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Cloaca

Medical Definition: The common chamber into which the intestinal, urinary and genital tracts discharge in birds, reptiles, amphibians and many fishes; also a phylogenetically related embryonic structure in mammals.
Guide Notes: human & animal
Previously Indexed: Rectum (1966-1967)

Cloaca Medical Definitions and Terms

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