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Gallbladder |
Cholesterol/o |
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Salivary gland |
Saladin/o |
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Stomach |
Gastr/o |
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Woman or female |
Gynec/o |
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Amnion |
Mani/o |
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Menses |
Men/o |
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Cystectomy |
Surgical removal of the urinary bladder |
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Sublingual |
Pertaining to under the tongue |
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Nephrolithiasis |
Kidney tissue has become hardened |
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Hematuria |
Presence of blood in the urine |
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Urinary |
Pertaining to urine |
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Testicular |
Pertaining to the testes |
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Hematemesis |
Vomiting blood |
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Nephroptosis |
Downward displacing the lineout of its normal location |
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Urologist |
Doctor who studies urinary system |
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Urethral |
Pertaining to ureter |
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Polyp |
Small tumors in the intestines |
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Emesis |
Vomiting usually with some force |
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Volvulus |
Conditions on which bowel twist upon itself and cause pain ful obstruction requires immediate surgery |
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Intussusception |
Intestinal condition in which one portion of intestine telescope into adjacent portion |
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Anorexiant |
Substance that treats obesity by suppressing the appetite |
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Cirrhosis |
Chronic disease of liver |
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Cleft lip |
Congenital anomaly in which the upper lip fails to come together |
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Ureteral |
Pertaining to the ureter |
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Meconium |
Substance that collects I intestines of fetus and becomes first stool of newborn |
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Endometriosis |
Abnormal condition of endometrium tissue appearing throughout pelvis or abdominal wall |
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Placenta previa |
Occurs when placenta of uterus and thus blocks birth canal |
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Phimosis |
Narrowing of foreskin over glans penis that results in difficulty with hygiene |
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Varicocele |
Enlargement of veins of spermatic cord which commonly occur on left side of adolescent males |
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Emulsification |
To make fats and lipids more soluble in water |
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Anastomosis |
Creating a passageway or opening between two organs or vessels |
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-emesis |
Vomit |
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-cyesis |
pregnancy |
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-spermia |
Sperm conditions |
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Slow digestion |
Bradypepsia |
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Pertaining to the third section of the small intestine |
Enteric |
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Baby teeth |
Deciduous teeth |
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Surgical procedures that treat stones in the digestive sytem |
Cholecystectomy |
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Abnormal appetite |
Dysorexia |
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Process of viewing colon |
Colonscope |
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Pertaining to the third section of the small intestine |
ileum |
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The portion of the tooth |
Dentin |
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Kidney stone |
Nephrolith |
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Kidney tumor |
Nephroma |
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Frequent urination |
Frequency/nocturia |
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Difficult urination |
Dysuria |
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Scanty amount of urine |
Oliguria |
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X-ray to visualize gallbladder |
Cholecystogram |
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Frequent watery bowel movements |
Diarrhea |
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Enlarged kidney |
Nephromegaly |
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Surgical crushing of stone |
Lithotrispy |
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Surgical fixation of bladder |
Cystopexy |
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Narrowing of passageway in urinary system |
Stricture |
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Kidney infection |
Bacteriuria |
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Tip of penis |
Glans penis |
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Renal pelvis inflammation |
Pyelitis |
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First birth |
Primipara |
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D&C |
Dilation and curettage |
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OB |
Obstetrics |
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TUR |
Transurethral resection |
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PSA |
Prostate specific antigen |
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BUN |
Blood urea nitrogen |
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KUB |
Kidneys ureters bladder |
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ac |
Before meal |
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Npo |
Nothing by mouth |
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Pc |
After meals |
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O&P |
Ova and parasites |
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UGI |
upper gastrointestinal series |
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APGAR |
Activity pulse grimace appearances respiration |
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Where would you find an inguinal hernia |
Small intestines |
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What is the function of gallbladder |
Bile is stored in the gallbladder from the liver |
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What is the function of the epiglottis |
Cartilaginous flap that folds down to cover the land X and the trachea so the food is prevented from entering the respiratory tract instead continues into the esophagus |
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what is the function of the rectum |
where feces is stored and leads into the anus |
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what portion of the pharynx is involved in the digestion |
Oropharynx |
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what substances are secreted in the stomach |
Hydrochloric acid |
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name the upper middle and lower portions of the stomach |
Fundus is upper, body middle, Antrum lower |
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which portion of the small intestine receives food from the stomach |
Duodenum |
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describe shockwave lithography |
destroying are crushing stones in the bladder or urethra |
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what are symptoms of neurogenic bladder |
loss of nervous control that leads to retention |
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what is the term for pain associated with renal stone |
Renal colic |
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what hormones are secreted by ovaries |
Estrogen and progesterone |
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describe what happens during each stage of labor |
first stage dilation which the uterine muscle contracts strongly to expel the fetus expulsion stage ins with delivery last stage of labor is the placenta stage |
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what is the length of a typical human gestation |
40 weeks |
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what part of the throat contains the gag reflex |
Uvula |
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what type of medication is used to neutralize stomach acid |
Antacid |
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list the three parts of the colon |
Transverse descending sigmiod |
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Where does spermatogenesis occur |
Seminiferous tubules |
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list and describe the types of abortion |
elective abortion legal determination of pregnancy for a non medical reasons abortifacient medication that terminates a pregnancy |
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what is the use of an IUD |
to keep from getting pregnant |
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list the sections of small intestines and order |
Duodenum minimum ileum |