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med. term. abate
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Symptoms of prostate cancer | hematuria, dysuria, back pain |
| age 60 | cancer of the penis most likely to occur in men |
| hydrocele | condition which there is a collection of fluid in membrances of tunica vaginalis |
| peyronie's | condition of unknown cause and which results in lateral curvature of the penis during erection |
| vasectomy | male sterilization process |
| urethra | structure passing through the corpus spongiosum |
| PSA | most accurate screening blood test used for diagnosing ptential prostate cancer |
| circumcision | excision of the prepuce |
| calyx | recess of renal pelvis |
| extracorporeal | occuring outside the body |
| bulbourethral | gland with ducts leading to the urethra |
| sp gr | specific gravity |
| azot/o | urea |
| 75% | the loss of nephron function in remal insufficiency |
| renal insuficiency | an infection of the renal pelvis and medullary tissue in one or both kidneys |
| urinary tract | where kidney stones develop |
| bladder cancer | oftem steastatic to the boen and liver |
| symptoms of chronic pyelonephritis | hy[ertension, dysuria, flank pain |
| nephrons | the functioning structures of the kidneys |
| kidney function | electrolyte balance, conserving nutrients |
| staghorn calculus | most commonly treated by surgical removal |
| bldder cancer risks | smoking, working with chemicals, working in asbestos enviroments |
| core | another name for the pulp cavity of the tooth |
| pharynx | the muscular tube through which air, food, and water travel |
| parts of the large intestine | cecum, sigmoid, colon |
| cholangio/o | bile duct |
| islets of langerhans | produces insulin and glucagons |
| scleroderma | condition in which the lower esophageal sphincter does not close properly |
| gastrointestinal tract | peptic ulcers occur |
| surgery | treamtent for pyloric stenosis |
| transfusion | the most common transmission of Hepatitis C |
| ulverative colitis | condition in which there is inflammation of the rectum that progresses to the colon |
| pyloric sphincter | the circular muscle at the most terminal portion of the stomach |
| duodenum | lipid digestion begins here |
| ascities | fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity |
| laparoscopic cholecystectomy | treatment of choie for cholecystitis |
| diaphragm | epands to assist lungs to exhale |
| patition | another name for median |
| the diaphagm | divides the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity |
| esophageal hernia | another name for siaphragmatic hernia |
| diaphragm is | dome shaped muscular partition |
| 4 | number of areas the mediastinum is divided into |
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