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| androgen |
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| balanitis |
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| cryogenic surgery |
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| cryptochidism |
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| epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymus
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| gonorrhea |
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| hydrocele |
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| orchiectomy | excision of the testes
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| orchitis | inflammation of the testes
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| penile |
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| penoscrotal | pertaining to the penis and scrotum
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| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate gland
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| prostatectomy | excision of the prostate gland
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| seminiferous tubules |
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| spermolytic | breakdown of sperm
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| oligospermia | scanty sperm
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| aspermia | condition of no sperm
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| teratoma |
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| testicular | pertaining to the testicles
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| varicocele | enlargement of the varicose veins in the penis?
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| vasectomy | surgical procedure when part of the vas deferens is cut and tied off.
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| azoospermia |
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| spermatogenesis | creation of sperm
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| testosterone |
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| ochiopexy |
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| vasovasostomy | reversal of a vasectomy - connection of the two previously disconnected pieces of the vas deferens
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| cerebellar | pertaining to the cerebellum
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| cerebrospinal fluid | pertaining to the cerebrum and spine
clear watery fluid that flows around the brain and spinal cord
purpose: cushion to protect the brain and spinal cord from shock
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| cerebral cortex |
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| subdural hematoma |
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| epidural hematoma |
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| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain
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| encephalopathy | disease of the brain
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| anencephaly |
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| glioblastoma |
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| leptomeningeal |
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| meningeal |
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| meningioma |
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| myelomeningocele |
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| myoneural |
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| myelopathy |
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| poliomyelitis |
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| neuropathy | disease of the nerves
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| polyneuritis | inflammation of multiple nerves
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| cerebellopontine |
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| radiculopathy | disease of the spinal nerve roots
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| radiculitis | inflammation of the spinal nerve roots
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| thalamic | pertaining to the thalamus
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| intrathecal injection |
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| vagal | pertaining to the vagal nerve
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| analgesia | without sensitivity to pain?
without pain
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| hypoalgesia | decreased sensativity to pain
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| neuralgia | pain of a nerve
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| cephalgia | pain of the head
headache
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| casualgia | intense burning pain following injury to a sensory nerve
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| comatose |
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| anethesia | without nervous feeling,
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| hyperesthesia | increased nervous feeling
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| paresthesia |
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| bradykinesia | slow movement
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| hyperkinesis |
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| dyskinesia | painful movement
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| akinetic | without movement
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| epilepsy |
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| narcolepsy |
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| dyslexia | developmental reading disorder occuring when the brain does not work properly ro recognize, process, and interpret languarge
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| hemiparesis | weakness of right OR left side of the body
partial paralysis
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| aphasia | without speech
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| hemiplegia | paralysis to Right or left side of the body - contralateral to the side of the brain with injury
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| paraplegia | paralysis of the lower body and limbs
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| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs
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| apraxia |
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| neurasthenia | when movements and behavior are not purposeful
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| syncopal | pertaining to fainting
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| ataxia | condition of decreased coordination
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| angiogram | record of a blood vessel (x-ray)
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| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel
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| aortic stenosis |
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| arteriosclerosis | hardening of arteries
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| arterial anastomosis |
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| arteriography | process of recording arteries (x-ray)
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| endarterectomy |
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| atheroma | collection (mass) of fatty materials in an artery
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| atherosclerosis | hardening of arteries with fatty material
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| atherectomy | removal of fatty material in a vessel
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| atrial | pertaining to the atrium
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| atrioventricular | pertaining to the atrium and ventricle
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| brachial artery | pertaining to the artery of the arm
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| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart
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| cardiomyopathy | disease of heart muscle
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| bradycardia | pertaining to slow heartrate
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| tachycardia | pertaining to fast heartrate
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| cardiogenic shock |
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| hypercholesterolemia | condition of excessive cholesterol in the blood
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| coronary arteries |
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| cyanosis | abnormal condition of bluish discoloration from lack of oxygen
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| myxoma |
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| hypoxia |
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| pericardiocentesis |
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| phlebotomy | incision of a vein
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| thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein with clots
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| arrhyrthmia |
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| sphygmomanometer |
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| stethosope |
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| thrombolysis |
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| valvuloplasty |
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| mitral valvulitis |
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| valvotomy | incision of a valve
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| vasoconstriction | narrowing of blood vessels
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| vasodilation | widening of blood vessels
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| vascular | pertaining to blood vessels
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| venous | pertaining to veins
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| venipuncture |
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| interventricular septum | pertaining to between the ventricles
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| adenoidectomy |
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| adenoid hypertrophy |
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| alveolar |
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| bronchospasm | involuntary muscle contraction of a bronchial tube
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| bronchiectasis | dilation or widening of a bronchial tube
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| bronchodilator | substance that widens bronchial tubes, making it easier to breathe
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| bronchopleaural |
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| bronchiolitis |
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| hypercapnia | increased condition of carbon dioxide in the blood
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| pnemoconiosis | abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
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| epiglottitis | pertaining to the epiglottis
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| laryngeal | pertaining to the larynx
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| laryngospasm | involuntary muscular contraction of the larynx
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| laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx
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| lobectomy | removal of a lobe of the lung
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| mediastinoscopy | visual examination of the mediastinum
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| paranasal sinuses |
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| nasogastric intubation |
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| orthopnea |
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| hypoxia |
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| expectoration |
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| pharyngeal |
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| dysphonia |
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| phrenic nerve |
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| pleurodynia | pain in the pleura
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| pleural effusion |
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| pneumothorax |
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| pneumonectomy | excision of a lung
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| rhinoplasty |
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| rhinorrhea | discharge from the nose
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| sinusitis | inflammation of the sinus cavity
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| spirometer |
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| expiration |
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| respiration |
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| atelectasis | incomplete expansion of a lung (collapsed lung)
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| thoracotomy | incision into the chest - thoracic cavity
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| thoracic | pertaining to the chest/thoracic cavity
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| tonsillectomy | excision of the tonsils
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| tracheotomy | incision into the trachea - below the voicebox
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| tracheal stenosis |
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| empyema |
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| anosmia |
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| apnea |
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| dyspnea | painful breathing
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| hyperpnea |
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| tachypnea | rapid breathing
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| hemoptysis | spitting blood
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| asphyxia |
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| hemothorax | blood in the chest cavity
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| pyothorax | mucus in the chest cavity
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| vulvuitis | inflammation of a valve
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