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| generally lack of nutrition and washing |
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| a stone-like concentration usually composed of salts of inorganic and organic acitds or other material such as cholesterol (a stone) |
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| malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial tissue |
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| destruction or necrosis of teeth |
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| necrosis in which the necrotic tissues resemble cheese. Contains a nixture of protein and fat. Occurs particularly in reference to tuberculosis. |
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| persistent severe burning sensation of the skin; usually involved injury to the sensory fibers of the peripheral nerves |
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| chronic inflammaory granuloma in the tarsus of teh eyelid due to the inflammation of the meibomian gland |
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| a disorder characterized by irregular spasmodic involuntary movement of limbs and facial muscles |
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| a condition that develops slowly and persistently over time |
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| progressive disease of the liver with fibrosis and damage to the prankmul cells |
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| perimenopausal time of a woman's life "the change" |
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| a form of movement marked by contractions and relaxations of the muscle in rapid succession |
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| vomitus of coffee ground appearing particles that represents a upper gastrointestinal bleed that had occurred slowly enough for the gastric acid to denature the blood |
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| spasmodic pains in the abdomen. Generally described as spasms and is usually secondary to some degree of obstruction of a hollow organ. |
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| inflammation of the large bowel |
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| any alteration in mental status induced by trauma |
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| the making-up of tales in a fluid fashion with no regard to facts or the question put forward. Generally seen in alcoholic CNS disease |
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| bleeding and damage in the soft tissues, resulting from a direct blow injury |
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| crackling sound or sensation as would be produced by the rubbing together of irregular surfaces. |
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| a blind pouch or tubular cavity closed at one end |
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| a scraping of the interior lining of a cavity, i.e., "D&C" |
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| a dark blue or purplish discoloration of the skin or mucus membrane secondary to deficiency of oxygenation to the blood |
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| inflamation of a bladder, i.e., "bladder infection" |
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| gradual deterioration of normal cells and body functions |
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| a bursting open, splitting, or gaping |
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| extreme promental excitement with confused and unconnected ideas often with illusions or hallucinations |
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| a false belief or wrong judgement |
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| a general mental deterioration due to organic or psychological factors, i.e., Alzheimer's Disease (old-timers disease) |
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| mood disorder characterized by sadness and inability to experience pleasure. |
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| reduction of allergic sensitivity to a specific antigen, i.e., allergy shots |
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| determination of the presence of a disease based on an evaluation of symptoms, signs, and test findings |
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| stiffening or poor relaxation of th left ventricle with causes ineficient fillings |
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| (in obstetric terms) is the enlargement of the transverse diameter of the cervical opening. In the non-pregnancy patient, it is less than 5mm; at complete dilation in labor it is 10 cm |
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| in reference to the aorta, dissection occurs when the intimal layer of the vessel splits apart from the deeper muscle layers and blood flows into the tears apart the layers |
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| situated away from the center of the body or from the point of origin, i.e., the farthest away part (versus proximal) |
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| small pouches usually found extending from the wall of the colon |
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| the posterior or back part |
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| alternately moving a limb in the opposite direction, i.e., rapidly alternating movements |
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| a disease marked by frequentl watery stools often with blood and mucus and characterized by pain, tenesmus, fever, and dehydration |
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| difficulty in performing voluntary movements |
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| indigestion or upset stomach |
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| hoarsness or difficulty or pain in speaking |
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| feeling of unpleasantness or discomfort |
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| abnormal tissue development, i.e., cervical dysplasia on pap test |
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| shortness of breath, "short-winded" |
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