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Small glands just inside the urethral opening in females, believed to develop from the same embryonic tissue as the male prostate gland and responsible for emitting fluid from the urethra during orgasm. Glands lying just inside of and on the posterior area of the urethra in the female. If the margins of the urethra are…

Age as determined through a comparison of a person’s bone development relative to norms for people of the same age.  

The hypothesis that retroactive inhibition is greatest when there is an intermediate degree of similarity between original and interpolated learning.  

The rapid gathering of facts and analyzing of the details of the incident or accident immediately upon arrival at the scene. The assessment of the safety of a scene for rescuers and patients before proceeding with the initial patient assessment.  

The tendency to perceive the size of objects as more or less the same despite the fact that the retinal image of these objects change in size whenever we change the distance from which we view them, shape constancy; unconscious interference.  

The as follows: a. burning or difficulty during urination, b. frequent urination especially at night, c. passage of bloody-appearing urine, d. puffiness around the eyes, swelling of hands and feet, especially in children, e. pain in the small of the back, and f. high blood pressure.  

Simultaneous cunnilingus and fellatio.  

A method of transporting an injured person on a litter over rough terrain. It consists of passing a stretcher by six persons in two parallel rows, the last two persons in line proceeding ahead each time as the stretcher passes them.    

Decision making on the basis of the context of a particular situation, not on the basis of a prescribed set of laws or codes of action.  

A belief that no one set of rules or principles can be applicable to all situations. Each specific situation must be analyzed to determine which ethical principles are applicable.