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Dr. Gailan Sherzad L2 Flashcards

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Acute

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Having a sudden onset and short course as in acute inflammation

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Chronic

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Being marked by long duration or frequent recurrences as in chronic inflammation or chronic illness

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Desis

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Stabilizing or binding

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Arthrodesis

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The surgical induction of joint fusion تثبيت المفاصل

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Ectasis, ectasia

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Dilatation تَوَسُع او انتفاخ

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Bronchiectasis

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Is the irreversible dilatation of the bronchial tree

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Ductectasia

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The dilatation of a ductal system as in the breast and it is one of the causes of a breast mass

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Emetic

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An agent that induces vomiting

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Antiemetic

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A drug the stops vomiting

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Hyperemesis gravidorum

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Exaggerated vomiting in early pregnancy

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Stimulation

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To excite activity or growth

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Stimulus

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An activating agent

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Inhibition

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To stop or prevent an action

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Inhibitor

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An agent that restrains or prevent an sction

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Stalsis

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Compression

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Peristalsis

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Peripheral compression.

It describes intestinal motility الحركة الدودية او التمعج

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Claudication

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Limping

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Intermittent claudication

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Is intermittent pain and limping due to ischemia of lower limbs ‫مُتَقَطِّع‬, ‫غَيْر مُتَواصِلٍ‬

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Edema

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Accumulation of fluids in extravascular space

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Pulmonary edema

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A complication of left ventricular heart failure ,buildup of fluid in lungs

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Fibrillation

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The spontaneous rapid contraction of individual muscle fibers.

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Left ventricular fibrillation

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Complicating myocardial infarction is a cause of sudden death

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Concussion

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A hard blow or collision

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Brain concussion

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Disturbance of cerebral function due to a hard jarring blow and injury

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Trauma

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An injury it can be physical (e.g. a wound) or psychological

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Fracture

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A brake in continuity e.g. of a bone

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Reduction

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Bringing fractured ends of a bone together

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Centesis

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Puncture and drain a cavity

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Amniocentesis

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Puncturing the amniotic cavity of the gravid uterus and aspiration of the amniotic fluid. It is used to evaluate fetal maturity or detect congenital abnormalities by genetic studies.

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Pleurocentesis

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Draining the pleural cavity

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Cholecystectomy

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The surgical removal of the gall bladder المرارة

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Appendicectomy

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The surgical removal of the appendix

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Rrhaphy

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Repair, suture تخيط

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Herniorrhaphy

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The surgical repair of hernia

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Periniorrhaphy

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The surgical repair of lax perineum المنطقة المحيطة بالاعضاء الجنسية تصبح لينة بسبب ضعف العضلات الذي يحدث اما بسبب السمنة او عند النساء اللتان انجبن ١٠-١٥ طفل من سن مبكرة

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Stomy

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to make an opening surgically

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Tracheostomy

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To open the trachea (القصبة الهوائية ) to the skin in laryngeal obstruction by (edema, tumor, etc)

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Colostomy or iliostomy

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Opening the large or small intestine to the skin of the abdominal wall proximal to area of intestinal obstruction

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Rhinoplasty

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The surgical repair of a deformed nose

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Pyloroplasty

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The surgical repair and widening of pylorus (رأب البواب) to improve gastric emptying in the surgical treatment of peptic ulcer

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Pexy

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Surgical fixation

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Orchiopexy

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Bringing down an undescended testis into the scrotal sac fixing it there surgically

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Amputation

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The removal of a limb or part of a limb Ex. Amputation of a gangrenous (dead) part of a limb

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Resection

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The surgical removal of a part Ex. Resection of a segment of small intestine

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Excise

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To cut out and remove . Ex. excision of a mass: you cut it out completely and remove it

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To incise

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Is to make a clean cut or to carve into a surface( the first clean cut of the skin in surgery)

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An incision

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A cut with a sharp instrument like aknife, scalpel

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An incisional biopsy

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To cut over a mass and remove part of it for histopathological study

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Tomy

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Cutting and opening

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Laparotomy

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Opening the abdomen

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Cardiotomy

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Cutting myocardium and opening the heart

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Vagotomy

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Exploring and cutting the vagi nerves in chronic peptic ulcer.

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-Tome

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Cutting instrument

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Microtome

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An instrument that is used to cut processed tissue to prepare very thin tissue sections which are spread on glass slides stained and studied by microscope

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Dermatome

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Skin cutting instrument used in skin grafting

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Myotome

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Muscle cutting instrument

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To section

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The action of separation by cutting

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A section

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A distinct part, a division or portion of something

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Caesarean section

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Delivery of the neonate by cutting abdominal wall and uterus

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Longitudinal section

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مقطع طولي

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Transverse section

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مقطع عرضي

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Colic

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A paroxysm(نوبة) of acut abdominal pain in a hollow organ (e.g. intestine,ureter,bile duct) caused by spasm , obstruction or twisting

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Spasm

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An involuntary and abnormal muscle contraction

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Skeletal muscle spasm

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Can cause pain and difficulty in movement

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Arterial spasm

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Can cause ischemia

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Bronchospasm

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In asthma can cause shortness of breath

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