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port-a-cath (port)

A small medical appliance installed beneath the skin. A tube called a catheter connects the port to a vein so that fluids can be passed into the body. Also called an infusaport….

surface epithelium

A skin-like layer of the lining of the uterus (endometrium)….

melanocyte

One of the three types of cells that make up the skin’s epidermis. Melanocytes produce melanin….