See Also: Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens(health)
congenital absence of pulmonary valve(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Vas deferens(health)
Vas deferens(medicine)
ductus deferens(medicine)
vas deferens calcifications(medicine)
artery of ductus deferens(medicine)
ampulla of ductus deferens(medicine)
mucosa of ductus deferens(medicine)

uvula palatina (medicine) and Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (health)


uvula palatina (medicine)


uvula palatina -->
palatine uvula


A conical projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibres (uvulae muscle).

Synonym: uvula palatina, pendulous palate.


Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens (health)


A condition in males when the tubes that carry sperm from the testes (the vas deferens) fail to develop normally. The testes usually develop and function normally and the men have normal sexual performance, but sperm cannot be transported through the male reproductive system. Men with congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens are therefore infertile (unable to conceive a child). This condition is responsible for 2 to 5% of all infertility in men. Congenital bilateral absence of vas deferens is due to mutations in the CFTR gene (the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene) which encodes a protein that functions as a channel across the cell membrane.