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A surgical instrument used to expand a passage in the body. A medical tool used to dilate a body part, such as the urethra. A surgical instrument used to dilate forcibly any canal or cavity, usually the urethra.  

Inflammation of a diverticulum, a small pocket in the wall of the intestine. Inflammation of an abnormal sac (diverticulum) at a weakened point in the digestive tract, esp. the colon. Symptoms include cramplike abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea or constipation. Treatment is by rest and antibiotics; severe cases may require surgery. Feces become trapped inside…

A condition in which a person’s eyes both look away from the nose. Strabismus in which the deviating eye turns outward.  

Separation into widely spread branches. The point at which a structure forks or divides.  

To interrupt what someone is doing. To upset or worry someone.  

A hospital which serves the needs of the population of a specific district.  

Something that takes a person’s attention away from something else. A state where someone is very emotionally and mentally troubled. A state of mental confusion or derangement.  

To twist something into an unusual shape.  

Water which has had impurities by distillation. Water cleansed of impurities and micro¬ organisms by converting it into steam and then condensing it again (usually several times) as a liquid. It has many uses, as for mixing chemicals and irrigating body parts. Water that has been purified by distillation. It is used in preparing pharmaceuticals.…