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| localized collection of pus that may occur anywhere in the body |
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| surgical puncture to aspirate, such as the puncture of the abdominal area to move ascitic fluid |
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| excision - i.e. hemorrhoidectomy |
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| vomiting, such as hememesis - vomiting blood |
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| the prediction of the course of the disease |
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| downward drooping, such as ptosis of the eyelid |
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| pertaining to an agent that works against sepsis |
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| the surgical removal of a piece of tissue to view it microscopically for disease |
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| a condition that results in malnutrition, poor health and a thin looking appearance |
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| to carry through the sweat glands to appears “sweaty” |
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| a study of the cause of a disease state |
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| growing bad or worse, the spread of cancer |
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| the abnormal condition of tissue death, a spider bite may cause necrosis |
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| guarding against, often prophylactic antibiotics are given to a patient |
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| physician who studies and treats diseases of the skin |
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| physician that studies the glands of the body and the hormones they secrete |
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| physician that studies the diseases of the stomach and intestine |
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| physician who studies the diseases of the blood and blood forming tissues |
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| a physician who studies the diseases of the kidney and the urinary system |
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| the study of diseases of the children |
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| use of chemical agents in the treatment of disease |
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| the loss of feeling of pain that occurs with the administration of anesthesia |
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| withour contract, the complete cessation of the heart’s beating |
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| pertaining to the state of deep sleep, as in in a coma |
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| the increase in size of the organ, the heart will hypertrophy in a patient with elevated blood pressure |
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| to use the hands and fingers to examine the patient’s body |
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| physical injury to the body caused by an nexternal force, such as an accident for physical violence |
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| resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of fluid and cells, someone with edema of the lower legs has large skin turgor |
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| the term used to describe a person without jaundice |
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| two branches - the bronchi of the lungs bifurcate into the left and right bronchi |
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| to remove the entire eyeball surgically |
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| the underdevelopment of the skin or tissue |
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| the space within a tube – artery, vein or intestine |
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| the sac that surrounds the heart |
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| pertaining to the fatty tissue within the body |
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| pointing towards the front of the body |
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| the pointed end of a cone shaped structure - the apex of the heart |
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| pertaining to the skull or head |
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| pertaining to the study of cells |
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| farthest from the point of origin |
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| closest to the point of origin |
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| pertaining to the back side of the body - the dorsal fin on a fish |
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| the state of equilibrium maintained within the bodies internal environment |
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| pertaining to the groin, my son had an inguinal hernia |
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| pertaining to the middle, the medial portion of the abdomen was examined |
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| the passing of fluid through spaces |
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| pertaining to the surface, it was a superficial abrasion |
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| pertaining to the body as a whole, the infection was systemic |
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| pertaining to the “belly side of the body”, a ventral hernia was found at the umbilicus |
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| pertaining to the body organs contained within a cavity, especially the abdomen |
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| the condition where there is a lack of sweat glands |
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| an acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues resulting in redness and swelling in the area |
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| pertaining to the skin - his wounds was merely cutaneous |
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| the surgical removal of dead and dying tissue from the body surface |
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| broken down area of the skin, usually on the scarum |
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| redness of the skin caused by inflammation, infection |
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| abnormal condition of excessive sweating |
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| an outgrowth of scar tissue |
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| cancer that develops within the melanin cells of the skin |
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| fungal infection of the nails |
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| small hemorrhagic points on the skin |
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| hardening of the skin, restrictive of movement |
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| a circular area on the skin caused by ringworm |
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| the surgical procedure to remove fluid from the joint |
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| surgical procedure to repair a joint |
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| inflammation of the bursa |
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| surgical excision of the skull |
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| surgical excision of vertebral posterior arch |
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| abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine |
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| pertaining to the knee cap |
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| abnormal curvature of the spine |
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| lower portion of the sternum |
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| wasting away of muscular tissue |
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| paralysis affecting many muscles |
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| twisted stiff neck from spasm |
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| accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity |
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| Black Hairy Tongue Disease |
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| chronic degenerative changes from liver disease |
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| pouches of the inner lining of the intestine (diverticulosis) that become inflamed or infected |
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| small intestine inflammation |
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| pertaining to the region above the stomach |
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| the expelling of gas from the anus |
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| the passage of stools that contain blood |
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| surgical incision into the abdomen |
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| pertaining to the pharynx |
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| pertaining to after the consumption of a meal |
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| the gatekeeper - the opening between the stomach and duodenum |
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| the enlargement of the spleen |
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| surgical connection between blood vessels or the joining of one hollow tubular orgn to another |
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| the choking feeling often associated with heart disease |
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| the loss of a regular rhythm within the heart |
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| electronic devices that stimulates electrical conduction within the heart |
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| Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) |
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| automatic device used to restore normal heart rhythm |
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| Disease of the heart muscle |
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| an occlusion of oxygen to the muscles which causes pain and limping |
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| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) |
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| surgical procedure to assist heart muscle by using harvested vein to bypass the affected area |
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| the relaxation phase of the heart muscle cycle allowing the heart chambers to fill with blood |
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| noninvasive ultrasound to evaluat heart muscles and valves |
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| inflammation of the endocardium |
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| heart losses the ability to pump the blood effectively |
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| surgical procedure to remove excess fluid from around the heart |
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| the wall or partition that divides the heart into the right and left portions |
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| contractive phase of the heart cycle during which blood is pumped to the systemic circulation |
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| the removal of blood from the vein for analysis |
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| small air sac in the lung |
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| temporary loss or cessation of breathing usually during sleep |
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| Stokes respiration - rhythmic cycle of breathing where gradual increase in respiration is followed by a period of apnea |
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| chronic pulmonary disease resulting in damage to the alveoli |
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| pathological condition where there is a collection of air between the chest wall and the lungs often causing the lung to collapse |
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| a new opening into the windpipe. |
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