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The Cavities or sockets of either jaw, in which the roots of the teath are embedded | alveoli |
A sac formed by the localized dilatation of the wall of an artery, a vein, or the heart. | aneurysm |
Abence of oxygen in the tissues, formerly used interchangeably with Hypoxia to mean a reduction fo oxygen in body tissues below physiologic levels. | anoxia |
Patients having an episode of this are said to be apneic. | apnea |
Variation from the normal rhythm, especially of the heartbeat. | arrhythmia |
fluid accumulates and causes the abdominal wall to bulge outward. | ascites |
May occur when person is unconsciour or under the effects of general anesthetic | aspiration |
A collapsed ofr airless state of the lung, which may be acute or chronic. | atelectasis |
a yellow-brown or yellow-green, bitter-tasting, thick fluid. | bilirubin |
condition of a slow heart rate. | bradycardia |
Abnormally slow rate of breathing. May be caused by a chemical imbalance or neurological damage that affects the respiratory center of the brain. | bradypnea |
Small tubular air passageway that branches off the bronchus. | bronchiole |
Twisting of a loop of intestine around itself or around another segment of intestine because of a structural abnormality of the mesentery | volvulus |
Any disease condition of the heart muscle that includes heart enlargement and heart failure. | cardiomyopathy |
small hairs that move in coordinated waves and carry mucus and trapped particles toward the throat where they can be expelled. | cilia |
Difficult or painful eating or swallowing. | dysphagia |
Condition in [the lungs of] pus. | empyema |
The abdominal cavity is continuous with the(Turley, Susan M.. Medical Language. Prentice Hall 13.2.2). <vbk:9780558029944#outline(13.2.2)> | pelvic |
Which of the patient's symptoms is directly related to the nervous system | tachycardia |
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