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What is gastrosis
The term means any abnormal condition of the stomach
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What is synovectomy
Surgical removal of the membrane that lines the interior of a joint
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What is hemostasis
To control bleeding
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What is hypercapnia?
abnormal buildup of carbon dioxide
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What is Emphysema
A progressive loss of lung function in which the chest sometimes assumes an enlarged barrel shape.
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What is symptom
Subjective evidence of a disease
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What is crepitation
The grating sound heard when the ends of the broken bones move together
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What is atrial fib
A condition causes an irregular quivering action of the atria
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What is asphyxia
loss of consciousness that occurs when the body cannot get the oxygen it needs to function
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What is Croup
An acute respiratory infection in children and infants characterized by a barking cough.
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What is syndrome
Signs and symptoms that occur together
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What is muscular dystrophy
Describes a group of genetic diseases that are characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal muscles that control movement?
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What is Bradycardia
Altered heart rate is abnormally slow
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What is dysphonia?
A medical term that describes any voice impairment including hoarseness, weakness or loss of voice
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What is the left ventricle
The______carries blood to all parts of the the body except the lungs:
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What is pandemic
Refers to an outbreak of a disease over a large geographic area or possibly worldwide
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What is ​myoparesis
slight paralysis of a muscle;
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What is cardiomyopathy
A medical term is used to describe all the diseases of the heart muscle
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What is a bronchodilator
A medication expands the opening of the passages into his lungs
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What is eponym
A disease named for the person who discovered it is known as what
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What is anatomy
The study of the shape and structure of the human body
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What is myolysis
degeneration of muscle
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What is atherosclerosis
A condition is the hardening of the arteries due to buildup of cholesterol plaque
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What is laryngitis
inflammation of the larynx.
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What is pleurodynia
​pain in the pleura;
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