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Acute

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Rapid onset, severe course, relatively short duration.

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Abdominocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

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Angiography

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Process of producing a radio graphic study of blood cells

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Appendectomy

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Surgical removal of the appendix

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Arteriosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery

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Colostomy

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Surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

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Cyanosis

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Blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood

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Dermatologist

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Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

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Diagnosis (Dx)

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Identification of a disease

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Diarrhea

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Frequent flow of loose or watery stools

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Differential diagnosis (DDx)

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Also known as rule out;

Attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be causing the signs and symptoms that are present

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Endarterial

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Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Eponym

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Disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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Erythrocyte

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Mature red blood cell

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Edema

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Swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

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Fissure

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Groove or crack like sore of the skin

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Fistula

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Abnormal passage usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

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Gastralgia

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Stomachache

Pain in the stomach

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach

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-algia

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Pain and suffering

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-dynia

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Pain

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-centisis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-Itis

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Inflammation

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-graphy

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Process of producing a picture or record

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-necrosis

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Tissue death

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing

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  • rrhage

- rrhagia

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Bleeding

Usually sudden or severe

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing of a wound with sutures, staples, or glue

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-rrhea

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Flow or discharge

Usually body fluids

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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  • gram

- graph

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Picture or record

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Melan/o

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Black

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Poli/o

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Gray

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Towards or in the direction of

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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Eu-

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Good, normal, well, easy

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Hyper-

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Excessive or increased

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Hypo-

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Deficient or decreased

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Inter-

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Between or among

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Intra-

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Within or inside

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Sub-

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Under, less, below

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Super-

Supra-

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Above or excessive

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Dextr/o

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Right side

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Sinistr/o

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Left side

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Pre-

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Before

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Post-

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After or behind

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Olig/o

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Scanty or few

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Ather/o

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Plaque or fatty substance

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Athralgia

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Pain in a joint

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-ostomy

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Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-otomy

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Cutting or surgical incision

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

Which is a part of the kidney

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py/o

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Pus

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Pyr/o

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Fever or fire

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Triage

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Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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Trauma

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Wound or injury

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Viral

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Pertaining to a virus

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Virile

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Having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

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Supination

Soo pih nay shun

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Act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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Suppuration

Sup you Ray shun

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Formation or discharge of pus

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Palpation

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Examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain parts

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Palpitation

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Pounding or racing heart

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Mucous and mucus

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Specialized membranes in the body

Name of fluid secreted by mucous membranes

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Ileum

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Last and longest portion of the small intestine

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Ilium

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Part of the hip bone

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Laceration

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Torn or jagged wound

Accidental cut wound

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Lesion

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Pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury

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Malaise

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Feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other routine

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Exudate

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Fluid that leaks out of a wound such as blood, pus, etc

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Infection

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Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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Inflammation

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Localized response to injury

Redness heat swelling pain

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Interstitial

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Between parts of a tissue

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Intramuscular

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Within the muscle

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Supracostal

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Above or outside the ribs

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Otorhinolaryngology

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Study of the nose, ears, and throat

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Hypertension

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Above normal blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Below normal blood pressure

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Natal

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Pertaining to birth

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Pyrosis

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Heart burn

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Sign

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Objective evidence of disease

Can be measured by patient or others

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Remission

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Temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

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Prognosis

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Prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

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Symptom

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Subjective evidence of disease

Can be measured only by the patient

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Syndrome

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Set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

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  • ologist

- ology

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Specialist

Study of

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow or spinal cord

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Mycosis

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Abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

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Myopathy

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Any pathological change or disease of muscle tissue

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Myelopathy

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Pathological change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow

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Hemorrhage

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Loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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Myorrhexis

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Rupture of a muscle

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Gastrosis

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Any disease of the stomach

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Pathology

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Study of all aspects of diseases

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammation of the tonsils

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Gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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Neurorrhaphy

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Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

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Poliomyelitis

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Viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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Neonatology

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Study of disorders of the newborn

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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Phalanx

Phalanges

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One finger or toe bone

Multiple fingers or toe bones

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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Pyoderma

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any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming, bacterial skin infection

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-lysis

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Breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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Peri-

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Surrounding, around

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Abnormal conditions

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  • ago
  • esis
  • ia
  • iasis
  • ion
  • ism
  • osis
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Noun endings

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  • a
  • ae
  • e
  • i
  • um
  • us
  • y
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Pertaining to

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  • ac
  • al
  • ar
  • ary
  • eal
  • ial
  • ical
  • ic
  • ine
  • ior
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Prostrate

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Lying stretched out on the ground facing downwards

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Prostate

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Male gland that lies under the urinary bladder

Medical Terminology (12 decks)

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