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In nematodes: Posterior gut of the female. A narrow, dorsoventrally flattened tube that is lined with cuticle and separated from the intestine by a sphincter muscle. (14)
Ãâó: ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_R.htm
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| receptor |
sensitive component of the ecosystem that reacts to or is influenced by environmental stressors
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/reva/glossary.htm
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| rectum |
The lowest portion of the large intestine that stores stool until it's expelled. See also large intestine. Illustration included.
Ãâó: www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DG/00022.html
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| rectum |
(WAV-22K) The last 8 to 10 inches of the large intestine. The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the body through the anus.
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/cancer/screenforlife/terms.htm
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| recurrence |
When cancer comes back after a period when no cancer could be found.
Ãâó: www.cdc.gov/cancer/lung/glossary.htm
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