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106 Cards in this Set
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Cysto, vesico
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bladder, sac
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meato
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meatus (opening)
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pyelo
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renal pelvis
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azoto
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urea, nitrogen
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blasto
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developing cell, germ cell
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glyco, glycoso
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sugar
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hydro
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water
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litho
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stone, calculus
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nocti
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night
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oligo
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scanty,, few
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sono
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sound
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tomo
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cut, section
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urino, uro
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urine, urinary tract
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iasis, esis
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condition
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gram
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record, radiographic image
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lysis
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lossening, dissolution, serparating
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megaly
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enlargement
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ptosis
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drooping, sagging, prolapse
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rrhaphy
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suturing, repairing
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tripsy
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surgical crushing
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trophy
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nourishment, development
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uria
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urine, urination
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cystitis
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inflammation of the bladder
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cystocele
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protrusion of the bladder
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cystolith
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stone in the bladder
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glomerulonephritis
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inflammation of the glumeruli of the kidney
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hydronephrosis
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abnormal condition of water in the kidney
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nephritis
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inflammation of the kidney
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nephroblastoma
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kidney tumor (Wilms tumor)
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nephrohypertrophy
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excessive development of the kidney (SIze)
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nephrolithiasis
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condition of stone in the kidney
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nephroma
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tumor of the kidney
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nephromegaly
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enlargement of a kidney
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nephroptosis
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drooping kidney
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pyelitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyelonephritis
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inflammation of renal pelvis and kidney
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uremia
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condition of urin in blood
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ureteritis
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inflammation of a ureter
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ureterocele
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protrusion of a ureter
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ureterolithiasis
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condition of stones in the ureters
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ureterostenosis
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narrowing of the ureter
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urethrocystitis
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inflammation of the urethra and the bladder
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epispadias
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congenital defect which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis
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hypospadias
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congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the underside of the penis
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polycystic kidney disease
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kidney contains many cysts and is enlarged
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renal calculus
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stone in the kidney
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renal hypertension
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elevated blood pressure
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sepsis
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septicemia
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urinary retention
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accumulation of urine int he bladder
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urinary suppression
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stoppage of urine formation
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urinary tract infection (UTI)
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infection of one or more organs of the urinary tract
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cystectomy
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excision of the bladder
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cystolithotomy
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incision of the bladder to remove stone
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cystorrhaphy
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suturing the bladder
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cystostomy
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creating artifical opening into the bladder
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cystotomy, vesicotomy
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incision of the bladder
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lithotripsy
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surgical crushing of a stone
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meatotomy
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incision of the meatus
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nephrectomy
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excision of a kidney
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nephrolysis
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separating the kidney
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nephropexy
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surgical fixation of the kidney
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nephropyelolithotomy
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incison through the idney to the renal pelvis to remove stone
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nephrostomy
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creation of an articfical opening into the kidney
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pyelolithotomy
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incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone
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pyeloplasty
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surgical repair of the renal pelvis
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ureterectomy
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excision of areter
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ureterostomy
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creation of an artifical opening into the ureter
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urethroplasty
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surgical repair of the urethra
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vesicourethral suspension
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suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)
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using us and luoroscopic imaging stone is shocked
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fulguration
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destruction of living tissue with an electric spark
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renal transplant
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surgical implantation of a donor kidney to replace a nonfunctioning kidney
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cystogram
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radiographic image of the bladder
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cystography
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radiographic imaging of the bladder
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intravenous urogram
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radiographic image of teh urinary tract
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nephrogram
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radiographic image of the kidney
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nephrography
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radiographic imaging of the kidney
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nephrosonography
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process of recording the kidney using sound
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nephrotomogram
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sectional radiographic image of the kidney
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renogram
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record of the kidney using radioactivity
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retrograde urogram
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radiographic image of the urinary tract
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voiding cystourethrography
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radiographic imaging of the bladder and urethra
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KUB (kidney, ureter, and bladder
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radiographic imaging of the abdomen
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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
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measures amount of urea in the blood
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creatinine
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measures the amount of creatinine in blood
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specific gravity (SG)
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performed on a urine speciment to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys
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urinalysis
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urine specimen tests
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albuminuria
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albumin in the urine
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anuria
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absence of urine
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azotemia
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urea and nitrogen substance in urine
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diuresis
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urine passing through
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dysuria
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difficult or painful urination
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glycosuria
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sugar in urine
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hematuria
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blood in urine
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meatal
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pertaining to the meatus
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nocturia
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night urination
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oliguria
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scanty urine
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polyuria
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much
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pyuria
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pus in the urine
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enuresis
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involuntary urination
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hemodialysis (HD)
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removing impuritis from the blood
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incontinence
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inability to control bladder
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micturate
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to urinate or void
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peritoneal dialysis
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removing toxic waste
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stricture
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abnormal narrowing
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void
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to empty or evacuate
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