Physassist Scribe Medical Terms (Full)

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Cachectic

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Suffering from cachexia (weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness).

Ill appearing.

Hint 1

It's hectic to appear ill.

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Emaciate

Back 2

To become extremely thin or lean; wasting

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Malaise

Back 3

A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, an "out-of-sorts" feeling, often the first indicator of infection/disease.

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No acute distress (NAD)

Back 4

No obvious sign of an illness or suffering.

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Weight (wt)

Back 5

mass of the body

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Well-developed, well-nourished (WDWN)

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to have developed normally and appear well fed

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

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Diffuse or circumscribed dilation of a part of the descending aorta that is distal (inferior) to the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm, which occurs at the T-12 vertebral level (below kidneys).

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Acute Myocardial Infarction

(AMI; MI)

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Infarction (obstruction of blood supply) of a segment of the heat muscle, usually due to occlusion (blockage or closing) of a coronary artery.

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Angina

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A sever, often constricting pain or sensation of pressure, usually referring to angina pectoris (sensation of chest pain, pressure, or squeezing, often due to ischemia of the heart muscle from obstruction or spasm of the coronary arteries).

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Arrhythmia

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Loss or abnormality of rhythm; denoting especially an irregularity of the heartbeat.

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Artery

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A thick-walled, muscular blood vessel conveying blood away from the heart. Usually contain oxygenated blood (except pulmonary and umbilical arteries)

Hint 11

Artery Away

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Atrial Fibrillation

Back 12

Fibrillation (abnormal twitching) in which the normal rhythmic contractions of the cardiac atria are replaced by rapid irregular twitchings of the muscular wall; the ventricles respond irregularly to the dysrhythmic bombardment from the atria.

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Atrioventricular Block (AVB)

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Partial or complete block of the electric impulses originating in the atrium or sinus node, preventing them from reaching the AV node and ventricles.

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Bilateral Bundle Branch Block (BBBB)

Back 14

Delay or obstruction along the pathway that electrical impulses travel to make the heart beat.

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Bradycardia

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Slowness of the heartbeat, usually defined as a rate under 50 beats/min.

Hint 15

The brady bunch is slow.

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Bruit

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A harsh or musical intermittent auscultatory sound (internal sounds of the body), especially an abnormal one.

Hint 16

the brute was harsh, but also musical inside

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Bundle Branch Block (BBB)

Back 17

Intraventricular block due to interruption of conduction in one of the two main branches of the atrioventricular bundle (prolonged QRS complex).

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlargement of the heart.

Hint 18

the heart is mega sized

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Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

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Disease involving the heart, veins, and/or arteries

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Chest Pain (CP)

Back 20

Term used to describe ant pain present in the patient's chest.

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Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Back 21

Inadequacy of the heart so that as a pump it fails to maintain the circulation of blood, with the result that congestion and edema develop in the tissues.

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

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Surgical procudure in which damaged sections of the coronary arteries are replaced with new articular or venous graftings to increase rate of cardiac blood flow.

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Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

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Narrowing of the lumen of one or more of the coronary arteries, usually due to atherosclerosis; myocardial ischemia; can cause congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, or MI.

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Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Back 24

Formation of one or more thrombi (fibrinous, stationary clot) in the deep veins, usually of the lower extremities or in the pelvis. High risk of pulmonary embolism.

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Edema

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An accumulation of an excessive amount of watery fluid in cells or intercellular tissue.

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Electrocardiogram (EKG)

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Graphic record of the heart's integrated action currents obtained with the electrocardiograph, displayed as voltage changes over time.

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Embolism

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Obstruction or occlusion of a vessel by an embolus (blood clot, air bubble, piece of fatty deposit, or other object that has been carried in the bloodstream).

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Fetal Heart Tones (FHT)

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In the fetus, the number of heartbeats/min (normally 120-160).

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Heart Rate (HR)

Back 29

Rate of the heart's beat, recorded as the number of beats/min.

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Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

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Device surgically implanted, usually in the chest, which continuously monitors cardiac activity and provides the appropriate electrical counter shock, on sensing ominous dysrhythmias.

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Infarct

Back 31

An area of necrosis resulting from a sudden insufficiency of arterial or venous blood supply.

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Ischemia

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Local loss of blood supply due to mechanical obstruction (mainly narrowing or disruption) of the blood vessel.

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Jugular Venous Distention (JVD)

Back 33

Notable prominence of the jugular vein when patient is seated at a 45 degree angle.

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Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB)

Back 34

Intraventricular block due to interruption of conduction in the left atrioventricular bundle and manifested in the EKG by prolongation of the QRS complex.

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Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)

Back 35

Thickening of the left ventricle.

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Murmurs, Gallops, Rubs (MGR)

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HEART SOUNDS

murmur: soft sound heard on auscultation of heart, lungs, or blood vessels

gallop: triple cadence to the heart sounds; due to abnormal third or fourth sounds (indicative of serious disease)

rub: friction encountered in moving one body in contact with another

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Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)

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A normal cardiac rhythm proceeding from the SA node (50-90 beats/min in healthy adults).

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Palpitation (palp)

Back 38

Forcible or irregular pulsation of the heart, perceptible to the patient, usually with an increase in frequency or force with or without irregularity in rhythm.

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Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)

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Circulation disorder that affects blood vessels outside of the heart and brain. Typically strikes the veins and arteries that supply the arms, legs, and organs located below the stomach.

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Premature Atrial Contractions (PAC)

Back 40

Common cardiac dysrhythmia; premature heartbeats originating in the atria (also known as atrial premature complexes [APC] or atrial premature beats [APB]).

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Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC)

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Compression within the lower cardiac chambers; may cause perception of palpitations.

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Regular Rate and Rhythm (RRR)

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Normal heart rate is called normal sinus rhythm (NSR); 50-90 bpm in healthy adult and normal P wave

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Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB)

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Defect in heart's electrical conduction system. Right ventricle is not directly activated by impulses traveling through the right bundle branch.

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Sinus Rhythm (SR)

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Normal cardiac rhythm proceeding from the SA node; 50-90 bpm in healthy adults

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Sinus Tachycardia (S Tach)

Back 45

Tachycardia (rapid beating) originating in the sinus node.

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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)

Back 46

Rapid heart rate due to a pacemaker anywhere above the ventricular level, sinus node, atrium, atrioventricular junction. Narrow QRS complex.

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Systolic Ejection Murmur (SEM)

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Irregular heartbeat due to turbulent forward flow across right and left ventricular outflow tract, aortic or pulmonary valve, or through the aorta or pulmonary artery.

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Tachycardia (tachy)

Back 48

Rapid beating of the heart (>90 bpm)

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Vein

Back 49

Blood vessel carry blood toward the heart; postnatally, all veins except the pulmonary carry dark, unoxygenated blood.

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Ventricular Fibrillation (V-Tach)

Back 50

Coarse or fine, rapid, fibrillary movements of the ventricular muscle that replace normal contraction.

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Abdomen (adb)

Back 51

Part of the trunk that lies between the thorax and the pelvis.

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Appendicitis (appx)

Back 52

Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

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Appendectomy (appy)

Back 53

Surgical removal of the appendix.

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Ascites

Back 54

Accumulation of serous fluid (bodily fluids that are typically pale yellow and transparent and of a benign nature) in the peritoneal cavity.

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Bilateral Lower Quadrants (BLQ)

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The right and felt lower quadrants of the abdomen.

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Bilateral Upper Quadrants (BUQ)

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The right and felt upper quadrants of the abdomen.

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Bowel Movement (BM)

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Defecation

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Bowel Sounds (BS)

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Relatively high-pitched abdominal sounds caused by propulsion of intestinal contents through the lower alimentary tract.

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Cholecystectomy (chole)

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Surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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Cholecystitis

Back 60

Inflammation of the gallbladder.

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Cholelithiasis

Back 61

Presence of concretions (hard solid masses) in the gallbladder or bile duct.

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Cirrhosis

Back 62

Chronic liver disease of highly various etiology characterized by inflammation, degeneration, and regeneration in differing proportions; pathological hallmark is the formation of modules separated by bands of fibrous tissue; leads to jaundice, ascites, and hepatic failure.

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Colectomy

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Excision of a segment or of the entire colon.

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Colostomy

Back 64

Establishment of an artificial connection between the lumen of the colon and the skin (bag outside body).

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Diarrhea

Back 65

An abnormally frequent discharge of semisolid or fluid fecal matter from the bowel.

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Dyspepsia

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Impaired gastric function or "upset stomach" due to some disorder of the stomach; characterized by epigastric pain, sometimes burning, nausea, and gaseous eructation (belch).

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Emesis

Back 67

Vomit

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Gallbladder (GB)

Back 68

Pear-shaped organ on the inferior surface of the liver, in a hollow between the right lobe and the quadrate lobe; serves as a storage reserve for bile.

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Back 69

Syndrome due to structural or functional incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), which permits retrograde flow of acidic gastric juices into the esophagus.

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Gastrostomy Tube (G-tube)

Back 70

Flexible tube placed in the stomach and used for feeding.

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Gastroenteritis

Back 71

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of both stomach and intestine.

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Gastrointestinal (GI)

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Relating to the stomach and intestines.

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Gastrostomy

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Opening into the stomach from the abdominal wall, made surgically for the introduction of food.

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Hematemesis

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Vomiting of blood.

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Hematochezia

Back 75

Passage of bloody stools, in contradistinction to melena (tarry stools due to partially digested blood)

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Hepatitis (hep)

Back 76

Inflammation of the liver, due usually to viral infection but sometimes to toxic agents,

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Hepatosplenomegaly (HSM)

Back 77

Enlargement of the liver and spleen.

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Ileus

Back 78

Mechanical, dynamic, or adynamic obstruction of the intestines; may be accompanied by sever colicky pain, abdominal distention, vomiting, absence of stool passage, and fever/dehydration.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

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Condition characterized by constipation, diarrhea, gas, and bloating, all in the absence of organic pathology.

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Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Back 80

The left lower region of the abdomen.

Front 81

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

Back 81

The left upper region of the abdomen.

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Melena

Back 82

Passage of dark, tarry stools, due to presence of blood altered by intestinal juices.

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Nasogastric (NG)

Back 83

Pertaining to or involving both the nasal passages and the stomach.

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Nausea, Vomiting, and Diarrhea (N/V or N/V/D)

Back 84

Nausea: an inclination to vomit

Vomiting: ejection of matter from the stomach in retrograde fashion through the esophagus and mouth.

Diarrhea: abnormally frequent discharge of semisolid or fluid fecal matter from the bowel

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Normoactive Bowel Sounds (NABS)

Back 85

Normal active gurgling, rumbling, or growling noises from the abdomen caused by muscular contraction of peristalsis.

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Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)

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A disease in which the patient develops an ulcer of the alimentary mucosa, usually in the stomach or duodenum, exposed to acid gastric secretion.

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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)

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Gastrostomy performed w/o opening the abdominal cavity; usually involved gastroscopy, insufflation of the stomach, and puncture of stomach and abdominal wall, followed by placement of a tube.

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Pyloric Stenosis

Back 88

Narrowing of the gastric pylorus, especially by muscular hypertrophy or scarring resulting from the peptic ulcer.

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Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

Back 89

The right lower region of the abdomen.

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Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

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The right upper region of the abdomen.

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Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO)

Back 91

Small intestine is partly or completely blocked, preventing food, fluids, and gas from moving through the intestines.

Front 92

Soapsuds Enema (SSE)

Back 92

An enema of shredded or powdered soap in warm water.

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Umbilical (UMB, umb)

Back 93

Relating to the navel. More commonly known as the belly button.