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Womenshealth.gov is a service of the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to provide leadership to promote health equity for women and girls through sex/gender-specific approaches. The strategy OWH uses to achieve its mission and vision ...
The almost colorless fluid that travels through the lymphatic system and carries cells that help fight infection and disease. Lymph tissue in the breast helps remove waste.
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The blood flow from the uterus that happens about every 4 weeks in a woman.
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The body opening from which stool passes from the lower end of the intestine and out of the body.
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The diagnosis given for the sudden death of an infant under one year of age that remains unexplained after a complete investigation. Because most cases of SIDS occur when a baby is sleeping in a crib, SIDS is also commonly known as crib death. Most SIDS deaths occur when a baby is between 1 and 4 months of age.
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The external female genital organ. It has five parts, including the urinary opening and the opening to the vagina.
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The fluid (which contains sperm) a male releases from his penis when he becomes sexually aroused or has an orgasm.
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The functional and physical unit of heredity made up of DNA, which has a specific function and is passed from parent to offspring
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The inability to control the flow of urine from the bladder, called urinary incontinence, or the escape of stool from the rectum, called fecal incontinence.
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The largest body organ, the liver has many jobs, including changing food into energy and cleaning alcohol and poisons from the blood. The liver also makes bile, a yellowish-green liquid that helps with digestion.
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