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1
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The branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth and the care of women giving birth

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OBSTETRICS

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2
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Surgical removal of one or both testicles

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ORCHIECTOMY

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3
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Degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most common from middle age onward

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OSTEOARTHRITIS

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4
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Softening of the bones

typically through a deficiency of vitamin D or calcium

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OSTEOMALACIA

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5
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Inflammation of bone or bone marrow, usually due to infection

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OSTEOMYELITIS

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6
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A medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue
(typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D)

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OSTEOPOROSIS

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A skin sensation, such as burning, prickling, itching, or tingling, with no apparent physical cause

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PARESTHESIA

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8
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A surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct the palate in a person with a cleft palate

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PALATOPLASTY

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9
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The membrane enclosing the heart

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PERICARDIUM

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Open, unobstructed, affording free passage

ex: the bowel may be patent–as opposed to obstructed

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PATENT

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The wavelike muscular contractions of the intestine or other tubular structure that propel the contents onward by alternate contraction and relaxation

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PERISTALSIS

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12
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The area surrounding the bladder

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PERIVESICAL

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13
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A small red or purple spot caused by bleeding into the skin

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PETECHIA

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14
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A tightening of the foreskin of the penis that may close the opening of the penis

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PHIMOSIS

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15
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Inflammation of the wall of a vein

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PHELBITIS

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16
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Excess fluid that accumulates in the

pleura(the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs)

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PLEURAL EFFUSION

17
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The fold of skin surrounding the clitoris

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PREPUCE

18
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Localized accumulation of PUS in the lung

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PULMONARY ABSCESS

19
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FLUID accumulation in the lungs

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PULMONARY EDEMA

20
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Blockage of the pulmonary artery by foreign matter or by a blood clot

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PULMONARY EMBOLISM

21
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The presence of pus in the urine

typically from bacterial infection

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PYURIA

22
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Abnormally high amount of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood

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HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA

23
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Paralysis of all 4 limbs

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QUADRIPLEGIA

24
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Either of the 2 flat triangular bones on each side of the shoulder

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SCAPULA

25
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A pouch of skin containing the testicles

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SCROTUM

26
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A small body of muscle tissue in the wall of the right atrium of the heart that acts as a pacemaker by producing a contractile signal at regular intervals

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SINOATRIAL NODE

27
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Salivary Gland Stones

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SIALADENOLITHIASIS

28
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An instrument for measuring blood pressure

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SPHYGMOMANOMETER

29
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The abnormal narrowing of a passage a bodily canal or passageway

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STENOSIS

30
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A test for detecting the presence of fecal occult blood (blood that is not visible in stools)

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STOOL GUAIAC

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A junction between 2 nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter

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SYNAPSE

32
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A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex

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TESTOSTERONE

33
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Removal of fluid from the pleural cavity through a needle inserted between the ribs

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THORACENTESIS

34
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Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

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TURP

35
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A raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrogenous waste compounds that are normally eliminated by the kidneys

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UREMIA

36
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An abnormally expanded bladder.

Prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder, may obstruct urine flow

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URETEROCELE

37
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Holding urine in the bladder. A state where a person has incomplete emptying of the bladder

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URINARY RETENTION

38
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A thin muscular tube that carries the sperm from the testes to the urethra

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VAS DEFERENS

39
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The surgical cutting and sealing of part of each vas deferens, typically as a means of sterilization

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VASECTOMY

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