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| a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue |
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| abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes |
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| an abnormal condition of increased alkalinity of the blood and tissues |
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| a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
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| loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage |
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| lack or absence of symmetry |
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| the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment |
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| relatively slow heart action whether physiological or pathological |
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| inflammation of the colon |
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| occurring on, affecting, or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body |
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| an abnormal mental state characterized by the occurrence of psychotic delusions |
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| an imbalance of components of the blood |
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| defective use of the voice |
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| a state of disordered tonicity of tissues (as of muscle) |
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| the escape of a fluid from anatomical vessels by rupture or exudation |
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| the presence of pus in a bodily cavity (as the pleural cavity)—called also pyothorax |
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| the outer epithelial layer of the external integument of the animal body that is derived from the embryonic epiblast ; specifically : the outer nonsensitive and nonvascular layer of the skin of a vertebrate that overlies the dermis |
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| abnormal redness of the skin due to capillary congestion (as in inflammation) |
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| the act of abrading or wearing off the skin |
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| of, relating to, or constituting feces |
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| an instrument used chiefly in industry and in medical diagnosis for observing the internal structure of opaque objects (as the living body) by means of the shadow cast by the object examined upon a fluorescent screen when placed between the screen and a source of X-rays |
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| inflammation of the gums that is often accompanied by tenderness and bleeding |
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| expectoration of blood from some part of the respiratory tract |
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| excessive growth of hair of normal or abnormal distribution |
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| the presence of an abnormally high concentration of potassium in the blood—called also hyperpotassemia |
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| excess pigmentation in a bodily part or tissue (as the skin) |
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| excess uric acid in the blood (as in gout)— |
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| decrease in the volume of the circulating blood |
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| : an abnormal physical or psychological state of a male characterized by inability to engage in sexual intercourse because of failure to have or maintain an erection—called also erectile dysfunction |
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| situated or extending between the ribs |
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| the secretion of tears ; specifically : abnormal or excessive secretion of tears due to local or systemic disease |
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| X-ray examination of the breasts |
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| the natural cessation of menstruation occurring usually between the ages of 45 and 55 with a mean in Western cultures of approximately 51 (2) : the physiological period in the life of a woman in which such cessation and the accompanying regression of ovarian function occurs |
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| a differential study of the cellular elements present in bone marrow usually made on material obtained by sternal biopsy |
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| poisonous to the kidney ; also : resulting from or marked by poisoning of the kidney |
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| : involuntary usually rapid movement of the eyeballs (as from side to side) occurring normally with dizziness during and after bodily rotation or abnormally following head injury or as a symptom of disease |
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| : the surgical removal of an ovary—called also ovariectomy |
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| a disease of adults that is characterized by softening of the bones and is analogous to rickets in the young |
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| producing, involving, or being adverse effects on organs or nerves involved in hearing or balance |
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| a small solid usually conical elevation of the skin caused by inflammation, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue elements |
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| a sensation of pricking, tingling, or creeping on the skin having no objective cause and usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root |
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| : the letting of blood for transfusion, apheresis, diagnostic testing, or experimental procedures and widely used in the past to treat many types of disease but now limited to the treatment of only a few specific conditions |
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| a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells ; |
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| a sagging or prolapse of an organ or part ; especially : a drooping of the upper eyelid (as from paralysis of the oculomotor nerve) |
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| : the presence of pus in the urine ; |
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| an abnormal sound heard accompanying the normal respiratory sounds on auscultation of the chest— |
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| of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism |
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| abnormal enlargement of the spleen |
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| : of, relating to, or located near the surface |
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| increased rate of respiration |
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| surgical incision of the chest wall |
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| a twisting of the neck to one side that results in abnormal carriage of the head and is usually caused by muscle spasms—called also wryneck |
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| incision of the tympanic membrane |
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| inflammation (as from bacterial or fungal infection, allergic reaction, or hormone deficiency) of the vagina that may be marked by irritation and vaginal discharge |
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| acute or chronic pain (as that caused by muscle strain) in the lower back |
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