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Fractures
Clots
the lungs
Abdomen
weight control
100
bones breaks due to weakness caused by a disease
What is a pathological fracture?
100
abnormal condition of having a blood clot on the interior wall of a blood vessel
What is a thrombosis?
100
surgical incision into the pleural cavity
What is a thoracotomy?
100
inflammation of the gallbladder
What is cholecystitis?
100
eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight.
What is anorexia nervosa?
200
Broken bone and an open wound
What is an open fracture or compound fracture?
200
A foreign object circulating in the blood
What is an embolus?
200
creation of an opening into the trachea to insert a tube
What is a tracheostomy?
200
acute infection of the bile duct
What is cholangitis?
200
eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating
What is bulimia nervosa?
300
broken bone which has pressed together on itself
What is an compression fracture?
300
sudden blockage of a blood vessel
What is an embolism?
300
emergency procedure performed to gain access to the airway
What is a tracheotomy?
300
surgical removal of the gallbladder
What is cholecystectomy?
300
excessive accumulation of body fat.
What is obesity?
400
broken bone that is splintered or crushed
What is a comminuted fracture?
400
blocking of an artery by a blood clot
What is a thrombotic occlusion?
400
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the pleural cavity
What is a thoracentesis?
400
the presence of gall stones.
What is cholelithiasis?
400
medical specialty concerned with preventing obesity
What is bariatrics?
500
surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity
What is osteoclasis?
500
a blood clot attached to the interior wall of a blood vessel
What is a thrombus?
500
an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity
What is a pyothorax?
500
surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface.
What is a colostomy?
500
physical wasting away due to diseases such as AIDS
What is cachexia?