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surgical removal of diverticula
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divertculectomy
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formation or presence of bilestones in the gallbladder; gallstones
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cholelithiasis
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inflammation of the gallbladder
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cholecystitis
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inflammation of the vermiform appendix
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appendicitis
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chronic inflammation of the ileum characterized by ulcerations along the intestinal wall and the formation of scar tissue; also called regional ileitis or regional enteritis
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Crohn's disease
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decreased mobility of the lower two-thirds of the esophagus with lower esophageal sphincter constriction
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achalasia
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surgical removal of all or part of the colon or large intestine
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colectomy
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malignant neoplasm of the colon and rectum
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colorectal carcinoma
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x-ray examination of the gallbladder
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cholecystography
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condition characterized by alternately overeating and induced vomiting
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bulimia
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plastic or surgical repair of a bone
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osteoplasty
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malignant tumor of bone
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osteosarcoma
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tumor of bony and fibrous tissues
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osteofibroma
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bone and bone fragments break through the skin; compound fracture
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open Fracture
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surgical removal of a herniated intervertebral disk
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diskectomy
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physician who specializes in orthopedics
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orthopedist
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protrusion of the intervertebral disk between the vertebra; also known as ruptured disk or slipped disk
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herniated disk
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inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae; rheumatoid spondylitis
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ankylosing spondylitis
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break in a bone without interruption of the skin; simple, complete fracture
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closed fracture
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outward curvature of the upper sections of the spinal column; humpback
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kyphosis
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immature bone of bone cell
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osteoblast
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inflammation of the bone
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osteitis
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fracture of the distal end of the radius, just above the wrist
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Colles' fracture
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surgical removal of the posterior arch of the vertebra
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laminectomy
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x-ray examination of the bile ducts
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cholangiography
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