Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière
Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière , 1644-1710, mistress of King Louis XIV of France. Maid of honor to Louis's sister-in-law, Henrietta of England, she became the king's mistress in 1661. She bore him four children, of whom two died in infancy. In 1667, by the same government act that legitimized her daughter, she was created duchess. She was replaced in the king's affections by Mme de Montespan. In 1674 she retired to a Carmelite convent and became celebrated for her piety.
Bibliography: See biography by J. Sanders (1959).
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urethra
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
urethra , canal in most mammals that carries urine...it also serves as a genital duct. The urethra is about 1 1/2 in. long (3.8 cm...above the vaginal opening. In men the urethra is about 8 in. (20 cm) long and terminates...
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Hypospadias and Epispadias
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...defect, primarily of males, in which the urethra opens on the underside (ventrum) of...defect in females is an opening of the urethra into the vagina and is rare. Epispadias...congenital defect of males in which the urethra opens on the upper surface (dorsum...
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Retropubic Suspension
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...supporting and stabilizing the bladder and urethra. The Burch procedure, also known as...Burch procedure uses sutures to attach the urethra and bladder to muscle tissue in the pelvic...let urine pass from the bladder to the urethra. People who are continent control the...
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Needle Bladder Neck Suspension
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...support the hypermobile, or moveable urethra using sutures to attach it to tissues...incontinence related to muscle weakening of the urethra and the "gate-keeping" sphincter muscles...causes. One has to do with support for the urethra and bladder, known as genuine stress...
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Transurethral Resection of the Prostate
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...prostate gland are removed through the urethra. Purpose The prostate is a gland that...surrounds the neck of the bladder and urethra (tube that channels urine from the bladder...glandular, with ducts opening into the urethra. It secretes an antigen called prostate...
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