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| a rare, inherited disorder characterized by a total or partial lack of melanin (skin pigment) in the skin. A group of genetic disorders in which there is partial or total lack of the pigment melanin in the eyes, skin, and hair. |
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| lack or loss of appetite, resulting in inability to eat |
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| an absence of spontaneous respiration. Types of apnea include cardiac apnea, deglutition apnea, periodic apnea of the newborn, primary apnea, reflex apnea, secondary apnea, and sleep apnea. |
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| an abnormal intraperitoneal accumulation of a fluid containing large amounts of protein and electrolytes. |
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| an abnormal condition of the eye in which the light rays cannot be focused clearly in a point on the retina because the spheric curve of the cornea or lens is not equal in all meridians. Vision is typically blurred; if uncorrected, it often results in visual discomfort or asthenopia. The person cannot accommodate to correct the problem. The condition usually may be corrected with contact lenses or with eyeglasses ground to neutralize the condition. |
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| dorsiflexion of the big toe with extension and fanning of the other toes elicited by firmly stroking the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot. The reflex is normal in newborns and abnormal in children and adults, in whom it may indicate a lesion in the pyramidal tract. |
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| a large, rounded thorax, as in the inspiratory phase, considered normal in some stocky individuals and certain others who live in high-altitude areas and consequently have increased vital capacity. Barrel chest may also be a sign of pulmonary emphysema |
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| a condition in which the heart rate is less than 60/min. |
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| an abnormally low rate of breathing( lower than 12/min). |
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| an increase in the intensity and clarity of vocal resonance that may result from an increase in lung tissue density, such as in the consolidation of pneumonia. Assessed by having patient repeat a phrase such as 99 during auscultation. |
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| an abnormal blowing or swishing sound or murmur heard while auscultating a carotid artery, organ, or gland, such as the liver or thyroid, and resulting from blood flowing through a narrow or partially occluded artery. |
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| a yellowish or brownish waxy secretion produced by vestigial apocrine sweat glands in the external ear canal. Also called earwax |
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| tan or brown pigmentation, particularly of the forehead, cheeks, and nose, commonly associated with pregnancy, the use of oral contraceptives, or hormone replacement therapy. The hyperpigmentation may be permanent or may disappear |
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| moving the arm in a circle around the shouldermoving the arm in a circle around the shouldermoving the arm in a circle around the shoulder |
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| an abnormal pattern of neuromuscular activity, characterized by rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle |
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| pertaining to the mental processes of comprehension, judgment, memory, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes. |
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| inflammation of the conjunctiva, caused by bacterial or viral infection, allergy, or environmental factors. Red eyes, thick discharge, sticky eyelids in the morning, and inflammation without pain are characteristic results of the most common cause, bacteria. The cause may be found by microscopic examination or bacteriologic culture of the discharge.Choice of treatment depends on the causative agent and may include antibacterial agents, antibiotics, or corticosteroids. Also called pinkeye. |
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| Acronym used for costovetebral angle tenderness. |
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| bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an excess of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule, such as in methemoglobin |
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| a physical or cognitive skill that a person must accomplish during a particular age period to continue development. An example is walking, which precedes the development of a sense of autonomy in the toddler period. |
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| the period between contractions of the atria or the ventricles during which blood enters the relaxed chambers from the systemic circulation and the lungs. Ventricular diastole begins with the onset of the second heart sound and ends with the first heart sound. |
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| a distressful subjective sensation of uncomfortable breathing that may be caused by many disorders including certain heart and respiratory conditions, strenuous exercise, or anxiety |
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| burning painful urination usually caused by bacterial infection, inflammation or obstruction of urinary tract |
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| the abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial spaces of tissues, such as in the pericardial sac, intrapleural space, peritoneal cavity, or joint capsules. Edema may be caused by increased capillary fluid pressure; venous obstruction such as occurs in varicosities; thrombophlebitis; pressure from casts, tight bandages, or garters; congestive heart failure; overloading with parenteral fluids; renal failure; hepatic cirrhosis; hyperaldosteronism such as in Cushing's syndrome; corticosteroid therapy; and inflammatory reactions. |
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| a change in the voice sound of a patient with pleural effusion as heard on auscultation. When the patient is asked to make /ē-ē-ē/, sounds, they are heard over the peripheral chest wall as /ä-ä-ä/,, particularly over an area of consolidated or compressed lung above the effusion. |
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| moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle |
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| an area of the skin covered by a crust, or scab, usually caused by scratching. |
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| twitching of relaxed muscle that can be seen or palpated, a localized uncoordinated, uncontrollable twitching of a single muscle group innervated by a single motor nerve fiber or filament that may be palpated and seen under the skin. |
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| air or gas in intestine that is passed through rectum |
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| bending a limb at a joint |
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| The vibration felt by a hand placed on the chest of an individual who is speaking. |
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| the manner or style of walking, including rhythm, cadence, and speed. |
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| a deformity in which the legs are curved inward, so that the knees are close together and strike each other as the person walks, and the ankles are widely separated. Also called knock-knee,valgus deformity. |
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| a deformity in which one or both legs are bent outward at the knee. Also called bowleg |
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| ability to feel writing on skin |
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| Sustained forceful thrusting of the ventricle during systole. It occurs with ventricular hypertrophy associated with a heavy load. |
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| abnormal enlargement of the liver that is usually a sign of disease |
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| coughing up of blood from the respiratory tract. Blood-streaked sputum often is present in minor upper respiratory infections or bronchitis. More profuse bleeding may indicate Aspergillus infection, lung abscess, tuberculosis, or bronchogenic carcinoma. |
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| Having an overabundance of hair. |
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| a common disorder that is a known cardiovascular disease risk factor. Hypertension is characterized by elevated blood pressure over the normal values of 120/80 mm Hg in an adult over 18 years of age. |
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| movement at a joint to a position beyond the joint's normal maximum extension. |
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| decrease in sensation in response to stimulation of nerves or organs (touch) |
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| an abnormal condition in which the blood pressure is not adequate for normal perfusion and oxygenation of the tissues. |
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| moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle |
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| A scar that doesn't know when to stop. When the skin is injured, cells grow back to fill in the gap. Somehow, they normally "know" when the scar tissue is level with the skin, at which point the cells stop multiplying. When the cells keep on reproducing, the result is a what is called a overgrown (hypertrophic) scar or a keloid. The result is a keloid -- a tough heaped-up scar that rises quite abruptly above the rest of the skin. It is irregularly shaped and tends to enlarge progressively |
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| inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the larynx, accompanied by edema of the vocal cords with hoarseness or loss of voice, occurring as an acute disorder caused by a cold, by irritating fumes, by sudden temperature changes, or as a chronic condition resulting from excessive use of the voice, heavy smoking, or exposure to irritating fumes. |
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| Sustained forceful thrusting of the ventricle during systole. It occurs with ventricular hypertrophy associated with a heavy load. |
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| a gentle blowing, fluttering, or humming sound, such as a heart murmur, susceptible to auscultation. Types of murmurs include systolic, diastolic, and continuous murmurs. |
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| is a medical term referring to a person whose head and all major organs of the head in a normal condition and without significant abnormalities. |
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| involuntary, rhythmic movements of the eyes; the oscillations may be horizontal, vertical, rotary, or mixed. Jerking nystagmus, characterized by faster movements in one direction than in the opposite direction, is more common than pendular nystagmus, in which the oscillations are approximately equal in rate in both directions |
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| the relation between the thumb and the other digits of the hand for the purpose of grasping objects between the thumb and fingers. |
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| an abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably. It occurs in many disorders of the cardiac and respiratory systems, such as asthma, pulmonary edema, emphysema, pneumonia, and angina pectoris. |
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| swelling of the optic disc, visible on ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye, caused by increase in intracranial pressure. The meningeal sheaths that surround the optic nerves from the optic disc are continuous with the meninges of the brain;therefore increased intracranial pressure is transmitted forward from the brain to the optic disc in the eye to cause swelling. |
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| paleness; absence of skin coloration. |
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| A small solid rounded bump rising from the skin that is usually less than 1 centimeter in diameter (less than 3/8 inch across). |
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| coordinated, rhythmic serial contraction of smooth muscle that forces food through the digestive tract, bile through bile duct , and urine through ureters |
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| inflammation or infection of the pharynx, usually causing symptoms of a sore throat. Some causes of pharyngitis are diphtheria, herpes simplex virus, infectious mononucleosis, and streptococcal infection |
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| moving foot at angle so toes move away from chest "pointing Toes" |
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| a congenital physical anomaly consisting of supernumerary fingers or toes. |
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| is the area on the anterior chest overlying the heart and great vessels and epigastrum |
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| midline towards extremities. |
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| a drooping of the upper eyelid (as from paralysis of the oculomotor nerve) |
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| A pustule is a small collection of pus in the top layer of skin (epidermis) or beneath it in the dermis. Pustules frequently form in sweat glands or hair follicles. Pus is a mixture of inflammatory cells and liquid. |
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| pain felt at site different from an injured or disease organ or body part |
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| low pitched wheeze, often associated with bronchitis. |
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| hyperexcitation of neurons in the brain leading to a sudden, violent involuntary series of contractions of a group of muscles. It may be paroxysmal and episodic, as in a seizure disorder, or transient and acute, as after a head concussion. |
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| lateral curvature of the spine |
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| the faculty of perceiving and understanding the form and nature of objects By the sense of touch. |
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| a brief lapse in consciousness caused by transient cerebral hypoxia. |
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| inability of one eye to attain binocular vision with the other because of imbalance of the muscles of the eyeball -- called also heterotropia, squint. |
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| streak or linear scar often resulting from rapidly developing tension in skin, such as seen on abdomen after pregnancy |
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| Stridor is a term used to describe noisy breathing in general, and to refer specifically to a high-pitched crowing sound associated with croup, respiratory infection, and airway obstruction. Stridor occurs when erratic air currents attempt to force their way through breathing passages narrowed: |
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| is a condition where two or more digits are fused together |
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| the contraction of the heart, driving blood into the aorta and pulmonary arteries. The occurrence of systole is indicated by the first heart sound heard on auscultation, by the palpable apex beat, and by the peripheral pulse |
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| a condition in which the heart contracts at a rate greater than 100/min. |
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| a fine vibration, felt by an examiner's hand on a patient's body over the site of an aneurysm or on the precordium, the result of turmoil in the flow of blood, indicating the presence of an organic murmur of grade 4 or greater intensity. A thrill can also be felt over the carotids if a bruit is present and over an arteriovenous fistula in the patient undergoing hemodialysis. |
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| sensation of noise (as a ringing or roaring) that is caused by a bodily condition (as a disturbance of the auditory nerve or wax in the ear) and typically is of the subjective form which can only be heard by the one affected |
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| skin's degree of resistance |
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| In dermatology, a vesicle is a small blister, as on the skin. Vesicles also occur on the mucous membranes, such as the buccal mucosa (the lining of the mouth). Vesicles are less than .5 centimeters in diameter. |
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| . A condition in which the skin turns white due to the loss of melanocytes. These cells produce melanin, the pigment that gives the skin its characteristic color. |
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| A raised, itchy (pruritic) area of skin that is almost always an overt sign of allergy. |
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