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  2. Sex differences in human physiology - Wikipedia

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    In lighter-complected humans, male skin is visibly redder; this is due to greater blood volume rather than melanin. [50] [51] Conversely, females are lighter-skinned than males in some studied human populations. [52] [53] The differences in color are mainly caused by higher levels of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes in males. [54] [55]

  3. Catgut suture - Wikipedia

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    Surgical suture on needle holders. Catgut suture in a vintage glass dispenser. Catgut suture is a type of surgical suture made of twisted strands of purified collagen taken from the small intestine of domesticated ruminants or beef tendon. It is naturally degraded by the body's own proteolytic enzymes.

  4. Surgical suture - Wikipedia

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    In a swaged suture the thread is of narrower diameter than the needle, whereas it protrudes on both sides in an eyed needle. Being narrower, the thread in a swaged suture has less drag when passing through tissue than the needle, and, not protruding, is less likely to traumatize friable tissue, earning the combination the designation "atraumatic".

  5. The 16 Best Hairstyles for Men With Thinning Hair - AOL

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    4. The Mop-Top. This haircut works well for: Any type of hair loss. Those who prefer mid-length hair or a longer length to a short haircut. Men who want to make their hairline and scalp less visible

  6. List of hairstyles - Wikipedia

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    A men's hairstyle (though women have adopted as well) in which the hair is cut short and formed into short spikes with hair gel or hair spray. The hair is bleached such that the tips of each spike will be light blond, usually in contrast to the wearer's main hair color. Frosted tips were prominent throughout the late 1990s.

  7. Human physical appearance - Wikipedia

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    Adult human bodies photographed whose naturally-occurring pubic, body, facial, but not head hair have been deliberately removed to show anatomy. Retouched with anterior and posterior views. There are functionally infinite variations in human phenotypes, though society reduces the variability to distinct categories.

  8. Physical attractiveness - Wikipedia

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    The study said that more feminine men tended to prefer relatively older men than themselves and more masculine men tended to prefer relatively younger men than themselves. [ 61 ] Cross-cultural data shows that the reproductive success of women is tied to their youth and physical attractiveness, [ 62 ] such as the pre-industrial Sami where the ...

  9. Light skin - Wikipedia

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    Humans with light skin pigmentation have skin with low amounts of eumelanin, and possess fewer melanosomes than humans with dark skin pigmentation. Light skin provides better absorption qualities of ultraviolet radiation, which helps the body to synthesize higher amounts of vitamin D for bodily processes such as calcium development.