(The human rectus abdominis muscle of the human abdomen)
The human abdomen (from the Latin word meaning “belly”) is the part of the body between the pelvis and the thorax.
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Human abdomen
Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 14th, 2009
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Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 8th, 2009
Diverticulosis, otherwise known as “diverticular disease“, is the condition of having diverticula in the colon which are outpocketings of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through weaknesses of muscle layers in the colon wall.
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Posted by Healthy And Fit on May 8th, 2009
Diverticulitis is a common digestive disease particularly found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) on the outside of the colon.
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