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The primordial pouch, sometimes referred to as "spay sway" by owners who notice it once the cat has been spayed or neutered, is hereditary in some cats. It is located on a cat's belly. Its appearance is similar to a loose flap of skin that might occur if the cat had been overweight and had then lost weight.
Kangaroo joey inside the pouch Female eastern grey kangaroo with mature joey in pouch. The pouch is a distinguishing feature of female marsupials and monotremes, [1] [2] [3] and rarely in males as well, such as in the yapok [4] and the extinct thylacine. The name marsupial is derived from the Latin marsupium, meaning "pouch".
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
Ileum, caecum and colon of rabbit, showing Appendix vermiformis on fully functional caecum The human vermiform appendix on the vestigial caecum. The appendix was once believed to be a vestige of a redundant organ that in ancestral species had digestive functions, much as it still does in extant species in which intestinal flora hydrolyze cellulose and similar indigestible plant materials. [10]
Pouch may refer to: A small bag such as a packet (container), teabag, money bag, sporran, fanny pack, etc. Marsupium (disambiguation), especially pouch (marsupial), an anatomical feature in which young are carried; Cadaver pouch, a body bag; Diplomatic pouch; Electric heating pouch, medical apparatus, electric heating device for curative treatment
Root primordia (brown spots) as seen on the butt of a freshly cut pineapple crown intended for vegetative reproduction.. A primordium (/ p r aɪ ˈ m ɔːr d i ə m /; pl.: primordia; synonym: anlage) in embryology, is an organ or tissue in its earliest recognizable stage of development. [1]
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The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from P to Z. See also the lists from A to G and from H to O . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .