General Medical terminology

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Anisarca

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-total body swelling

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Auscultation

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-listening with the stethoscope

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Baseline

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-The normal state of being for each specific patient

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Differential Diagnosis

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• The diseases that a physician is considering as the reason for the patient’s sx
• a diagnosis of symptoms of two or more diseases by comparison

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Fundus

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-The bottom aperture of the internal surface of a hollow organ; often referring to the uterus or eye

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Hemorrhage

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-excessive or profuse bleeding

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Hypertension

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-persistently high atrial blood pressure(typically>140/90)

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Hypotension

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-persistently low atrial blood pressure(typically <100/65)

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Infarct

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-Area of dead tissue following prolonged ischemia

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-Ischemia

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-Localized lack of blood supply to an area

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-Malodorous

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-Foul-smelling

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Os

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-any body orifice

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Palpable

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-Able to be touched or easily perceived

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Polydipsia

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-Persistent thirst or frequent drinking of liquids; possibly indicative of diabetes

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-Rupture

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-The breaking-open of a bodily structure

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-Sepsis

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-Dangerous infection of the blood with pathological microogranisms or their toxins

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-Avulsion

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-a forcible pulling away of a part or structure

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Crepitus

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a crackling or grating sound usually of bones

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Effusion

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-Escape of fluid into a cavity

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Hemangioma

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-tumor consisting of blood vessels

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-Benign

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Normal;of no danger to health

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Palpable

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able to be touched or easily perceived

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Stellate

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star-shaped ,radiating from the center

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Acute

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new onset,likely concerning.Opposite of chronic

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Acute on chronic

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New exacerbation of a chronic condition

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Chronic

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Long standing ,constant. opposite of acute

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Fluctuating

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Symptoms that are always present but changing in severity ,never fully resolving

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Intermittent

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Symptoms that completely resolve at times, but continue to return repeatedly

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Paroxysmal

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Occasional, sporadic ,transient

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Resolved

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Gone,no longer existing

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Transient

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Resolving spontaneously after onset