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paracanthoma |
A tumor involving the prickle-cell layer of the epidermis. |
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metabiosis |
Dependence of an organism for its existence on another. |
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nyctalgia |
Pain that occurs at night. |
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cholelithiasis |
The presence or formation of gallstones. |
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proencephalus |
A deformed fetus in which the brain protrudes through a fissure in the frontal area of the skull. |
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analgesic |
1. Relieving pain. 2. A drug that relieves pain. |
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lipemia |
An abnormal amount of fat in the blood. |
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heteroprosopus |
A congenitally deformed fetus having one head and two faces. |
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colostomy |
The opening of a portion of the colon through the abdominal wall to its skin surface. |
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acromegaly |
A chronic syndrome of growth hormone excess, most often caused by a pituitary macroadenoma. It produces a bony enlargement, resulting in significant changes in facial and oral features. |
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hematoma |
A swelling comprising a mass of extravasated blood (usually clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space and caused by a break in a blood vessel. |
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anastomosis |
1. A natural communication between two vessels. The communication may be direct or through connecting channels. 2. The surgical or pathological connection of two tubular structures. |
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dysentery |
Diarrhea containing blood and mucus, resulting from inflammation of the walls of the gastrointestinal tract, esp. the colon. |
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anemia |
A reduction in the mass of circulating red blood cells. |
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parenteral |
Denoting any medication route other than the alimentary canal, such as intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, or mucosal. |
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nephropyosis |
Purulence of a kidney. |
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microcephaly |
microcephaly |
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gastritis |
Acute or chronic inflammation of the lining of the stomach. |
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pachycephalic |
Possessing an abnormally thick skull. |
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splenadenoma |
Enlargement of the spleen. |
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gastrolithiasis |
The formation of calculi in the stomach. |
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allodynia |
The perception of an ordinarily painless stimulus as painful. |
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spasm |
A sudden, involuntary movement or muscular contraction due to an irritant or trauma. |
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cyanosis |
A blue, gray, slate, or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated or reduced hemoglobin in the blood. |
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asynergia |
Lack of coordination among parts or organs normally acting together. In neurology, it is lack of coordination between muscle groups. |
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melanoma |
A malignant tumor of darkly pigmented cells (melanocytes) that often arises in a brown or black mole. The tumor can spread aggressively throughout the body, e.g., to the brain and other internal organs. |
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stomatitis |
Inflammation of the mouth (including the lips, tongue, and mucous membranes). |
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nephrocystanastomosis |
A surgical connection between the kidney and the bladder. |
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microbe |
A unicellular or small multicellular organism including bacteria, protozoa, some algae and fungi, viruses, and some worms, esp. those that are injurious to other organisms. |
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pseudoanemia |
Pallor of mucous membranes and skin without other signs of true anemia. |
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coloenteritis |
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines. |
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sarcocarcinoma |
A malignant tumor of sarcomatous and carcinomatous types. |
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cystoma |
A cystic tumor; a growth containing cysts. |
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pyonephrosis |
Pus accumulation in the pelvis of the kidney. |
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anergia |
Inactivity; lack of energy. |
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enteralgia |
Pain in the intestines; intestinal cramps or colic. |
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hyperemia |
1. An unusual amount of blood in a body part. 2. A form of macula; red areas on the skin that disappear on pressure. 3. In physical therapy, an increase in the quantity of blood flowing through any part of the body, shown by redness of the skin caused by the application of heat. |
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colonalgia |
Pain in the colon. |
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epigastrium |
The superior central portion of the abdomen. |
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enterostenosis |
Narrowing or stricture of the intestine. |
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hyperemia |
1. An unusual amount of blood in a part. 2. A form of macula; red areas on the skin that disappear on pressure. 3. In physical therapy, an increase in the quantity of blood flowing through any part of the body, shown by redness of the skin caused by the application of heat. |
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cheirology |
Representing words by signs made with the fingers. |
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arthropyosis |
The formation or collection of pus within a joint. |
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gastrocele |
A hernia of the stomach. |
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protogaster |
The cavity in a gastrula or developing embryo from which the digestive tract develops. |
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ostempyesis |
Purulent inflammation within a bone. |
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enterocholecystostomy |
A surgically created opening between the gallbladder and small intestine. |
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colicystitis |
Inflammation of the bladder resulting from Escherichia coli infection. |
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eucholia |
The normal condition of bile regarding its constituents and the amount secreted. |
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Choose the correct definition of hemangioma. |
benign tumor composed of dilated blood vessels and often encapsulated within a fibrous shell |
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Choose the correct definition of cephalodynia. |
headache |
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Choose the correct definition of antianemic. |
preventing or curing anemia
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Choose the combining form and meaning of dysentery. |
ENTER-, small intestines
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Choose the correct definition of mesogastrium. |
umbilical region
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Choose the correct definition of erythrism. |
red hair and beard with a ruddy complexion
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The prefix of of parenteral indicates a medication route located where? |
other than the alimentary canal
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What does the first combining form of pyonephrosis indicate? |
pus accumulation in the pelvis of the kidney
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What does the 2nd combining form of gastrolithiasis indicate in the stomach? |
calculi |
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The combining form of cyanosis indicates what kind of discoloration of the mucous membranes? |
blue, purple, or gray
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Choose the correct term for 'inflammation of the colon.' |
colitis |
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Choose the correct term for 'inflammation (of tissues) around the gallbladder.' |
pericholecystitis |
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Choose the correct definition of cystolith. |
kidney stone lodged or formed in the urinary bladder
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Choose the correct definition of pyemia. |
blood poisoning due to pus-producing microorganisms in the blood |
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Choose the correct term for 'blue, gray, slate, or purple discoloration of the skin.' |
cyanosis |
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Choose the correct definition of microcephalia. |
abnormal smallness of the head
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Choose combining form(s) and meaning(s) in hematoma. |
HEMAT-, blood
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Choose the correct term for 'apparatus for measuring work.' |
ergometer |
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What is eucholia? |
a normal condition of bile
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What does the 2nd combining form of splenomegaly indicate? |
enlargement of the spleen
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Choose the correct term for 'science of health and hygienic living.' |
eubiotics |
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What does anergia mean? |
inactivity; a lack of energy
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Choose the correct definition of protoleukocyte. |
minute lymphoid cell in the red bone marrow and spleen
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Choose the correct term for 'the condition of having two heads.' |
diplocephaly |
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Choose the correct definition of macrocheiria. |
excessive size of the hands
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Choose the correct definition of periangiocholitis. |
inflammation of tissues surrounding a bile duct
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Choose the correct definition of proencephalus. |
A deformed fetus in which the brain protrudes through a fissure in the frontal area of the skull. |
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Choose the correct definition of paracolitis. |
inflammation of the tissue surrounding the colon
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Choose the correct definition of cystoid. |
resembling a cyst
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Cholelithiasis is the presence or formation of what? |
gall stones
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Choose the correct definition of microstomia. |
abnormal smallness of the mouth
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Choose the correct definition of hepatomelanosis. |
pigmented deposits or melanosis in the liver
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Stomatitis in an inflammation of what? |
mouth |
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Choose the correct definition of coloenteritis. |
inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small and large intestines |
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Choose the correct definition of leukocytoid. |
resembling a leukocyte
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Choose the correct definition of pachyostosis. |
benign condition of thickening of the bones
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Choose the combining forms and meanings in enterodynia |
ENTER-, small intestines and ODYN-, pain
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The first combining base of pseudoanemia indicates pallor of mucous membranes and skin of what kind? |
without other signs of true anemia
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In enterodynia, the first combining form indicates pain where? |
intestines |
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Choose the correct definition of hypoliposis. |
deficiency of fat in the tissues
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Choose the correct definition of hemarthrosis (hemarthros). |
bloody effusion within a joint
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Chose the combining forms and meanings of hepatosplenitis. |
HEPAT-, liver and SPLEN-, spleen
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Choose the correct definition of splenocele. |
hernia of the spleen
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Choose the correct definition of hepatomalacia. |
softening of the liver
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Choose the correct definition of pseudocyst. |
collection of fluid that becomes surrounded by a capsule
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Chose the combining form(s) and meaning(s) in allodynia. |
ALL-, other and ODYN-, pain
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The combining form of melanoma indicates what kind of cells? |
darkly pigmented
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The prefix of synergy indicates an action of two or more agents, muscles, or organs working how? |
with each other, cooperatively
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Choose the correct definition of endostoma. |
osseous tumor within a bone
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Choose the correct definition of colicystitis. |
inflammation of the bladder from E. coli
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What does MEGA(L)- mean in acromegaly? |
abnormally large
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Choose the correct definition of melanomatosis. |
formation of numerous melanomas on or beneath the skin
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Choose the correct definition of megalocystis. |
permanent abnormal enlargement of the urinary bladder
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Choose the correct definition of acromicria. |
congenital shortness or smallness of the extremities and face
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Choose the correct definition of epigastrium. |
the superior central portion of the abdomen
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Choose the correct definition of lipocele. |
a hernia that contains fat or fatty tissue
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Choose the correct definition of dyscephaly. |
malformation of the head and facial bones
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Choose the correct definition of colonitis (colitis). |
inflammation of the colon
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What develops from the protogaster? |
the digestive tract
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Choose the correct term for an 'excessively large mouth.' |
macrostomia |
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What does a drug used as an anodyne do? |
relieve pain
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Choose the correct definition of colinephritis. |
inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis caused by Escherichia coli |
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Choose the correct term for '(pathological) softening of any structures of the mouth.' |
stomatomalacia |
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The first combining form of microbe indicates what kind of life form? |
unicellular or small
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Choose the correct term for 'fleshy tumor of the testicle.' |
sarcocele |
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Choose the correct definition of hemangiomatosis. |
multiple angiomata of the blood vessels
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Choose the correct term for 'inflammation of the kidneys and bladder.' |
nephrocystitis
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What is inspected during a colonoscopy? |
the lower gastrointestinal tract
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Choose the correct definition of cholangioma. |
tumor of the bile ducts
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Choose the correct term for 'enlargement of the liver.' |
hepatomegaly
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Choose the correct term for 'able to live on both land and water.' |
amphibious |
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Choose the correct definition of arthrodynia. |
pain in a joint
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The first combining form of lipemia indicates blood that has what? |
abnormal fat
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The combining form of paracanthoma indicates a tumor involving what? |
prickle-cell layer of the epidermis
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Choose the correct definition of enterostenosis. |
narrowing or stricture of the intestine
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Choose the correct term for 'around the liver.' |
perihepatic |
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What is heparin? |
parenteral anticoagulant drug
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What does the suffix of cystoma indicate? |
tumor |
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Choose the correct definition of enteromegalia (enteromegaly). |
abnormal enlargement of the intestines
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Choose the correct term for 'resembling pus.' |
pyoid |
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Choose the combining form(s) and meaning(s) in anastomosis. |
STOM-, opening
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Nephrocystanastomosis indicates a surgical connection between what? |
the kidney and the bladder
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What does the initial prefix of asynergy (asynergia) indicate? |
lack of coordination
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The prefix of endogastritis indicates inflammation where? |
within the stomach
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Choose the correct term for 'blue or purple discoloration of the extremities.' |
acrocyanosis |
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Choose the correct definition of microlithiasis. |
development of minute stones (tiny calcium deposits resembling grit) within tissues
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The combining form of hyperemia indicates conditions having to do with part of the body? |
blood
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Choose the correct definition of gastrology. |
study of function and diseases of the stomach
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With nyctalgia, when does pain occur? |
night |
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The combining forms of sarcocarcinoma indicate what kind of malignant tumors? |
of the sarcomatous and carcinomatous type
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Choose the correct definition of colonalgia. |
pain in the colon
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Choose the correct definition of toxemia. |
distribution throughout the body of poisonous products of bacteria |
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Choose the correct definition of enterocystocele. |
hernia of the bladder wall and intestine
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Choose the correct definition of ostempyesis. |
purulent inflammation within a bone
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