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Nephritis
Inflammation of the kidney
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Occult blood
Blood which is present in faeces or other matter
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Oesophagus
The tube connecting the throat with the stomach, the gullit
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Palliative
This is said of a treatment which relieves symptoms but which does not cure the disease
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Retention of urine
Inability to pas urine owing to blockage of the urethra (in men this blockage is often caused by the prostate gland)
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Salivery glands
Glands which secrete saliva. The glands are located in the cheeks
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Sebaceous glands
The small oil-secreting glands of the skin
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Scurvy
An illness caused by deficiency of vitamin C
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Sepsis
The presence in the bloodstream or in the tissue of harmful bacteria or their toxins
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Sputum
Matter which is coughed up from the lungs and airways. This generally means particles of mucus discharge, with some pus as a result of inflammation.
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Stethoscope
A doctor's instrument which is used for auscultation
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Stuper
Partial unconsciousness
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Suture
Stitchers which are made in sewing up a wound, especially after an operation
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Symptoms
What the patient himself feels and notices about his illness
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Syndrome
A group of signs and symptoms which together form the features of a particular disease
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Thrombosis
The formation of a thrombus (a clot) in a blood vessel
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Tract
Passage, e.g. the digestive tract which extends from the mouth and oesophagus to the rectum and anus
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Vein
A blood vessel which carries blood from the organs and tissues to the heart. Compare ARTERY.
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Vermicide
A drug which will kill worms in the intestines (bowels). Other '-cides are: homicide, pesticide, infanticide, suicide, fraternicide etc.
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