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The placenta is attached to the uterus by button-like organs called cotyledons that snugly latch onto corresponding organs on the internal surface of the uterus called caruncles. There are ...

Any abnormalities of the urethra should be noted, such as a diverticulum, caruncle, or unsuspected urethral hypersuspension. The degree of enlargement of a cystocele with straining should be noted.

Clinical Features. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common malignant eyelid tumor, accounting for 85% of all such tumors. [1] The tumor usually affects adults but may also occur in younger ...

This week’s featured creature is the Ross’s goose, which, the Cornell Lab of Lab of Ornithology calls a diminutive version of last week’s featured creature, the snow goose. And while that is ...