10 Nurs 2340 - Building Surgical And Diagnostic Terms

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CT, CAT

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computed tomography, computed axial

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CXR

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chest x-ray

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Dx

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diagnosis

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ECG, EKG

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electrocardigram

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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Sx

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symptoms

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WNL

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within normal limits

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surgical removal of a gland

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adenectomy

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the sticking together of parts to one another, which may occur abnormally; remaining in proximity; a fibrous tissue by which parts abnormally stick together.

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adhesion

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percutaneous transabdominal puncture of the amnion for the purpose of removing amniotic fluid

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amniocentesis

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the thin membrane that lines the chorion and contains the fetus and the amniotic fluid around it

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amnion

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pertaining to or developing an amnion

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amniotic

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surgical repair of the blood vessel

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angioplasty

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suture of a vessel or vessels

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angiorrhaphy

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surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

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appendectomy

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swelling of the eyelids

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blepharedema

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plastic surgery of the eyelid

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blepharoplasty

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spasm of the eyelid

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blepharospasm

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a deficiency of calcium

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calcipenia

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enlargement of the heart

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cardiomegaly

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incision of the brain

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cerebrotomy

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surgical repair of the hand

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chiroplasty

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removal of part of the large intestine

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colectomy

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a flexible endoscope that permits visual examination of the colon;

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colonoscope

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surgical fixation or suspension of the colon

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colopexy

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suture of the colon

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colorrhaphy

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a special noninvasive roentgenographic technique that involves reconstruction of the body in cross section from x-ray transmission measurements through the patient.

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computed axial tomography (CT, CAT)

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the condition of being dilated or stretched beyond normal dimensions

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dilatation

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a disease caused by a parasitic infestation and characterized by inflammation and obstruction of the lymphatics and increased size of nearby tissue

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elephantiasis

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a morbid softness or softening of a tissue or part

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malacia

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surgical crushing of a nerve

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neurotripsy

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resembling bone

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osteoid

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pain in the ear, earache

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otodynia

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the process of using sound waves bouncing off body tissue to form a picture of an internal organ

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sonography

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any minute pore, orifice, or opening on a free surface; the opening established in the abdominal wall by colostomy, ileostomy, etc.

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stoma

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subjective evidence of disease or of a patient's condition

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symptom

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mechanical radiant energy with a frequency greater than 20,000 cycles per second

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ultrasonography

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Abnormal softening of the eyeball.

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ophthalmomalacia

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a double-beveled chisellike instrument for cutting or dividing bone.

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osteotome

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pain in the eye

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ophthalmodynia

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Any of several techniques for making detailed x-rays of a predetermined plane section of a solid object while blurring out the images of other planes.

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tomogram

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The application of ound with a freq. > 20,000 Hz, approx the upper limit of human hearing for therapy or diagnostics (deep-heat treatment of a joint or imaging of internal structures.

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ultrasound