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1
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Acute

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Short course, sudden, severe

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Benign

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Not recurrent or malignant, tumor that does not spread.

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Carcinoma

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Malignant neoplasm (harmful growth of tissue) in epithelial cells

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Chronic

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Long duration

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Cyst

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Abnormal fluid filled sac

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Edema

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Fluid in tissues; swelling

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Etiology

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Cause of disease

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Gram stain

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Lab test that divides bacteria into gram-positive (purple) or gram-negative (red).

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Hernia

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Rupture, protrusion of organ through abnormal opening.

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Inflammation

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Tissue injury that invloves: heat, pain, redness and swelling.

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Lesion

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Wound, damaged tissue

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Malignant

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Harmful, causes death, tumour that spreads

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Metastasis

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Spreads from one body part to another, cancer does this.

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Microorganism

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Small organism that can only be seen by a telescope

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Necrosis

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Death of tissue

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Necr/o

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Death

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Cyst/o

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Fluid filled sac; bladder, gallbladder, cyst

Ex. Cystic - pertaining to or having cysts

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Neoplasm

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Abnormal growth of tissue (tumor)

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Plasm

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Formation

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Parasite

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Organism that grows on another (host) causing damage to that host.

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Pathogen

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Organism capable of causing disease

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Path/o

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Disease

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Phagocytosis

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Ingestion of organisms by a cell such as waste or bacteria that is then destroyed.

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Prolapse

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Dropping downward displacement of organ

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Pus

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Product of inflammation resulting in fluid and white blood cells

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Sarcoma

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Malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue

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Sepsis

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The presence of harmful microorganisms or toxins in blood or tissue.

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Toxin

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Poison

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py/o

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Pus

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Sarco

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Flesh

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tox/o toxic/o

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Toxin

ex. endotoxin - toxin within bacterial cells

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Trauma

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Physical or psychological wound

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alg/o

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pain

Ex. algesia - condition of having pain

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algi/o

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pain

Ex. algesia - condition of having pain

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algesi/o

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pain

Ex. algesia - condition of having pain

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carcin/o

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cancer, carcinoma

Ex. Carcinoid - resembling a carcinoma

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lith

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calculus, stone

Ex. lithiasis - stone formation

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onc/o

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tumor

Ex. oncogenic - causing a tumor

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pyr/o

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fever, fire

Ex. pyrexia - fever

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pyret/o

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fever, fire

Ex. pyrexia - fever

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scler/o

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hard

ex. sclerosis - hardening of tissue

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Prefix: brady

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slow

ex. bradypnea - slow breathing rate

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pnea

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breathing

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Prefix: dys

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abnormal, painful, difficult

ex. dysplasia - abnormal development of tissue

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plas

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tissue

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Prefix: mal

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bad, poor

ex. malabsorption - poor absorption of nutrients

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Prefix: pachy

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thick

ex. patchycephaly - abnormal thickness of skull

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Prefix: tachy

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Rapid

ex. tachycardia - rapid heart rate

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cardi/o

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heart

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Prefix: xero

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dry

ex. xeroderma - dry skin

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Suffix: algia

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pain

ex. neuralgia - pain in nerve

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neur/o

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nerve

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Suffix: algesia

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pain

ex. neuralgia - pain in nerve

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Suffix: cele

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hernia, localized dilation

ex. gastrocele - hernia of stomach

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gastr/o

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Suffix: clasis

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breaking

ex. karyoclasis - breaking of nucleus

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Suffix: clasia

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breaking

ex. karyoclasis - breaking of nucleus

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Suffix: itis

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inflammation

ex. cystitis - inflammation of urinary bladder

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Suffix: megaly

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enlargement

ex. hepatomegaly - enlargement of liver

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hepat/o

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Suffix: odynia

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pain

ex. urodynia - pain on urination

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ur/o

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Suffix: oma

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tumor

ex. lipoma - tumor of fat cells

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Suffix: pathy

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any disease of

ex. nephropathy - any disease of kidney

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nephr/o

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Suffix: rhage

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bursting forth, profuse flow

ex. hemorrhage - profuse flow of blood

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Suffix: rhagia

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bursting forth, profuse flow

ex. hemorrhage - profuse flow of blood

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Suffix: rhea

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flow, discharge

ex. pyorrhea - discharge of pus

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Suffix: rhexis

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rupture

ex. amniorrhexis - rupture of amniotic sac

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Suffix: schisis

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Fissure, splitting

ex. retinoschisis - splitting of retina

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my/o

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Suffix: dilation

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expansion, widening

ex. vasodialation - widening of blood vessels

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vas/o

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blood vessels

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Suffix: dilatation

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expansion, widening

ex. vasodialation - widening of blood vessels

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Suffix: ectasia

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dilation, distension

ex. gastrectasia - dilation of stomach

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Suffix: ectasis

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dilation, distension

ex. gastrectasia - dilation of stomach

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Suffix: edema

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swelling

ex. cephaledema - swelling of head

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Suffix: lysis

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separation, loosening, dissolving

ex. dialysis - separation of substances by passage through membrane

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dia

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Suffix: malacia

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softening

ex. craniomalacia - softening of skull

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crani/o

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Suffix: ptosis

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dropping, downward displacement

ex. blepharoptosis - drooping of eyelid

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blephar/o

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Suffix: sclerosis

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Suffix: spasm

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sudden contraction, cramp

ex. arteriospasm - spasm of artery

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Suffix: stasis

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suppression, stoppage

ex. menostasis - suppression of menstrual flow

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Suffix: stenosis

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narrowing, constriction

ex. bronchostenosis - narrowing of bronchus

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Prefix: staphyl/o

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grape like cluster

ex. staphylococcus - round cluster bacteria

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Prefix: strept/o

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twisted chain

ex. streptobacillus - rod bacteria that form chains

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bacill/i

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bacillus - gram positive rod shaped bacteria

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bacill/o

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bacillus - gram positive rod shaped bacteria

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bacteri/o

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myc/o

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fungus/mold

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vir/o

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acid fast stain

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Staining method to identify TB

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communicable

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contagious

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endemic

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Occuring at low level but continuously in a given region.

ex. the common cold

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epidemic

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affecting many people in a given region at the same time

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exacerbation

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worsening of disease or symptoms

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iatrogenic

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caused by the effects of treatment

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idiopathic

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No known cause

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in situ

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Localized, noninvasive. (in position)

ex. tumors that do not spread

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normal flora

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normal microorganisms/bacteria that are found in the body

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nosocomial

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infection acquired in a hospital

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opportunistic

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an infection that occurs because of a hosts poor or altered condition

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pandemic

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a disease that is prevalent throughout a region or the world.
ex. AIDS in africa

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remission

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a period where disease symptoms lessen

108
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septicemia

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presence of pathogenic bacteria in blood (blood poisoning)

109
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systemic

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Pertaining to the whole body

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abscess

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localized collection of pus

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adhesion

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uniting of two surfaces/parts that may normally be separated

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anaplasia

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lack of normal differentiation, as shown by cancer cells

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ascites

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collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

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cellulitis

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a spreading inflammation of tissue

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effusion

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escape of fluid into cavity or other body part

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exudate

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material that escapes from blood vessels as a result of tissue injury

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fissure

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groove or split

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fistula

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an abnormal passage between two organs or an organ to the surface of the body

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gangrene

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death of tissue, caused by lack of blood supply or bacterial infection

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hyperplasia

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excessive growth of normal cells in normal arrangement

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hypertrophy

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increase in the size of an organ without increase in number of cells (muscles from increased activity)

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induration

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Hardening, abnormally hard spot

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metaplasia

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conversion of cells to a form that is not normal for that tissue

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Prefix: meta

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polyp

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a tumor attached by a thin stalk

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purulent

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forming or containing pus

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suppuration

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pus formation

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AF

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CA, Ca

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CIS

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Carcinoma in Situ

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FUO

A

Fever of Unknown Origin

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Gm+

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Gram Positive

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Gm-

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Gram negative

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MRSA

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Staph

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Staphylococcus

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Strep

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Streptococcus

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VRSA

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Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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