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  • 31hydrometrocolpos — Distention of uterus and vagina by fluid other than blood or pus. [hydro + G. metra, uterus, + kolpos, bosom (vagina)] * * * hy·dro·me·tro·col·pos .mē trō käl .päs n an accumulation of watery fluid in the uterus and vagina compare …

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  • 32physometra — Distention of the uterine cavity with air or gas. SYN: uterine tympanites. [physo + G. metra, uterus] * * * phy·so·me·tra (fi″so meґtrə) [physo + metra] air or gas in the uterine cavity …

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  • 33pyonephrosis — Distention of the pelvis and calices of the kidney with pus, usually associated with obstruction. SYN: nephropyosis. [pyo + G. nephros, kidney, + osis, condition] * * * pyo·ne·phro·sis ni frō səs n …

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  • 34pyosalpinx — Distention of a uterine (fallopian) tube with pus. SYN: pus tube. [pyo + G. salpinx, trumpet (tube)] * * * pyo·sal·pinx sal (.)piŋks n, pl sal·pin·ges sal pin (.)jēz a collection of pus in an oviduct * * * n …

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  • 35pyoureter — Distention of a ureter with pus. * * * pyo·ure·ter (pi″o u reґtər) [pyo + ureter] an accumulation of pus in a ureter …

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  • 36thecal cyst — distention of a tendon sheath …

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  • 37dilatation of the stomach — distention of the stomach with retained secretions, food, or gas due to obstruction, ileus, or denervation; called also gastric d …

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  • 38alveolar duct emphysema — distention of the alveolar ducts as seen in elderly individuals, often producing little or no functional disturbance …

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  • 39capped knee — distention of the synovial bursa over the knee joint of horses or cattle …

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  • 40hepatojugular reflux — distention of the jugular vein induced by pressure over the liver; it suggests insufficiency of the right heart; sometimes incorrectly called hepatojugular reflex …

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