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Women’s health
Health issues and subjects specific to women, such as menstruation, contraception, maternal health, child birth, menopause and breast cancer. These issues are often related to the female human anatomy such as female genitalia and breasts or to conditions caused by hormones specific to females.
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Women’s health
glandular tissue
Health care; Women’s health
Body tissue that produces and releases one or more substances for use in the body. Some glands produce fluids that affect tissues or organs. Others produce hormones or participate in blood ...
wheezing
Health care; Women’s health
Breathing with difficulty, with a whistling noise. Wheezing is a symptom of asthma.
colon cancer
Health care; Women’s health
Cancer in the inner lining of the colon. The colon is the part of the digestive tract that removes water from feces before the feces leaves the body through the anus. Most colon cancers start as ...
colorectal cancer
Health care; Women’s health
Cancer of the colon or rectum is also called colorectal cancer. See colon cancer.
rectal cancer
Health care; Women’s health
Cancer of the colon or rectum is also called rectal cancer. See colon cancer.