dilation
first stage of childbirth, involving an increase in cervical diameter
first stage of childbirth, involving an increase in cervical diameter
describes a trait that is expressed both in homozygous and heterozygous form
inheritance pattern in which individuals with one or two copies of a lethal allele do not survive in utero or have a shortened life span
shunt in the pulmonary trunk that diverts oxygenated blood back to the aorta
shunt that causes oxygenated blood to bypass the fetal liver on its way to the inferior vena cava
(also, vas deferens) duct that transports sperm from the epididymis through the spermatic cord and into the ejaculatory duct; also referred as the vas deferens
state of containing insufficient water in blood and other tissues
active form of vitamin D required by the intestinal epithelial cells for the absorption of calcium
excess production of urine
smooth muscle in the bladder wall; fibers run in all directions to reduce the size of the organ when emptying it of urine