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asthma

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disease characterized by chronic constriction & inflammation of airways

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apnea

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abscence of breathing

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auscultation

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act of listening for sounds within the body through a stethoscope

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azotemia

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urea in the blood

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bronchiole

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smallest subdivision of the bronchial tree

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coccidioidomycosis

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fungal disease affecting the lungs (valley fever)

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dialysis

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the process by which uric acid and urea are removed from circulating blood

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diuresis

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condition of urine passing through (increased excretion of urine)

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emphysema

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disease characterized by abnormal enlargement of air spaces & destruction of tissue lining the lungs

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enuresis

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involuntary urination

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epispadias

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urinary meatus located on the upper surface of the penis (congenital defect)

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epistaxis

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nose bleed (rhinorrhagia)

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fulguration

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destruction of living tissue using an electric spark (in bladder growths)

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hemodialysis

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procedure for removing impurities from the blood

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hemothorax

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blood in the chest cavity

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hypospadias

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urinary meatus located on underside of the penis (congenital defect)

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hypoxia

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condition of deficient oxygen to the tissues

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incontinence

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inability to control bladder and/or bowels

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renal calculus

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kidney stone

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micturate

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to urinate or void

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nephron

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urine-producing microscopic structure

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nocturia

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night urination

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obstructive sleep apnea

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repetative pharyngeal collapse during sleep

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percussion

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tapping body surface to determine density by sound obtained

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peritoneal dialysis

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peritoneal cavity used as the receptacle for fluid used in dialysis

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pneumothorax

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air in the chest cavity; collapses lung

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polycystic kidney disease

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condition in which kidneys become enlarged and develop cysts

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polysomnography

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sleep study

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pulmonary function test

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measures breathing capacity & respiratory function

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void

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to empty or evacuate waste