See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
cisterna(dictionary)
cisterna(medicine)
cisterna cerebellomedullaris(medicine)
cisterna chiasmatis(medicine)
cisterna chyli(medicine)
cisterna cruralis(medicine)
cisterna perilymphatica(medicine)
cisterna pontis(medicine)
cisterna superioris(medicine)

cisterna perilymphatica (medicine) and HPV (health)


cisterna perilymphatica (medicine)


cisterna perilymphatica -->
perilymphatic space
Space between the bony and membranous portions of the labyrinth.

Synonym: spatium perilymphaticum, cisterna perilymphatica.


HPV (health)


HPV is an acronym for the Human Papilloma Virus, a virus which is known to cause warts. HPV has also been associated with various precancerous and malignant disorders. It is most common sexually transmitted infection, affecting about 80 percent of all adults at one time or another by the time they are 50. HPV is the name for a group of viruses that includes more than 100 types. About 30 percent are transmitted primarily through sexual intercourse or intimate skin-to-skin contact. Of these, most are considered "low-risk," which means they cannot cause cancer. However, about a dozen or so are "high risk," which means they can lead to cancer if they are not fought off by the immune system.