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Disease and Disorders Flashcards

1
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Do all microorganisms cause disease?

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No

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What rate of bacteria is affected by changes in temp, nutrition and pH?

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Reproductive rate

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True or false: most fungi do not cause disease in humans

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True

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A roundworm that enters the human body in infected meat eaten raw or undercooked

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Trichinella spiralis

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5
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Can untreated strep serious and lead to complications?

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Yes

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A substance used to impart color to tissue or cells in order to study and identify microscopic organisms

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Stain

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Bacteria that are gram positive stain what color?

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Purple

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8
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The study of all factors that cause disease

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Etiology

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9
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An area of dead tissue caused by a lack of oxygen

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Infarction

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10
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Diseases cause by an error in the individual’s genetic makeup

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Hereditary disease

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11
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Example of viral infection

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Chicken pox

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12
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Anthrax and scarlet fever are what type on infections?

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Bacterial infections of the skin

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13
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Most common type of anemia

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Iron anemia

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14
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The sudden onset of a disease marked by intensity

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Acute

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15
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Thrombophlebitis occurs most commonly in…

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The lower legs

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16
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Th develop gradually and persistent for a long period, often the remainder of a person’s life

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Chronic

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17
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The primary source of histamine and heparin

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Mast cells

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18
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Red shaped bacteria

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Bacilli

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19
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Spherical bacteria

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Cocci

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20
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Bacteria in which the rods or filaments tend to fragment into chains

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Streptobacilli

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21
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A precancerous lesion which occurs on the mucous membrane of the tongue and common in smokers

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Leukoplakia

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22
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When the heart is unable to pump adequate amounts of blood to the tissues and organs

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Cardiac failure

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23
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The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders

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Neurology

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24
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The inflammation of the meninges of the brain and spinal cord due usually to bacterial infection from the ears, sinuses, lungs, or a brain abscess

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Meningitis

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25
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A decrease in the left ventricular end diastolic pressure would be least expected in patients with…

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Acute myocardial infarction

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26
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A quick rising and collapsing (water hammer) pulse is characteristic of…

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Aortic regurgitation

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27
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With a heartbeat, a lift or heave is the rise of what?

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Sternum

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28
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Hypertension in adults is a BP greater than…

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140/90mmHg

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29
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Refers to the area of the Chevy overlying the heart

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Precordium

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30
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A slow rising and sustained carotid pulse is a characteristic of…

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Aortic stenosis

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31
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There may be heralded by visual disturbances, may be continuous, lasting for weeks, and may be aggravated by oral contraceptives

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Migraines

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32
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There may be conjunctival injection and tearing of the eye on the side involved

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Cluster headaches

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33
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Most common type of headache

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Tension headache

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34
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Variation in the shape of the red cells would be indicated as…

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Poikilocytosis

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35
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An example of hemolytic disease found in newborns characterized by anemia, jaundice, and liver and spleen enlargement

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Erythroblastosis fetalis

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36
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A blocking of an artery by a clot

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Thrombotic occlusion

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37
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An inflammation of the skin usually causing itching and sometimes accompanied by scaling or blisters

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Eczema

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38
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Directly associated with restricted blood flow the the heart

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Coronary artery disease

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39
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A congenital defect consisting of the absence of a vertebral arch of the spinal column

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Spina bifida

40
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Paralysis of the lower limbs and varying degrees of the lower trunk

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Paraplegia

41
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A seizure disorder affecting 1-2% of the population and is associated with electrical impulses from the neurons of the brain

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Epilepsy

42
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Persons incapable of forming melanin

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Albino

43
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What has linked idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with catastrophic lysis of playlets in the free circulation

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Increasing evidence

44
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Occurs only after the administration of foreign serums to human beings

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Serum sickness

45
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Those sensitized to red blood cell antigens by prior transfusion or pregnancy are at risk for…

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Hemolytic reactions to blood transfusion

46
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Manifests as recurrent bouts of edema involving peripheral structures as well as the larynx and bowel

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Hereditary angiedema (HANE)

47
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Associated with red, raised, scaling areas involving the cheeks, scalp, and diaper area

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Infantile eczema

48
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Volatile irritants from organic solvents, exposure to mists and dusts in industrial plants, and the inhalation of cold air may all precipitate individual attacks of…

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Asthma

49
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A condition indicating that certain elements are lacking in the blood

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Anemia

50
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A mysterious condition which kills apparently healthy infants between the ages of 4 weeks and 7 months

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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

51
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An acute bronchopneumonia which derived its name from a highly publicized incident where 182 people developed the disease at a convention in Philadelphia in 1976

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Legionnaire’s disease

52
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A metabolic bone disorder affecting post menopausal women characterized by the loss of calcium and phosphate from the bone

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Osteoporosis

53
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A chronic inflammatory disease attacking joints and surrounding tissues, it is an intermittent disease with periods of remission

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Rheumatoid arthritis

54
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A contagious, superficial skin infection, usually seen in young children

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Impetigo

55
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A condition of excessive intraocular pressure which results in atrophy of the optic nerve

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Glaucoma

56
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A gradually developing cloudiness of the lens, occurring most frequently in persons over 70

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Cataracts

57
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The tissue change associated with uncomplicated asthma

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Smooth muscle spasm and mucosal edema

58
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Gonococcus bacteria causes…

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Gonorrhea

59
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A chronic disease of insulin deficiency or resistance

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Diabetes mellitus

60
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A critical illness resulting in the sudden cessation of kidney function

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Renal failure

61
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A condition characterized by alternating periods of constipation and diarrhea

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Spastic colon

62
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An encircled lesion in the mucous lining of the stomach

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Peptic ulcer

63
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An anal crack or splitting of the lining of the anus

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Fissure

64
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A condition characterized by frequent liquid stool

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Diarrhea

65
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A congenital anemia occurring primarily among African Americans about one in ten carry the abnormal gene

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Sickle cell

66
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The most potent stimulus to increasing coronary blood flow is…

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Local myocardial hypoxia

67
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A physician who treats skin disease and disorders

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Dermatologist

68
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An agent that produces disease

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Pathogenic

69
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Diabetes mellitus is a disease that involves the…

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Pancreas

70
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A medical specialty in which radioactive substances are used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

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Nuclear medicine

71
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A medical specialty in which the diagnosis and treatment of maladies of the musculoskeletal system

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Orthopaedic surgery

72
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Term for dissolving bone

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Osteolysis

73
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Inflammation of the renal pelvis

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Pyelonephritis

74
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Term used for a good condition involving white blood cells

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Leukemia

75
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Between the ribs

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Intercostal

76
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Inside the cells

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Intracellular

77
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Term for inflammation of the liver

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Hepatitis

78
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A malignant tumor

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Carcinoma

79
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A malignant tumor of the epithelium

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Carcinoma

80
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Study of diseases

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Pathology

81
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High blood pressure

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Hypertension

82
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A tumor of the muscle

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Myoma

83
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Slow heart beat

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Bradycardia

84
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Term for infection

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Sepsis

85
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Term for lessening of symptoms

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Remission

86
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Term for recurrence of symptoms

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Relapse

87
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A decrease in all blood cells

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Pancytopenia

88
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Growth of cancer cells from one tissue to another

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Metastasis

89
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Liver enlargement

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Hepatomegaly

90
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An abnormal increase in red cells

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Erthrocytosis

91
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One who studies diseases

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Pathologist

92
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Inflammation of the joint and bone

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Osteoarthritis

93
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Term meaning any uterine disorder

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Hysteropathy

94
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A state of hypersensitivity

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Allergy

95
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Diseases of the red blood cells

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Anemias

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