genitourinary region
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Genitourinary nerve — Genitourinary nervePlexus Lumbar Spinal Roots (ventral rami) L1, L2Structure Served Skin of scrotum in males, of libia majora in females, and of anterior thigh inferior to middle portion of inguinal region; cremaster muscle in malesCan be… … Wikipedia
regio urogenitalis — [TA] urogenital region: the portion of the perineal region surrounding the urogenital organs. Called also genitourinary region and urogenital triangle … Medical dictionary
system — 1. [TA] A consistent and complex whole made up of correlated and semiindependent parts. A complex of functionally related anatomic structures. 2. The entire organism seen as a complex organization of parts. 3. Any complex of structures… … Medical dictionary
Prostate cancer — is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. It occurs when cells of the prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread (metastasize) from the prostate to other… … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
WAGR syndrome — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 14025 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = 194072 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2423 MeshID = D017624 WAGR syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome in which affected children are… … Wikipedia
immune system — Anat. a diffuse, complex network of interacting cells, cell products, and cell forming tissues that protects the body from pathogens and other foreign substances, destroys infected and malignant cells, and removes cellular debris: the system… … Universalium
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
Urology — is the branch of Surgery that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and… … Wikipedia
fistula — An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface. [L. a pipe, a tube] abdominal f. a fistulous passage connecting one of the abdominal viscera … Medical dictionary
