This inflammatory, often chronic disease affects the
mucosa and submucosa of the colon. It usually begins in the rectum
and sigmoid colon and often extends upward into the entire colon (colon:
which is the name for the longer part of the large intestine, extends up
from the cecum along the right side and then bends to extend across the
abdomen to the left side). It...
Other articles in this category:
-
Urinary Tract Infection
The urinary system is also called the excretory
system, and its job is store move certain waste products from the blood
and eliminate them from the body.
Cystitis and urethritis...
-
Uterine Cancer
Uterine: pertaining to the uterus.
Uterus: the hollow muscular organ in female in which the
fertilized ovum normally becomes embedded and in which the developing...
-
Uterine Problems
Uterus: the organ to which the fallopian
tubes lead is the uterus, and it is within this structure that the fetus
grows until it is ready to be born.
The uterus is a...
