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Vagina
- The organ of sexual intercourse in the female.
- The canal in the female extending from the cervix of the womb
to open at the vaginal introitus in the midline between the labia
minora inferior to the urethra and superior to the perineum.
Viral Infection
Virus
- An organism invisible to the microscope consisting of a strand
of DNA and a protein coat.
- Reliant on invading other organisms to reproduce itself.
- Viruses cause many different diseases in man.
- Can be transmitted by piercing if unsterile equipment is used.
- See also Aerosol spread.
Vitamin C
- A vitamin found in plants especially citrus fruits, tomatoes
and green vegetables.
- Essential to the healing process.
- Chemical name Ascorbic acid.
- Chemical Formula C6H8O6
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