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Lymph (from Latin lympha 'water') [1] is the fluid that flows through the lymphatic system, a system composed of lymph vessels (channels) and intervening lymph nodes whose function, like the venous system, is to return fluid from the tissues to be recirculated.
Rectal discharge is intermittent or continuous expression of liquid from the anus . Normal rectal mucus is needed for proper excretion of waste. Otherwise, this is closely related to types of fecal incontinence (e.g., fecal leakage) but the term rectal discharge does not necessarily imply degrees of incontinence. Types of fecal incontinence ...
denoting something as moving or situated across or through Latin trāns, across, through Transfusion: tri-three Latin tri-Triceps, Trisomy: trich(i)-, trichia, trich(o)-of or pertaining to hair, hair-like structure Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx), hair Trichocyst-tripsy: crushing Greek τρῖψις (trípsis), rubbing, friction Lithotripsy-trophy
Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine .
Unicellular organisms discharge waste products directly through the surface of the cell. During life activities such as cellular respiration, several chemical reactions take place in the body. These are known as metabolism. These chemical reactions produce waste products such as carbon dioxide, water, salts, urea and uric acid. Accumulation of ...
If a person drinks solutions with excessive sugar or excessive salt, these can draw water from the body into the bowel and cause osmotic diarrhea. [ 20 ] [ 19 ] Osmotic diarrhea can also result from maldigestion (e.g., pancreatic disease or coeliac disease ) in which the nutrients are left in the lumen to pull in water.
[1] [2] Normal vaginal discharge may be large in volume but typically does not have a strong odor, nor is it typically associated with itching or pain. [3] While most discharge is considered physiologic (represents normal functioning of the body), some changes in discharge can reflect infection or other pathological processes.
The mucus blanket aids in the protection of the lungs by trapping foreign particles before they can enter them, in particular through the nose during normal breathing. [ 8 ] Mucus is made up of a fluid component of around 95% water, the mucin secretions from the goblet cells, and the submucosal glands (2–3% glycoproteins), proteoglycans (0.1 ...