl .päs n an accumulation of watery fluid in the uterus and vagina compare …

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  • 52blood serum — noun an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates • Syn: ↑serum • Derivationally related forms: ↑serous (for: ↑serum) • Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑ …

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  • 53ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium).  The human ear, like …

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  • 54Lymph — An almost colorless fluid that travels through vessels called lymphatics in the lymphatic system and carries cells that help fight infection and disease. * * * A clear, transparent, sometimes faintly yellow and slightly opalescent fluid that is… …

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  • 55human embryology — ▪ biology Introduction       the process encompassing the period from the formation of an embryo, through the development of a fetus, to birth.       The human body, like that of most animals, develops from a single cell produced by the union of… …

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  • 56mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots …

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  • 57Humor — In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in the front and rear chambers of the eye. The humors ran through an ancient theory that held that health came from balance… …

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  • 58echinoderm — /i kuy neuh derrm , ek euh neuh /, n. any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea …

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  • 59Edema — The swelling of soft tissues as a result of excess water accumulation. Edema is often more prominent in the lower legs and feet toward the end of the day as a result of pooling of fluid from the upright position maintained during the day. Upon… …

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  • 60Water blister — A blister with clear watery contents that is not purulent (does not contain pus) and is not sanguineous (does not contain blood). A blister is medically termed a vesicle. One that is more than 5 mm in diameter with thin walls and is full of… …

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