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hematolysis

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destruction of blood

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paraosteoarthropathy

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disease near a bone and joint

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bradykinesia

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slow movement

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retroflexion

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bend backward

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psychotropic

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drug that alters the mental state

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anesthesia

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without sensation

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prognosis

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before knowledge

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hepatorrhexis

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rupture of the liver

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MI

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myocardial infarction

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STI

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sexually transmitted infection

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toward the tailbone

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caudad

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turning forward

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anteversion

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crushing of a stone

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lithotripsy

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physician specialist who studies human behavior

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psychologist

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good death

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euthanasia

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anisomastia

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unequal breast size

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primigravida

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first pregnancy

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anhidrosis

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absence of sweating

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necrophilia

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abnormal attraction to death

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laparorrhaphy

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suture of the abdominal wall

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pericolpitis

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inflammation surrounding the vagina

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glycosuria

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sugar in the urine

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monomyoplegia

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paralysis of one muscle

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grav 4 para 3

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4 pregnancies, 3 live births

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NIDDM

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non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

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no live births

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nullipara

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flow through

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diarrhea

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low blood sugar

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hypoglycemia

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pyrexia

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fever

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treatment with one’s own blood

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autohemotherapy

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antibiotic

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against bacteria

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homogeneous

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the same throughout

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anencephaly

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without a brain

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consanguinity

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with a blood relationship

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disease

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free of ease

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asepsis

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without infection

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malaise

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to feel bad

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septicopyemia

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infection with pus in the blood

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pc

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after meals

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TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate

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agent that works against pregnancy

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contraceptive

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to move beyond point of origin

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metastasis

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43
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after death

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postmortem

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bad air

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malaria

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born with

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congenital

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pneumohemothorax

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air and blood in the chest

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dextrocardia

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heart shifts to the right

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tracheorrhagia

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bursting forth of the windpipe

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laryngocele

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herniation of the voicebox

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pharyngomycosis

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fungus in the throat

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rachischisis

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split spine

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nyctalopia

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night blindness

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schizonychia

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split nails

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URI

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upper respiratory infection

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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nighttime excessive urination

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nocturia

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cut a new opening in the windpipe

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tracheostomy

58
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control the flow of pus

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pyostasis

59
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moving blood clot

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embolus/embolism

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black lung disease

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pneumonomelanosis

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exotropia

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eyes turn outward

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optometrist

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one who measures vision

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hyperopia

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farsightedness

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corelysis

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destruction of the pupil

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onychophagia

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nail biting

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uremia

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urine in the blood

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dacryorrhea

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flow of tears

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keratorrhexis

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rupture of the cornea

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ENT

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ear nose throat

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TIA

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transient ischemic attack

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softening of the iris

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iridomalacia

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double vision

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diplopia

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doctor who studies eye disease

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ophthalmologist

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herniation of the eye

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ophthalmocele

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feeling of well being

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euphoria

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radiographer

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one who takes x-ray images

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orthodontist

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specialist in straight teeth

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orchidoplasty

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surgical repair of the testicles

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bradyphagia

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slow eating/swallowing

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hyperemesis

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excessive vomiting

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gingivoglossitis

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inflammation of the gums and tongue

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oophorectomy

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excision of the ovaries

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craniomalacia

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softening of the skull

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myelodysplasia

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painful development of the spinal cord

85
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echocardiogram

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picture of the heart using reflected sound

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leukocytopenia

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low count of white blood cells

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otorrhea

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discharge/flow from the ear

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adenocarcinoma

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cancerous tumor of a gland

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tomography

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procedure of taking a picture of a slice of the body

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anemia

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lack of red blood cells

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instrument to cut skin

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dermatome

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disease of bone and joint

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osteoarthropathy

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excessive thirst

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polydipsia

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inflammation of the bladder

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cystitis

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specialist of diseases of anus and rectum

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proctologist

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gallstones

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cholelithiasis

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drawn toward a habit

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addiction

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one who takes pictures using sound

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sonographer

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tooth pain

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dentalgia

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painful menstrual flow

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dysmenorrhea

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irrigation or washing of the colon

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coloclysis

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agent that kills sperm

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spermicide

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hidden testicles

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cryptorchidism

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move beyond point of origin

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metastasis

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surgical repair of the uvula

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staphyloplasty

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osteochondritis

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inflammation of bone and cartilage

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gastrorrhagia

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bursting forth of the stomach

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cephalgia

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head pain

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hepatocele

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herniation of the liver

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prostatorrhea

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discharge of the prostate

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pyothorax

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pus in the chest

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gastroduodenostomy

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to cut a new opening between the stomach and the first part of the small intestine

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radiologist

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specialist in interpreting x-ray images and diagnostic imaging

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hysteroptosis

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prolapse of the uterus

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tachypepsia

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fast digestion

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OM

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otitis media

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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NPO

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nothing by mouoth

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CT

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computed tomography

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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