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Incontinent
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Not continent , unable to retain bodily discharge (as urine ) voluntary
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Hemorrhoids
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A mass of dialed veins in swollen tissue at the margin of the anus or nearby within the rectum usually used in plural
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Dehydration
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An abnormal depletion of body fluids
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Enema
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The injection of liquid into the intestine by way of the anus ( as for cleansing or examination )
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Feces
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Body waste through the anus
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Impaction
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The act of becoming or state of being impacted ; Iodgment or an instance of lodge by of something ( tooth or feces ) in body passage or cavity
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Diarrhea
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Frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
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Flatus
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Gas generated in the stomach or Bowels
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Suppository
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A solid but readily meltable come or cylinder of usually medicated material for insertion into a bodily passage or cavity
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Colostomy
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Surgical formation of an artificial anus by connecting the colon to an opening in the abdominal wall
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Urethra
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The canal that I. Most mammals carries off the urine from the bladder and in the male serves also as a passage way for semen
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Prostate
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A gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male releasing fluid
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Meatus
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The natural body passage
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Urinalysis
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Chemical analysis of urine
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Retention
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Abnormal treating of a fluid or secretion in a body cavity
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Oliguria
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Reduced excretion of urine
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Polyuria
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Excessive secretion of urine
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Micturition
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The discharge of urine
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Voiding
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To discharge or emit ; eliminate
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Catheter
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A tubular medical device for insertion into canals vessels passageways or body cavities for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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Peristalsis
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Successive ways of involuntary contraction passing along the walls of a hollow muscular structure and forcing the contents
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Sphincter
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An annular muscle surrounding and able to contract or close a bodily opening
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Defecation
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Discharge of feces
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Gavage
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Introduction of material into the stomach by a tube
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Flatulence
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The quality or state of being flatuent
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