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24 Cards in this Set
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anoxia |
absence, or lack of oxygen |
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anuria |
absence of excretion of urine from the body |
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asphyxia |
suffocation |
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bronchitis |
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes |
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cholestatsis |
stoppage or suppression of the flow of bile |
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cirrhosis |
a degenerative disease of the liver |
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colostomy |
surgical procedure that creates an opening from the colon through the abdominal wall, to allow waste products to move out of the body |
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cystitis |
inflammation of the bladder |
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defecation |
the passage of stool |
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dialysis |
the process of separating crystalloids and colloids in solution by the difference in their rates of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane |
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dyspepsia |
indigestion |
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emesis |
vomiting |
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enuresis |
involuntary discharge of urine; bed-wetting |
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flatus |
gas in the stomach or intestines |
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hematuria |
blood in the urine |
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hemithorax |
one side of the chest |
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hemoptysis |
the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes |
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hemorrhoid |
a large distorted vein within the rectum |
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intrarenal |
within the kidney |
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melena |
black feces caused by the action of intestinal juices on lood |
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nephritis |
inflammation of the kidney |
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pleural rub |
the grating sound produced by the motion of pleural surfaces rubbing each other |
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rhonchi |
abnormal, rumbling sounds hear during expiration |
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vasectomy |
surgical removal of the ductus(vas) deferens, or of a portion of it; done in association with prostatectomy, or to induce infertility |
