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| A wearing away of the upper layer of the skin as a result of an applied friction force. |
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| Alocal accumulation of pus anywhere in the body. |
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| Of abrupt onset, in refernce to a disease. Acute can also refer to an illness that is of short duration, rapidly progressive, and in need of urgent care. |
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| Lack of development of something. (For example, agenesis of a toe means that the toe failed to grow. |
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| In oncology, quickly growing, tending to spread rapidly. Such as a tumor. |
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| AN X-RAY OF BLOOD VESSELS WHICH CAN BE SEEN BECAUSE THE PATIENT RECIEVES AN INJECTION OF dYE TO OUTLINE THE VESSELS ON THE X-RAY. |
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| Meaning an abnormal heart rhythm. Heartbeats may be too slow, too rapid, too irregular, or too early. |
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| Hardening of the arteries. |
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| Impaired or impeded breathing. |
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| Wasting away. (Ex: Muscle atrophy is the wasting away of muscle, decrease in muclse mass). |
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| Is one in which the round end of a bone fits into the cavity of another bone. |
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| A painful, often reddened area of degenerating, eroding skin caused by pressure and lack of movement, and worsened by exposure to urine or other irritating substances on the skin. |
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| In a general sense, it means a mild character that does not threaten health or life. Such as a tumor. |
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| Bis in die (Latin for twice a day) |
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