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| who cares? per med dictionary: "Resembling ivory, especially in color" |
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| purplish patch caused by extravasation of blood into the skin, i.e., a bruise |
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| use of ultrasound to view the heart and valvular structures |
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| is the occurance of seizures superimposed upon the preeclampsia syndrome |
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| dilation of a tubular structure |
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| aberrant or out of place, i.e., an organ which is not in its proper place. Example: ectopic pregnancy |
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| accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities, "swelling" |
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| refers to the softening and thinning of the cervix in preparation for dilation |
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| the amount of blood expelled from the ventricular cavity when the heart contracts in systole. |
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| obstruction or occlusion of a vessel by a transported clot of vegetation or other foreign material, i.e., pulmonary embolism. |
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| in man, the developing organism from conception until approximately the end of the second month. Generally referred to as fetal after this stage of development. |
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| soothing to skin or mucus membrane. An agent that softens the skin |
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| founded on practical experience, but not proven scientifically |
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| pus in a body cavity, generally referring to pus in the pleural cavity |
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| inflammation of the brain. |
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| any disease of the brain. |
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| also called “target organ” – the organ on which a substance or process exerts its influence or action. |
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| an inflammation of the inner coat of the artery |
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| inflammation of the endocardium or the lining membrane of the heart and heart valves |
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| secreting internally, most common in systemic circulation |
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| a condition involving ectopic location of endometrial or uterine lining tissue outside the uterine cavity |
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| inflammation of the endometrium or uterine lining. |
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| inflammation of the internal structures in the eyeball. |
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| is the descent of the biparietal diameter of the fetal head into the pelvic inlet |
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| inflammation of the intestine |
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| the outer epithelial portion of the skin. |
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| referring to the upper central abdominal region, i.e., upper gastric pain |
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| redness or inflammation of the skin. |
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| a thick, coagulated crust which develops after a burn to the skin |
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| estimated Date of Confinement (EDC) |
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| that point in time when labor might be reasonably expected |
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| the most potent naturally occurring estrogen in mammals |
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| a feeling of well-being commonly exaggerated and not necessarily well-founded |
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| protrusion of intestine through an opening in the abdominal wall |
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| a skin eruption occurring as a symptom of an acute viral or coccal disease. |
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| response to stimuli, often used specifically to denote excessive responsiveness to stimuli, particularly of an emotional nature, and often leading to impulsive activity. |
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| glandular secretion that is delivered to the surface as opposed to endocrine |
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| an ectopic or premature heartbeat |
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| to exude or pass out of a vessel into the tissues such as blood, urine or x-ray dye. |
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| a thick fluid with a high protein and leukocyte count |
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| a sheet of fibrous tissue which envelopes the body beneath the skin |
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| inflammation of the facia, i.e., plantar fascitis |
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| no caloric intake for at least 8 hours |
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| relates to a fever (elevated temperature) |
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| presence of openings, i.e., a fenestrated drape |
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| the sound generated by the beating of the fetal heart which may be auscultated over the fundus |
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| in man generally represents products of conception from the end of the eighth week to the moment of birth. |
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| a benign neoplasm derived from fibrous connective tissue |
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| a malignant neoplasm derived from fibrous connective tissue characterized by immature prolifium fibroblast. |
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| a deep furrow, cleft, or slit |
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| a pathological sinus or abnormal passage leading from an abscess cavity or hollow organ to the surface or from one abscess cavity or organ to another, i.e., rectal/vaginal fistula - an opening from the rectum to the vagina. |
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| a presence of an excessive amount of gas in the intestines or stomach. |
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| inflammation reaction in the hair follicles; generally with small pustules associated with each individual hair shaft |
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| tissue that is not strong and bleeds easily upon manual irritation |
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| the portion of the uterus above the cervix which expands during pregnancy and contains the growing fetus |
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