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Urethra
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Urethr/o
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The transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body.
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Urethra
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Uterus
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Uter/o
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Pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen between the bladder and the rectum.
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Uterus
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Vagus nerve
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Vag/o
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A remarkable nerve that supplies nerve fibers to the pharynx (throat), larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), lungs, heart, esophagus, and the intestinal tract as...
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Vagus nerve
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Vessel/ductus deferens
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Vas/o
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The surgical opening of a vein.
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Venotomy
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Vein
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Ven/o
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Cutting of the vagus nerve is a
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Vagotomy
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Vasodilation is a state of increased caliber of the
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Vessel or increase in the internal diameter of a blood vessel that results from relaxation of smooth muscle within the wall of the vessel thus causing an increase in blood flow.
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