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Bev A chapter 7-14
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aspiration
withdrawing fluid from a body cavity using suction
cyanosis
bluish tint to skin due to lack of oxygen
epistaxis
nosebleed
hemoptysis
coughing up blood
patent
open or unblocked
percussion
tap with fingertips
phlegm
mucus
rales
cracking sound when breathing in sign of fluid in airways
rhonchi
wheezing
sputum
mucus coughed up
stidor
harsh, high pitch sound when breathing in sign of obstruction in bronchus or larynx
anerexia
loss of appetite
constipation
unable to or infrequent defecation
emesis
vomiting
jaundice
yellow tint to skin
nausea
the urge to vomit
polyp
small tumor
pyrosis
heatburn
calculus
stone formed within an organ
catheter
flexible tube inserted into the body
diuresis
increased formation and secretion of urine
frequency
greater then normal urge to urinate
hesitancy
decrease in force of urine
micturition
another term for urnination
stricture
abnormal norrowing of a passageway
urgency
feeling the need to urinate immediatley
urinary incontinence
involuntary release of urine
unrinary retention
inability to fully empty the bladder
voiding
another term for urination
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Bev A chapter 7-14
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