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Gastrectomy

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Removal of stomach (part or whole)

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Osteitis

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Inflammation of the bone.

Bones are weak and painful.

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Cystoscopy

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Procedure to look inside the urinary bladder (urethra) using a thin camera called a cystoscope.

Process or visualization.

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Hepatoma

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Tumor or cancer of the liver (liver cells)

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Iatrogenic

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Adverse side effects caused by treatment given by physicians (drugs or procedure)

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Electroencephalogram

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EGG. Test or record of brain activity.

Produced by electroencephalography (a condition where the brain tissues become inflamed)

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Diagnosis

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A decision about the nature of the patients condition after appropriate tests are done.

Sufficient information about the patients condition has been obtained.

Complete state of knowledge.

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Mediastinum

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The area between the lungs.

The organs in this area are the heart and its large blood vessels, the trachea, the esophagus, the thymus, and lymph nodes but not the lungs.

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Adipose

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Body full of fat.

Connective tissue in which fat is stored and which has the cells distended by droplets of fat. Connective tissue that extends through out the body.

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Throat

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Also called pharynx. Common passageway for food.

The hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and ends at the top of the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that goes to the stomach.

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Sarcoma

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Tumor of flesh.

Cancerous tumor of tissue - bones, fat and muscles.

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Craniotomy

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Removal of a disease or injured portion of the brain.

Operation in which a small hole is made in the skull or a piece of bone from the skull is removed to show part of the brain.

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Histologist

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The study of tissues and cells under a microscope. A type of scientist.

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Neutrophil

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A white blood cell - that is an important part of the immune system and helps the body fight infection.

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Laryngectomy

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surgical removal of all or part of the larynx which is a voice box

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Angioplasty

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Surgical repair or blood vessels.

A cardiologist opens a narrow blood vessel.

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Blood cell that produces antibodies

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Lymphocytes

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Recombinant DNA

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DNA that is made artificially by combining genetic materials from different organisms and sources.

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Tachycardia

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Condition of rapid heartbeat.

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Epithelium

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Layer in skill cells forming the outer and inner surface of the body.

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Percutaneous

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Passing through the skin, as an injection or a topical medicine

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Slow heartbeat

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Bradycardia

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Both sides

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Bilateral

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Lack of water

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Dehydration

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Peristalsis

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Involuntary, progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the walls or the esophagus (tubular organs)

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Pulp of tooth

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the connective tissue, nerves, blood vessels, and odontoblasts that comprise the innermost layer of a tooth

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Buccal

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The inner lining of the cheeks.

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Hyperbilirubinemia

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High levels of bilirubin in the blood

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Common bile duct

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A tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum.

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Amylase

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An enzyme produced in the pancreas and salivary glands that helps in the digestion of starches

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Trigone

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a triangular region at the base of the bladder where the ureters enter and the urethra exits.

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Meatal stenosis

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an abnormal narrowing of the urethral opening (meatus).

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Electrolyte

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A substance that breaks up into ions (particles with electrical charges) when it is dissolved in water or body fluids

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Creatinine

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A compound that is excreted from the body in urine. Removes nitrogenous waste products.

Creatinine levels are measured to monitor kidney function.

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Anuria

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Urinate tract failure

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Perivesical

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Surrounding the urinary bladder

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Oliguria

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reduced output of urine. Person going to the bathroom less

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to bleed heavily or uncontrollably

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Hemorrhage

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Cholestasis

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A checking or failure of bile flow. Any condition in which the release of bile from the liver is blocked

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Menorrhea

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Menstrual periods with abnormally heavy or prolonged bleeding

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Blepharoplasty

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Eyelid surgery, or blepharoplasty, is a type of surgery that alters the appearance of the upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both.

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Choledochal

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relating to, being, or occurring in the common bile duct

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Glossotomy

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Surgical removal of all or part of the tongue

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