Supplemental vocabulary for RU test-takers
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| Volvulus | Twisting of the intestines that causes obstruction of the bowels
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| Tetany | Intermittent muscular spasms, caused by deficiency of calcium and hypoparathyroidism
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| Subluxation | Partial dislocation of joints
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| Steatoma | A fatty cyst of a sebaceous gland
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| Pyometritis | Inflammation of the uterine musculature associated with pus
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| pneumothorax | Lung collapse due to air leaking into the chest cavity
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| Pediculosis | Louse infestation
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| Neoplasm | An abnormal growth in the body, most often associated with cancer
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| Myotonia | Abnormally prolonged contraction of a muscle
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| Jaundice | Malfunction of the liver causing the skin to turn yellow
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| Icterus | Means the same as jaundice
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| Hypospadais | When the urethra opens on the underside of the penis
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| Foramen magnum | The hole in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes
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| Ectopic pregnancy | A pregnancy in which the egg implants in a location other than the uterus
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| Diaphoresis | Sweating, especially due to illness or as a side effect of a drug
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| Comminuted | A fracture in which the bone is crushed
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| Aspiration | Breathing food or other foreign material into the lungs
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| Agnosia | Loss of the ability to understand the meaning or recognize the importance of sensory stimuli
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| Verrucae | Plantar warts; these occur on the bottoms of the feet
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| Sulcus (pl. sulci) | A groove or furrow, especially on the surface of the brain
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| Syncope | Fainting
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| sphyngomanometer | Blood pressure cuff with pressure gauge
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| Phagocytes | Immune system cells that destroy invading cells
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| -penia | A deficiency
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| Nephractasis | Distension of the kidney
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| Lobotomy | Surgically severing the connection between the two halves of the brain
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| Immunosuppressant | Drugs that suppress the immune system
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| Glycogenolysis | Conversion of glycogen to glucose
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| Fossa | A shallow depression
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| Dyslexia | An inability to comprehend written words in spite of intact vision
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| Cryptorchidism | Undescended testicle in a male
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| Chiropractor | A doctor who treats subluxation using spinal manipulation
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| Anticoagulant | Substance that prevents blood from clotting
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