Example sentences of "[noun] and [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Smoking also increases the risk of cancer of the mouth , voicebox , gullet , bladder and cervix .
2 Recent X-rays and ultra-sound scans of my kidneys , bladder and testicles have shown no abnormality .
3 If bladder and testicles are found to be clear of disease , the most likely culprits are an adductor strain or osteitis pubis .
4 One patient had a combined cholecystoscopy and endoscopic sphincterotomy to clear stones from the gall bladder and bile duct , leaving two patients with a failed clearance , one of whom is without symptoms ( patient IV ) .
5 Ceruletide contains amino acid sequences that correspond to physiological hormones in humans that cause contraction of the gall bladder and bile duct and relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi .
6 All 14 normal people had the non-mutant version of the gene , whereas the cancer patient had the mutant gene not only in his tumour cells , but in his normal bladder and blood cells as well .
7 Among the subjects he detailed were the attempts of U.S. insurance companies and the { Mediaid } system to pass much of the burden of care onto families ; the great strain placed on family and personal relationships ; hardships in adjusting to residential situations ; and medical difficulties with such things as bladder and bowel management , skin diseases , constant pain , spastic muscle movement , regulating body temperature and resistance to respiratory complications .
8 Gradually weight loss occurs despite a good diet , and in the final stages the person ceases to recognise the family or even the self in the mirror , loses bladder and bowel control , any capacity for self-care or ability to communicate in words .
9 The stomach very sound , the kidneys , uterus , bladder and intestine in good order .
10 If the patient is usually in control of his bladder and bowels , but suddenly becomes incontinent , you should tell the doctor immediately , as it may be a sign of infection or problems .
11 The nerves become damaged and are no longer able to control the functions of bladder and bowels .
12 The usual pattern of emptying bladder and bowels is upset .
13 It is the stage ( going on until about the age of four years ) that is dominated by the control of the bladder and bowels .
14 They wash them , help them perform the intimate functions of relieving bladder and bowels , change dressings on wounds , give medicine , help them take their first steps after an operation , make beds , waken them up , tell them to go to sleep , close their eyes when they die .
15 A similar reaction , however , is described experimentally in rabbit bladder and guinea pig subcutaneous tissue .
16 Bladder and kidney cancers
17 Smoking has been found to be contributory factor in both bladder and kidney cancers .
18 Firstly they prevent the bacteria that cause urine infections from sticking to the skin cells in the bladder and urethra .
19 Regarding the bladder and rectum , Hunter was especially precise : ‘ Instead of being only 10 minutes about this Process you must be ½ an Hour to an Hour about it . ’
20 At the moment it 's mainly gall bladder and gynaecology patients who benefit but the skills the Leicester General will be passing on should mean more toddlers will be having operations through the keyhole too .
21 An attractive route home is to follow the A5 via Corwen , Cerrigydrudion , Pentrfoelas , and joining the A470 near Betws-y-Coed , proceed through Llanrwst and Glan Conwy Corner .
22 It had been used in India to control over-excitement and mania .
23 The speciality of Saint-Sauveur is gynaecological complaints , and it is known as ‘ the ladies ’ resort' , having been brought to a modest celebrity by the two-month stay here in 1859 of the Imperial couple , Napoleon and Eugénie .
24 He liked Voltaire , Rousseau , Baroness Orczy and Dickens , and also popular biographies of the famous , including Alexander the Great , Julius Caesar , Napoleon and Bismarck .
25 He left the day Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel entered Milan in triumph .
26 Bells rang as though for a funeral and the first rumour was that both Napoleon and Victor Emmanuel had been killed .
27 Now I was in a perfect world of ocean , mountains and great waters , of mighty men mightily acting or speaking , Napoleon and Byron himself .
28 Charlemagne himself , at once " French " and " German " , has always been a powerful symbol of European domination , a model for both Napoleon and Kaiser Wilhelm II .
29 This raised area had chairs for the Prince and Princess Napoleon and Princess Mathilde in recognition of their rank as Princes français , as well as the two Imperial armchairs .
30 Napoleon and Louis Napoleon favoured government by plebiscite or caesarian democracy .
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