Define COPD


Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Results in diminished capacity of the lungs to perform respiration.

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Fill in the blank with the correct medical term, then find the words in the word search puzzle that follows.

1. A surgical technique that applies concentrated sound waves to pulverize or dissolve stones into smaller pieces that will pass with urine through the urethra is called: ________________ . 2. Surgical fixation of a kidney is called: ________________ . 3. The medical field that studies and treats disorders associated with the kidneys is called: ________________ . 4. An x-ray image of the renal pelvis is called a(n): ________________ . 5. A general term for a tumor arising from kidney tissue is: ________________ . 6. An inflammation of the urinary bladder is called: ________________ . 7. The sign of abnormally high levels of urea and other nitrogen-containing compounds in the blood is called: ________________ . 8. ________________ literally means “urination through.” 9. The abnormal presence of glucose (sugar) in the urine is called ________________ and is a sign of an endocrine disease, such as diabetes mellitus, a kidney disorder, or perhaps both. 10. An examination that uses nuclear medicine by IV injection of radioactive material into the patient’s kidney is called: ________________ . 11. A surgical procedure that removes a kidney is called: ________________ . 12. A procedure that surgically creates an opening into the kidney is called a(n): ________________ 13. The process of inserting the urinary catheter is called urinary ________________ . ![14812|489x493](upload://pTr4f0ODPiEQkKdB5PeoR9mcVfk.jpeg)

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When expression of _______ is turned off in small pre-B cells, the result is the presence of P nucleotides but an absence of N nucleotides in around 50% of light-chain genes

a. Kit b. CD19 c. TdT d. Pax-5 e. RAG-1 and RAG-2.

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When leukocytes line up along the wall of a blood vessel, it is called:

A. Phagocytosis B. Diapedesis C. Margination D. Lukotaxin

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A rounded projection that enters into the formation of a joint is a:

A) fossa. B) trochanter. C) sinus. D) condyle.

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