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Acute

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Having a sudden onset and short course as in acute inflammation

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Chronic

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Being marked by long duration or frequent recurrences as in chronic inflammation or chronic illness

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Desis

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Stabilizing or binding

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Arthrodesis

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The surgical induction of joint fusion تثبيت المفاصل

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Ectasis, ectasia

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Dilatation تَوَسُع او انتفاخ

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Bronchiectasis

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Is the irreversible dilatation of the bronchial tree

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Ductectasia

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The dilatation of a ductal system as in the breast and it is one of the causes of a breast mass

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Emetic

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An agent that induces vomiting

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Antiemetic

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A drug the stops vomiting

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Hyperemesis gravidorum

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Exaggerated vomiting in early pregnancy

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Stimulation

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To excite activity or growth

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Stimulus

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An activating agent

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Inhibition

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To stop or prevent an action

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Inhibitor

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An agent that restrains or prevent an sction

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Stalsis

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Compression

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Peristalsis

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Peripheral compression.

It describes intestinal motility الحركة الدودية او التمعج

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Claudication

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Limping

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Intermittent claudication

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Is intermittent pain and limping due to ischemia of lower limbs ‫مُتَقَطِّع‬, ‫غَيْر مُتَواصِلٍ‬

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Edema

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Accumulation of fluids in extravascular space

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Pulmonary edema

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A complication of left ventricular heart failure ,buildup of fluid in lungs

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Fibrillation

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The spontaneous rapid contraction of individual muscle fibers.

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Left ventricular fibrillation

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Complicating myocardial infarction is a cause of sudden death

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Concussion

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A hard blow or collision

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Brain concussion
Disturbance of cerebral function due to a hard jarring blow and injury
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Trauma
An injury it can be physical (e.g. a wound) or psychological
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Fracture
A brake in continuity e.g. of a bone
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Reduction
Bringing fractured ends of a bone together
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Centesis
Puncture and drain a cavity
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Amniocentesis
Puncturing the amniotic cavity of the gravid uterus and aspiration of the amniotic fluid. It is used to evaluate fetal maturity or detect congenital abnormalities by genetic studies.
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Pleurocentesis
Draining the pleural cavity
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Ectomy
Surgical removal
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Cholecystectomy
The surgical removal of the gall bladder المرارة
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Appendicectomy
The surgical removal of the appendix
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Rrhaphy
Repair, suture تخيط
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Herniorrhaphy
The surgical repair of hernia
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Periniorrhaphy
The surgical repair of lax perineum المنطقة المحيطة بالاعضاء الجنسية تصبح لينة بسبب ضعف العضلات الذي يحدث اما بسبب السمنة او عند النساء اللتان انجبن ١٠-١٥ طفل من سن مبكرة
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Stomy
to make an opening surgically
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Tracheostomy
To open the trachea (القصبة الهوائية ) to the skin in laryngeal obstruction by (edema, tumor, etc)
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Colostomy or iliostomy
Opening the large or small intestine to the skin of the abdominal wall proximal to area of intestinal obstruction
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Plasty
Surgical repair
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Rhinoplasty
The surgical repair of a deformed nose
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Pyloroplasty
The surgical repair and widening of pylorus (رأب البواب) to improve gastric emptying in the surgical treatment of peptic ulcer
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Pexy
Surgical fixation
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Orchiopexy
Bringing down an undescended testis into the scrotal sac fixing it there surgically
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Amputation
The removal of a limb or part of a limb Ex. Amputation of a gangrenous (dead) part of a limb
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Resection
The surgical removal of a part Ex. Resection of a segment of small intestine
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Excise
To cut out and remove . Ex. excision of a mass: you cut it out completely and remove it
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To incise
Is to make a clean cut or to carve into a surface( the first clean cut of the skin in surgery)
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An incision
A cut with a sharp instrument like aknife, scalpel
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An incisional biopsy
To cut over a mass and remove part of it for histopathological study
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Tomy
Cutting and opening
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Laparotomy
Opening the abdomen
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Cardiotomy
Cutting myocardium and opening the heart
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Vagotomy
Exploring and cutting the vagi nerves in chronic peptic ulcer.
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-Tome
Cutting instrument
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Microtome
An instrument that is used to cut processed tissue to prepare very thin tissue sections which are spread on glass slides stained and studied by microscope
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Dermatome
Skin cutting instrument used in skin grafting
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Myotome
Muscle cutting instrument
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To section
The action of separation by cutting
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A section
A distinct part, a division or portion of something
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Caesarean section
Delivery of the neonate by cutting abdominal wall and uterus
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Longitudinal section
مقطع طولي
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Transverse section
مقطع عرضي
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Colic
A paroxysm(نوبة) of acut abdominal pain in a hollow organ (e.g. intestine,ureter,bile duct) caused by spasm , obstruction or twisting
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Spasm
An involuntary and abnormal muscle contraction
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Skeletal muscle spasm
Can cause pain and difficulty in movement
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Arterial spasm
Can cause ischemia
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Bronchospasm
In asthma can cause shortness of breath

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