Tougher Ehrlich Words
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- Enuresis
- involuntary discharge of urine
- Oliguria
- scanty urination
- Urethral meatus
- the external opening of the urethra
- Albuterol Sulfate
- proventil generic
- Dyspnea
- term for difficult or labored breathing (AKA shortness of breath)
- Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride
- cipro generic
- Micturition
- the normal process of excreting urine
- Nephritic syndrome
- characterized by pyelitis, hyperproteinuria and edema
- Visceral pleura
- surrounds each lung
- Antibiotic/fluoroquinolone
- class of cipro
- Diverticulum
- describes a single pouch or sac occurring in the lining or wall of a tubular organ such as the colon
- Nephrolithiasis
- disorder characterized by the presence of kidney stones
- Bulimia nervosa
- eating disorder characterized by binge eating
- Thyroid cartilage
- structure that protects the larynx (AKA Adam's apple)
- Purified protein derivative
- test used to screen for tuberculosis
- Eupnea
- term for easy or normal breathing
- Urethrostenosis
- condition characterized by the abnormal narrowing of the tube that carries urine out of the body
- Nephrolith
- medical term for a kidney stone or renal calculus
- Botulism
- bacterial infection of the intestines, characterized by paralysis and is often fatal
- Bruxism
- involuntary clinching of teeth during sleep
- Uremia
- toxic condition caused by excessive urea in the bloodstream
- Hemothorax
- condition resulting from the presence of blood in the plural space
- Borborygmus
- term for the rumbling sound caused by gas moving around in the intestine
- Ascites
- abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
- Hypospadias
- congenital abnormality in males where the urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis
- Polyuria
- term that means excessive urination
- Vesicovaginal fistula
- condition characterized by an abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina
- Tachypnea
- term for abnormally rapid rate of respiration (more than 20 breaths per minute)
- Cystitis
- inflammation of the urinary bladder
- Diuresis
- term for increased output of urine
- Nephropyosis
- formation of pus in the kidney
- Xerostomia
- lack of saliva due to diminished secretions by the salivary glands
- Urethropexy
- term for the surgical fixation of the urethra usually performed to correct urinary stress incontinence
- Bronchiectasis
- the irreversible enlargement of bronchi or bronchioles that is commonly accompanied by chronic infection
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- condition characterized by a pattern of alternating periods of rapid breathing, slow breathing, and the absence of breathing
- Lithotripsy
- destruction of a kidney stone by ultrasonic waves traveling through water
- Bronchorrhea
- term for the excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi
- Pulse oximeter
- diagnostic test to measure the amount of oxygenated blood in the circulatory system
- Aphthous ulcers
- lesions found on the soft tissues lining the mouth that look like gray-white pits with a red border (AKA canker sores)
- Nephrolysis
- freeing of a kidney from adhesions
- Bronchodilator
- albuterol sulfate class
- Pneumothorax
- term for the accumulation of air in the pleural space, causing a pressure imblanace that prevents the lung from fully expanding