Terminology Flashcards
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ad
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Toward, near, to
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de
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Down, away from
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di
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two, double
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Dia
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Through, bw
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dif-,dis
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Apart,free from, seperate
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Dys
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Bad, difficult, painful
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ec, ecto
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out, outside, outer
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End-, endo
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within, inner
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Ep, epi
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Upon over, above
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Eu
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Good, normalE
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x-, exo-
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Out, away from
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Extra
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Outside, beyond
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Hyper
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Above, beyond, excessive
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Hypo
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Below, under, deficient
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in
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in, into, not
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Mega
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Large, great
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Meta
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beyond, over, bw, change
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Para
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Beside, alaongside, abnormal
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Poly
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Many, much, excessibe
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pro
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Before, in front of
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Super
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Above, beyond
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Supra
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Above, beyond
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ab
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Away from
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ana
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up
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ante
before
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cata
down
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circum, peri
Around
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endo
within
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ex
out, away from
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extra
outside, beyond
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infra
below
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inter
between
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intra
within
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meso
middle
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para
beside, alongside
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retro
Backward
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sub
below, under
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ambi
both
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centi
a hundred
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deca
ten
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dipl
double
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di(s)-
twi, apart
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milli
one thousandth
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multi
many, much
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nulli
none
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primi
first
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quadric
four
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semi, hemi
half
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tetra
four
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anti, contra
against
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auto
self
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brachy
short
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brady
slow
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cac, mal
bad
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dia
through
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hydro
water
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micro
small
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oligo
scanty, little
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pan
all
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sym, syn
together
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ate
use OR action
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blast
immature cell OR germ cell
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ectasis
dilatation, dilation, distention
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gen,-genesis,-genic
formation OR produce
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-gram
weight, mark, record
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-ic
pertaining to OR chemical
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-ive
nature if OR quality of
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-lymph
serum OR clear fluid
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-lysis
Destruction OR to seperate
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-megaly
Enlargement, large
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-penia
lack of, deficiency
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-plasm
a thing formed OR plasma
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-plegia
stroke OR paralysis
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-ptosis
prolapse OR drooping
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-rrhea
flow OR discharge
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-scopy
to view or examine
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-spasm
tension OR spasm
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-stasis
control OR stopping
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-staxia
dripping, trickling
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-trophy
nourishment OR development
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-y
process OR condition OR pertaining to
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-algia -dynia
pain
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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-emesis
vomiting
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-itis
inflammation
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-lith
destruction, separatino
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-malacia
softening
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-oid
resemble
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oma
tumor
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-osis
condition of
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
deficiency
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-plegia
paralysis, stroke
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ptysis
spitting
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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desis
binding
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ectomy
excision
Surgical removal of something
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-graph
to write or record
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-graphy
recording
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-meter
instrument to measure, mneaure
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-opsy
to view
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- pexy
surgical fixationor suspension
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-plasy
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-scope
intsrument
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-scopy
to view
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-stasis
control, stopping
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-stomy
new opening
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-tomy
incision
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-ist
one who specializes, agent
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-logy
study of
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-phasia
to speak
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-phagia
to eat
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-plasia
formation, produce
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-philia
attraction
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-phraxis
to obstruct
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-physis
growth
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-pnea
breathing
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-poiesis
formation
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-therapy
treament
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-trophy
nourishment, developmentu
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-uria
urine
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Pediculosis
Infestation with lice
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Vitiligo
Depigmentation of the skin characterized in areas by milk-white patches
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Tinea
Any fungal skin disease especially ringworms
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Scabies
Cotagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite
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Impetigo
Skin infection characterized by vesicles that become pustular and crusted then rupture
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Urticaria
Hives
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Chloasma
Hemorrhagic spot or bruise
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Petechiae
Minute or small hemorrhagic spots on the skin
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Alopecia
Loss/absence of hair
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Atypia
State of not conforming to standard or regular type
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Sermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
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Dermis
The skin
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Neoplastic
New abnormal tissue formation
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Papillary
Concerning a nipple or papilla
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Patholy
Study of the nature and cause of disease
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Squamous
Scale like
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Hyperesthesia
Extreme sensitivity to sensory stimuli
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Inflammation
To inflame
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Suffix for incision
-Ectomy
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The suffix -lyisis
To puncture
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Intrapubic
Under or below pubis
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-stomy
Surgical procedure
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Epigastric
Behind the stomach
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Circumocular
Outside the eyes
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How many medical words contain prefixes
All
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EKG
Electro cardial gram
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Syncopy
FaintingN
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inflammation of a vein
Phlebitis
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Artherosclerosis
Hardening of a vein (wall)
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Spasm of a vein
Venospasm
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Enlargement of the heart
Congestive heart failure
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Myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart muscle
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Myocardiopathy
Disease of the heart muscle
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Embolectomy
Removal of an embolus
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Biopsy
Removal or exam of small piece of tissue
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Infusion
Introduction of fluid into the body
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Angiography
Description of blood vessels and lymphatics
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Bradyarrhythmias
Slow irregular HR
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Cardiomegaly
Hypertrophy of the heart
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Diaphoreisi
Perfuse sweating
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Embolus
Mass of undissolved matter present in the bloodstream
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Fibrillation
Spontaneous contraction of individual muscle fiber
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palpitation
Rapid/violent/throbbing pulsation
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Petechiae
Small purplish hemorrhagic spots on the skin
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Hypertension
High blood pressure
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hematemesis
Vomiting blood
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fecal concretion
Fecalith
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“bad” breath
Halitosis
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Anorexia
Loss of apetite
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poor digestion
Gastroparesis or gastric stasis
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black stool
melena
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Cachexia
a state of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting
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intractable constipation
Obstipation
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appendectomy
Removal of appendix
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binging and purging.
Bulimia
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cholecystitis
a redness and swelling (inflammation) of the gallbladder.
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Epigastric
the upper central region of the abdomen
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flatus
gas in or from the stomach or intestines
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gastroscopy
upper endoscopy, involves using a thin flexible tube (endoscope) to examine the upper digestive tract.
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stomaplasty
a technique remodeling a previous tracheostomy to create a permanent stoma after total laryngectomy
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Antacids
medicines that counteract (neutralise) the acid in your stomach to relieve indigestion and heartburn
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anastomosis
a surgical connection between two structures
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antiflatulents
a drug used for the alleviation or prevention of excessive intestinal gas, i.e., flatulence.
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Incontinence
Involuntary peeing
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scanty urine production
Oliguria
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Erectile dysfunction (ED), also known as impotence
an inability to achieve an erection
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Hypospadias
male development anomaly in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis
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Renal calculi
presence of stones in the urinary system
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Urinary urgency
The need to urinate immediately
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removal of a kidney and its ureter
Radical nephrectomy.
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Transurethral cystolitholapaxy
exicision of a stone from the bladder
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anuria
Absence of urine production
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micturation
the process of emptying urine from the storage organ, namely, the urinary bladder.
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lithotomy position
nvolves lying on your back with your legs flexed 90 degrees
often used for childbirth or genital examination
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cystitis
an infection of the bladder that almost always follows (is secondary to) bacterial infection in the urine. It is the most common type of urinary tract infection (UTI)
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fistula
an abnormal connection between two body parts, such as an organ or blood vessel and another structure. Fistulas are usually the result of an injury or surgery.
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chronic renal failure
a condition in which the kidneys are damaged and cannot filter blood as well as they should
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laryngostomy
forming an opening in the larynx
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pneumothorax
Puncure of the lung
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lobectomy
3. excision of a lobe (of the lung)
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Rhinoplasty
surgical repair of the nose
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Endoscopic repair of laryngeal clefts
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fixation of the lung (to the thoracic wall)
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Bronchoplasty
surgical repair of the bronchus
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tracheostomy
forming an opening in the trachea
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pleurectomy
10. excision of (part of) the pleura
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anoxemia
a deficiency of oxygen in the arterial blood
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atelectasis
the collapse of part or all of a lung,caused by a blockage of the air passages
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3. Cheyne-Stokes respiration
a specific form of periodic breathing (waxing and waning amplitude of flow or tidal volume) characterized by a crescendo-decrescendo pattern of respiration between central apneas or central hypopneas.
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compliance
following a medical regimen or schedule correctly and consistently, including taking medicines or following a diet.`
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epistaxis
Nosebleeds
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pertussis
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection.
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stridor
an abnormal, high-pitched respiratory sound produced by irregular airflow in a narrowed airway.
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bronchoscopy
a procedure to look directly at the airways in the lungs using a thin, lighted tube (bronchoscope).
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hemoptysis
coughing up blood from some part of the lungs (respiratory tract).
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rhonchi
large airway sounds,” are continuous gurgling or bubbling sounds typically heard during both inhalation and exhalation
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