ejaculation
Ejaculation is a reflex process coordinated by the nervous system and involves several structures beyond the organ where semen ultimately exits the body.
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492 matcheselectrodermal response
A change in the heat and electricity passed through the skin by nerves and sweat.
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The recording is often obtained under specific conditions, such as during sleep or with flashing lights, to help capture patterns not seen at rest.
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ELISA is a laboratory test that uses enzyme-linked antibodies to detect and measure a specific substance within a fluid such as blood serum.
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Named for the tissue it imitates rather than the tissue it came from, which is why it appears in places holding no muscle.
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Endometrial cancer arises in the lining of the uterus and typically announces itself through abnormal vaginal bleeding, especially bleeding after menopause.
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The endometrium is the inner lining of the uterus that thickens and sheds each menstrual cycle and supports a pregnancy if one occurs.
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A food that has nutrients added back that were lost during processing.
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A virus that has an outer wrapping or envelope.
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This laboratory test, commonly abbreviated ELISA, uses enzyme-linked antibodies bound to a solid surface to detect and measure a specific substance in a fluid sample.
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Outbreak investigation, risk factor studies and the evaluation of public health measures all sit with this population level specialist.
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The epididymis is a tightly coiled tube behind each testicle where sperm cells complete maturation and are stored before ejaculation.
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An erection is the firming of erectile tissue as it fills with blood, a physiologic response involving structures in both male and female anatomy.
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ERMS is an abbreviation for embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, the most common soft tissue cancer diagnosed in infants and young children.
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A blood estradiol result means little without knowing where in the cycle, or where in life, the sample was taken.
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After menopause the ovaries largely stop making it, and fat tissue converting adrenal hormones becomes the main remaining source.
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/ ek-SIH-zhun /
Excision is the removal of tissue or a body structure by cutting it out during a procedure.
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To get rid of waste material from the blood, tissues, or organs by a normal discharge (such as sweat, urine, or stool).
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Exenteration is an extensive surgery that removes multiple organs from within a body cavity, most often as treatment for advanced cancer.
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The leakage of blood, lymph, or other fluid, such as an anticancer drug, from a blood vessel or tube into the tissue around it.
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