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112 Cards in this Set
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balan/o
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penis
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orchid/o
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testis
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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scrot/o
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scrotum
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urethr/o
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urethra
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vas/o
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vas deferens
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia
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noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland, also called benign prostatic hypertrophy
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cryptorchism
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Undescended testis
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Hydrocele
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Sac of clear fluid in the scrotum.
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Prostatic carcinoma
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Cancer of the prostate gland
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STD
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Infections spread by sexual or genital contact - like chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, syphilis
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Testicular carcinoma
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tumor of the testis like seminoma
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Varicocele
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Enlarged, swollen veins near a testicle
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GU
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genitourinary
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arthr/o
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joint
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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ligament/o
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ligament
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my/o
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muscle
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muscul/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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oste/o
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bone
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pelv/o
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pelvis, hipbone
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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ten/o
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tendon
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tendin/o
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tendon
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ankylosing spondylitis
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chronic and progressive arthritis with stiffening (ankylosis) of joints, primarily of the spine and hip
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist
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gouty arthritis
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inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid. Also called gout
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muscular dystrophy
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an inherited disorder characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers
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osteoporosis
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decrease in bone density with thinning and weakening of bone.
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Rheumatoid arthritis
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chronic inflammation of joints, pain, swelling, and stiffening, especially in the small joints of the hands and feet
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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encephal/o
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brain
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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neur/o
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nerve
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Alzheimer disease
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Brain disorder marked by deterioration of mental capacity (dementia)
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cerebrovascular accident
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stroke
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concussion
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blunt injury to the brain enough to cause loss of consciousness
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epilepsy
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chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity
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glioblastoma
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brain tumor arising from glial cells
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hemiplegia
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paralysis
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meningitis
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inflammation of the meninges
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multiple sclerosis
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destruction of the myelin sheath, with replacement by plaque of sclerotic (hard) tissue
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paraplegia
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paralysis that affects the lower portion of the body
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syncope
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fainting, sudden and temporary loss of consciousness as a result of loss of blood to the brain
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adenoid/o
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adenoid
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alveol/o
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air sac/alveolus
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bronch/o
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bronchial tube
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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cyan/o
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blue
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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laryng/o
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larynx
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nas/o
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nose
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rhin/o
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nose
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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pneumon/o
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lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea
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Asphyxia
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oxygen deprivation, increase in CO2, leading to loss of consciousness or death
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Asthma
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Spasm and narrowing of bronchi, leading to bronchial airway obstruction
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Atelectasis
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Collapsed Lung
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Emphysema
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Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls. This is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Hemoptysis
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spitting up of blood
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Hemothorax
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blood in the pleural cavity (space between pleural membranes)
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Pneumoconiosis
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abnormal collection of dust in the lungs
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Pneumonia
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Inflammation and infection of alveoli which fill up with pus or products of the inflammation
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Tuberculosis
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An infectious disease caused by bacteria - lung infection, causes cough, weight loss, night sweats, hemoptysis, and pleuritic pain.
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aur/o
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ear
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ot/o
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ear
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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myring/o
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eardrum
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tympan/o
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eardrum
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ocul/o
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eye
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onych/o
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nail
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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phak/o
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lens of the eye
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pil/o
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hair
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retin/o
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retina
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trich/o
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hair
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ungu/o
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nail
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alopecia
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absence of hair from areas where it normally grows, baldness
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cataract
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clouding of the lends of the eye
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conjunctivitis
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inflammation of the conjunctiva
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glaucoma
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increase in pressure within the chamber at the front of the eye
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melanoma
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malignant tumor of pigmented cells that arises from a nevus in the skin
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nevus
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pigmented lesion in or on the skin, mole
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sty
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stye, pus-filled (purulent) infection of glands near the eyelid (most often caused by bacteria). Also called hordeolum
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tinnitis
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abnormal noise in the ears
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
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nephr/o
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kidney
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ren/o
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kidney
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethr/o
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urethra
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albuminuria
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abnormal condition of protein (albumin) in the urine
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anuria
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abnormal condition of no urine porduction
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dysuria
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painful urination
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glycosuria
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abnormal condition of glucose in the urine
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hematuria
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abnormal condition of blood in the urine
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nephrolithiasis
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abnormal condition of stones in the kidney
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renal failure
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condition in which the kidneys stop functioning and do not produce urine
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uremia
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condition of high levels of urea in the blood
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