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  2. Polycephaly - Wikipedia

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    The children had two heads, two legs and two arms, sharing all the body below the neck. Each child had a separate spine, but shared a heart, liver, lungs and pelvis, and both brains functioned. The boys were featured on the Channel 4 programme Bodyshock on December 19, 2012, where it was reported they had died at six months.

  3. Supernumerary body part - Wikipedia

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    Polycephaly – an extra head; Polydactyly – additional fingers or toes [4] Polymelia – an extra arm or leg; Polyorchidism – having three or more testicles [5] Supernumerary bones – these additional bones are fairly common, particularly in the feet, and are frequently mistaken for fractures on x-rays. Supernumerary kidney – a third ...

  4. List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - Wikipedia

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    First, prefixes and suffixes, most of which are derived from ancient Greek or classical Latin, have a droppable vowel, usually -o-. As a general rule, this vowel almost always acts as a joint-stem to connect two consonantal roots (e.g. arthr- + -o- + -logy = arthrology ), but generally, the -o- is dropped when connecting to a vowel-stem (e.g ...

  5. Kidney (vertebrates) - Wikipedia

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    Unlike mammals, the kidneys of reptiles do not have a clear distinction between cortex and medulla. [43] The kidneys lack the loop of Henle, have fewer nephrons (from about 3,000 to 30,000), and cannot produce hypertonic urine. [3] [21] Nitrogenous waste products excreted by the kidneys may include uric acid, urea and ammonia. [55]

  6. In a first, surgeons successfully transplant a pig kidney ...

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    A man got a kidney from in a pig in transplant operation for the first time. ... There have been two pig-to-human heart ... Williams said putting Slayman back on the waiting list for a new kidney ...

  7. Excretory system - Wikipedia

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    Humans have two kidneys that are supplied with blood from the renal artery. The kidneys remove from the blood the nitrogenous wastes such as urea, as well as salts and excess water, and excrete them in the form of urine. This is done with the help of millions of nephrons present in the kidney.

  8. What is body integrity dysphoria? Why a man amputated 2 ... - AOL

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    A 20-year-old Canadian man no longer has two of his healthy fingers after deciding to get them amputated, and body integrity identity disorder is why doctors agreed to it.

  9. How an Identical Twin Saved His Dying Brother and Made ... - AOL

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    According to Charles, shortly after the two men completed their moonwalk in July 1969, they climbed back into the Apollo 11 lunar module and Aldrin’s large backpack accidentally brushed up ...