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-ectasis
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stretching, dilation, dilation, widening
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bronchiectasis - chronic dilatation of one or more bronchi
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-ectasia
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stretching, dilation, dilation, widening
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lymphangiectasia - dilatation of the lymphatic vessels
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-emesis
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vomiting
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hematemesis - vomiting blood
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-lysis
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destruction, breakdown, separation
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dialysis - A process of filtering and removing waste products from the bloodstream
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-pepsia
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digestion
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dyspepsia - disturbed digestion; indigestion
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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polyphagia - excessive eating; gluttony
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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rhinoplasty - surgical repair of nose
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-ptosis
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drooping; sagging; protruding
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proptosis - forward protrusion of the eye
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-ptysis
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spitting
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hemoptysis - spitting up blood
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-rrhage
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bursting forth (of blood)
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hemorrhage - loss of a large amount of blood in a short period
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-rrhagia
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bursting forth (of blood)
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menorrhagia - excessive bleeding at the time of menstruation
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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herniorrhaphy - repair (as in stitching or suturing) of a hernia
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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dysmenorrhea - pain associated with menstruation
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction of muscles
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bronchospasm - involuntary contraction of smooth muscles of bronchi
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-stasis
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stopping; controlling
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hemostasis - stopping bleeding
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-stenosis
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tightening, stricture, narrowing
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pyloric stenosis - a narrowing of the pylorus
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-tresia
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opening
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atresia - absence of a normal opening
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cholangi/o
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bile vessel
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cholangitis - inflammation of the bile ducts
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herni/o
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hernia
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herniorrhaphy - surgical correction of a hernia by suturing
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splen/o
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spleen
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splenic flexure - left colic flexure near the spleen
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