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