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The region located above the stomach.
What is epigastric?
Herniation of the bladder.
What is a cystocele?
Difficult digestion.
What is dyspepsia?
Surgical removal of the pancreas.
What is pancreatectomy?
Movement towards the midline of the body.
What is a adduction?
A specialist in treating diseases and disorders of the skin.
What is a dermatologist?
Without coordination.
What is ataxia?
Excessive thirst.
What is polydipsia?
Surgical suturing of the bladder.
What is cystorrhaphy?
Surgical incision into the wall of the chest.
What is thoracotomy?
Inflammation affecting many nerves.
What is polyneuritis?
The process of recording electrical brain wave activity.
What is electroencephalography?
Surgical repair of a nerve.
What is neuroplasty?
Decrease in what blood cells.
What is leukocytopenia or leukopenia?
Hardening of the arteries due to buildup of cholesterol plaque.
What is arteriosclerosis?
Distention of a ureter.
What is ureterectasis?
Breast pain.
What is mastalgia?
Surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface.
What is a colostomy?
Weakness or slight paralysis of the muscle.
What is myoparesis?
Accumulation of air or gas in the pleural space.
What is pneumothorax?
Excessive urination during the night.
What is nocturia?
Surgical repair of the breast.
What is mammoplasty?
Pathological change or disease in the spinal cord.
What is myelopathy?
Dry skin.
What is xeroderma?
Total paralysis affecting all four extremities.
What is quadriplegia?