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| Condition of long duration, rarely cured sometimes controlled through medicine |
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| A word root with a combining vowel added at the end. Ex: Gastr/o |
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| Identification of a disease |
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| is an attempt to determine which one of several diseases could be causing the signs and symptoms that are present. |
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| Condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally |
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| localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues. |
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| a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease |
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| the specialized membranes that line the body cavities |
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| Name of the fluid secreted by the mucous membranes |
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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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| a pounding or racing heart |
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| Always comes at the beginning of the word. Usually indicates the location, time, number, or status. |
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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 which can be measured by the patient or others |
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| Comes at the end of the word. Usually indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. |
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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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| Subjective evidence of a disease which can be measured only by the patient |
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| Wound or injury. Injusries related to car accidents, shooting, etc. |
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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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| Contains the basic meaning of the word. Usually indicates the involved body part. |
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| words formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term |
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| Rapid onset, severe course, and relatively short duration |
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| swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues |
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| A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first |
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| fluid that leaks out of an infected wound |
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| a groove or crack-like sore of the skin |
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| abnormal passage; usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body |
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| last and longest portion of the small intestine |
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| the crest of the hip bone |
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| the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism |
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| a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound |
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| a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
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| prediction of the probable course and outcome of the disorder |
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| a set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process. |
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| having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male |
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