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Medicine Flashcards

1
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Nephrectomy

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Excision of kidney

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Nephrohypertrophy

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Enlargement of kidney

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3
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Toxaemia

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Blood poisoning by toxins from local bacterial infection

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Neuropathy

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Diseases or dysfunction of one or more periphal nerves

Weakness, numbing and pain from nerve damage

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5
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Carcinogenic

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Has potential to cause cancer

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6
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Mastectomy

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Surgical removal of breast

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7
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Hydrocephalus

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Abnormal accumulation of celebrospinal fluid

Build up of fluid in brain cavaities

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8
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Megalocephaly

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Growth development disorder in which brain is abnormally large

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Angiostenosis

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Narrowing of one or more blood vessels

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Leukocyte

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White blood cells

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11
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Poliomyelitis

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Highly infectious viral diseas called polio

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Neurocytotoxins

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Toxins that cause the death of cells

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of joints

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14
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Gingivitis

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Inflammation of gums

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of skin

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Angiocarditis

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Inflammation of heart and large blood vessels

17
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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of liver

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Endorhinitis

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Inflammation of nasal pathway

19
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Appendicitis

A

Inflammation of appendix

20
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Encephalitis

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Inflammation of brain

21
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Sinusitis

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Cavities around nasal pathway

22
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Nephritis

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Inflammation of kidney

23
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otorhinolaryngology

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the study of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.

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Toxicology

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the study of toxins and their harmful effects on humans and animals

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Oncology

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Study of cancer

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Cardiology

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Study of the heart

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Cytology

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Study of plant and animal cells

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Ophthalmology

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Study of eye health

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Hypnology

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Study of sleep

30
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Haematology

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Study of blood and blood marrow

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Odontology

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Study of teeth

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Cardioangiology

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Study of heart and blood vessels

33
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Arthroneuralgia

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Pain in and around the joints

34
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Cytopathogenic

A

pertainiag to the production
of the disease of cells

35
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Faciocephalgia

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An abnormal condition of pain in the head & face

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