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15 Cards in this Set
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Colostomy |
Opening of the colon surgically |
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Croup |
Inflammation of the larnyx and tranches in children |
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Cyanosis |
Bluish discoloration if the skin due to lack of oxygen |
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Cystocele |
The torn tough fibras wall between a women's bladder and vagina due to child birth . (Bladder hanging out of vagina) |
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Decubitus |
The posture adapted by a person that is laying down , bedsore |
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Defibrillation |
Stopping of fibrillation of the heart by administering a controlled electric shock |
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Deglutition |
Act or process of swallowing |
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Diaphoresis |
Sweating , to an unusual degree as a symptom |
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Diaphysis |
The shaft or central part of a long bone |
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Diastole |
The phase of the heart beat when the heart is relaxed |
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Dilopia |
Technical term for double vision |
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Dysentery |
Infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea |
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Dysplasia |
The enlargement of an organ or tissue |
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Dyspnea |
Difficult or labored breathing |
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Dysuria |
Difficult or painful urination |
