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1. Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia
An ice-cream headache
2. Borborygmus bor·bo·ryg·mus Barber-IGMUS
A rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid & gas in the intestines
3. Choledocholiathiasis cho·led·o·cho·li·THIGH·a·sis
When gallstones are present in the common bile duct
4. Ankylosing Spondylitis ANKa-low-sing spondih-lie-tus
An inflammatory disease affecting the spine and other joints
5. Sphygmomanometer sphyg·mo·ma·NOM·e·ter
An instrument to measure blood pressure
6. Presbycusis pres·bih·cue·sis | \ ˌprez-bi-ˈkyü-səs
Age-related hearing loss
7. Blepharoconjunctivitis bleph·a·ro·con·junc·ti·vi·tis
Pinkeye
8. Staphylococcus staph·ih·lo·COC·cus
Round, clustering bacteria that are known agents for different diseases
9. Pneumonoultramicropscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis 46 letters!!
pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·sis
10. Newmono-ultramicroscopic-silico-volcano-coniosis
A disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles). Also known as black lung disease or miner’s asthma