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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
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