Decreased phallic size from hypoplasia of the penis is uncommon; it may be seen with severe forms of hypospadias and chordee. [45] The technical term, micropenis, refers to a penis that is ...

Nasal polyps originate in the upper part of the nose around the openings to the ethmoidal sinuses. The polyps extend into the nasal cavity from the middle meatus, resulting in nasal blockage and ...

At its center, there’s an opening—the internal acoustic meatus—that allows nerves and arteries to pass through. The tympanic part is the curved portion of bone beneath the squama and in front of the ...

With the rabbit's head flexed ventrally, the tube should be gently inserted into the nostril, aimed ventrally and medially into the ventral meatus. If the tube is placed properly, there should be ...

Most episodes of bacteriuria in catheterized women are believed to occur through the extraluminal entry of organisms. Fecal strains contaminate the perineum and urethral meatus, and then ascend to the ...

An estimated 8 million women in the US have difficulty hearing, and 2 million of those are able to hear, at best, only shouted words. Women of all ages have better hearing than men at frequencies ...

These organs detect movement and send the sensory information through vestibular ganglions (nerve bundles in a canal called the internal auditory meatus) to the vestibular nerve. The vestibular nerve ...

Keep nondominant hand in this position, do not remove! Lubricate tip of catheter with sterile lubricant jelly. Holding the coiled catheter in dominant hand, gently introduce the catheter tip into the ...

Platinum-based antineoplastic drugs are widely used in the treatment of solid tumors. Carboplatin is a safe and efficacious adjuvant treatment for stage I seminoma following a risk-adapted treatment ...

urethral narrowing, painful urination, genital herpes simplex, vulvitis, hypersensitivity, itching, pus formation, skin ulcer, erosions in the urethral meatus, and superinfection of warts and ulcers.