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15 Cards in this Set
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HNPU
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Has Not Passed Urine
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-rrhoea
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excessive flow or discharge of
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cholestasis
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Jaundice
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mega-
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abnormally large
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I.U.C.
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Idiopathic Ulcerative Colitis
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L.I.F.
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Leukaemia Inhibiting Factor
Laser Induced Fluorescence |
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Coeliac Disease
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Intestinal disorder caused by intolerance to wheat and rye
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Cirrhosis
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Replacement of functioning tissue by network of fibrous tissue causing hardening and loss of function
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hiatus hernia
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abnormal mobility of stomach allowing junction with duodenum to pass through diaphragm into chest cavity
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intussusception
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movement of a length of bowel into adjacent section in the manner of a telescope
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Melaena
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blackening of stools caused by blood released into bowel from stomach, duodenum or oesophagus
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pilonidal sinus
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depression or pit in skin near cleft of buttocks often containing hair
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steatorrhoea
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excess fat in stools, resulting in pale, bulky, oily stools difficult to flush away
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suppuration
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production or discharge of pus
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vagotomy
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operation to cut some or all branches of vagus nerve to stomach to reduce its effect on promotion and secretion
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