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| the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid |
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| a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term |
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| rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration |
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| the process of producing a radio-graphic(x-ray) study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible |
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| the surgical removal of the appendix |
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| the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery/arteries |
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| the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface |
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| blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood |
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| physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin |
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| the identification of a disease |
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| the frequent flow of loose or watery stool |
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| swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues |
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| pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery |
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| disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first |
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| mature red blood cell (RBC) |
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Groove or crack-like sore of the skin
*Also describes normal folds in the contours of the brain |
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| An abnormal passage, usually between 2 internal organs, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body |
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| an inflammation of the stomach |
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| an inflammation of the stomach AND the small intestine |
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| any disease of the stomach |
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| the loss of a large amount of blood in a short amount of time |
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| abnormal enlargement of the liver |
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| lower than normal blood pressure |
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| the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism |
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a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues
1) erythema (redness)
2) hyperthermia (heat)
3) edema (swelling)
4) pain |
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| between, but not within, the parts of a tissue |
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| torn or jagged wound or an acidental cut wound |
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| a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
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| describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus |
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| describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord |
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| any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue |
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| the study of disorders of the newborn |
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| inflammation of a nerve or nerves |
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| the study of the ears nose and throat (ENT) |
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| an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts |
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| the study of all aspects of diseases |
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| the bones of the fingers and toes |
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| a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
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| a prediction of the probable cause and outcome of a disorder |
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| means to collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion |
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any acute, imflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection
ex. impetigo |
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| (heartburn) Discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus |
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| the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure |
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objective evidence of disease
ex. fever |
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| the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward |
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| the formation or discharge of pus |
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| above or outside the ribs |
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| subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or headache |
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| set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process |
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| an imflammation of the tonsils |
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| the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment |
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