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19 Cards in this Set
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bronchiectasis
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Abnormal widening of the bronchial tubes or their branches
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lymphangiectasia
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Dilation of lymph vessels
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hematemesis
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Vomiting blood" - Bright red blood often associated with esophageal varices or peptic ulcer
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dyspepsia
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painful digestion - ie. indigestion
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polyphagia
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Excessive eating
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odynophagia
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Pain (odyn/o) caused by swallowing
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dysphagia
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Difficult swallowing
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rhinoplasty
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Surgical repair of the nose
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proptosis
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Forward protrusion of the eye. (pro- means before, forward)
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hemoptysis
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Spitting or coughing up blood as result of bleeding from any part of the respiratory tract
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hemorrhage
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Excessive blood flow (bursing forth)
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menorrhagia
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Excessive flow of blood during menstruation
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dysmenorrhea
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Pain associated with menstruation
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pylorospasm
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Sudden involuntary contraction of muscles at the pyloric sphincter
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bronchospasm
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Sudden involuntary contraction of muscles in the walls of the bronchial tubes; occurs in asthma & bronchitis
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cholestasis
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stoppage of bile flow from the liver to the duodenum
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hemostasis
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Stopping or controlling the flow of blood
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atresia
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Absence of a normal opening
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biliary atresia
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a rare condition in newborn infants in which the common bile duct between the liver and the small intestine is blocked or absent
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