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A surgical operation in which the womb is removed through the vagina. The surgical extraction of the uterus through the vaginal passage.  

A surgical operation to lift and stitch the vagina and bladder to the abdominal wall.  

Inflammation of both the vagina and the urinary bladder.  

The ratio between the amount of haemoglobin and the number of red blood cells in a specific amount of blood.  

A condition of being unable to tell the difference between specific colours. inability to detect differences between colours.  

A bag attached to the opening made by a colostomy, to collect faeces as they are passed out of the body.  

A surgical instrument for examining the interior of the colon. An endoscope for viewing the interior of the colon. It is made of fibreglass which ensures flexibility, and incorporates a system of lenses for magnification and a lighting system. A slender, flexible, hollow instrument equipped with a light source, inserted through the anus and rectum…

The washing out of the contents of the large intestine using a tube inserted in the anus. Flushing of the colon with water, that is, an enema.  

A condition in which part of the eye, especially part of the iris, is missing. A defect in the development of the eye causing abnormalities ranging in severity from a notch in the lower part of the iris, making it pear-shaped, to defects in the lower part of the retina and choroid (the inner layers…

A liquid used for painting on a clean wound, where it dries to form a flexible covering. A syrupy solution of nitrocellulose in a mixture of alcohol and ether. When applied to the surface of the body it evaporates to leave a thin clear transparent skin, useful for the protection of minor wounds. Flexible collodion…