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abortion

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termination

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abs

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abdominal muscles

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anorexia

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anorexia nervosa

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armpit

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axilla

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bad breath

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halitosis

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bad cholesterol

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low density lipoprotein

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bedsores

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pressure ulcers

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belly

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abdomen

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blackout / loss of memory

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amnesia

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blister

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vesicle

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blocked up nose

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nasal congestion

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blood clot

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thrombosis

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difficulty breathing

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dyspnoea

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bruise

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contusion

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bug

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virus

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burning up

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febrile

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burp

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eructation

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chemist

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pharmacist

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chemo

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chemotherapy

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chickenpox

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varicella

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cot death

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SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome)

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cough

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tussis

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coughing up blood

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haemoptysis

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curved spine

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spinal curvature

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breathing

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respiration

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difficulty peeing

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dysuria

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difficulty swallowing

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dysphagia

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dizziness

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vertigo

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drip

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IV drip

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dry skin

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xeroderma

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eardrum

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tympanic membrane or tympanum

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egg

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ovum

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33
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faint

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lose consciousness

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feel like you have a lump in your throat

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globus hystericus

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feeling down

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depressed

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feeling sick

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nausea

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feverish

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febrile/pyretic

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feverishness

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delirium

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flu

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influenza

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40
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german measles

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rubella

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gob

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saliva

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going bald/hair loss

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alopecia

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good cholesterol

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high density lipoprotein

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44
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guts

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intestine

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haemorrhage

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heavy bleeding or gushing

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heart rate monitor

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electrocardiograph

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heat stroke

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hyperpyrexia

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herpes

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genital herpes or herpes simplex

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high blood pressure

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hypertension

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indigestion

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dyspepsia

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51
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iron deficency

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anaemia

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52
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itchy

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pruritus

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jab

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injection

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54
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jabs

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vaccinations

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55
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kneecap

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patella

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liver spots

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senile lentigo

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57
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loss of apetite

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anorexia

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58
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low blood pressure

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hypotension

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59
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lower back pain

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lumbago

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lump in your breast

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breast mass

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morning sickness

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nausea gravidarus

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mouth to mouth

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mouth to mouth resuscitation

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muscle pain

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myalgia

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new born

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neo natal

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nose bleed

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epistaxis / nasal haemorrhage

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nose job

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rhinoplasty

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67
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nostrils

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naris

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68
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over the counter drugs

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non-prescription medication

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painkiller

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analgesic

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pee

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urine

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period pains

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dysmenorrhea

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persistent pain

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chronic pain

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piles

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haemorrhoids

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pimples

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acne

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pinched nerve

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nerve entrapment syndrome

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pink eye

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conjunctivitis

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plastic surgery

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cosmetic surgery

78
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racing heart beat

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tachycardia

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red blood cells

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erythrocyte

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runny nose

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rhinorrea

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scar

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cicatrix

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shin

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tibia

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short sighted

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myopic

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shoulder blade

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scapula

85
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side effect

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adverse effect

86
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skin

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(epi)dermis

87
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skin cancer

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melanoma

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skinned knees

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abrasion

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sleep walking

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somnanbulism

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slipped disk

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herniated disk

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sore throat

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pharyngitis

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spit

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saliva

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spitting up blood

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haemoptysis

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stiff joints

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rheumatism

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stiffness

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rigidity

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stomach cramps

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abdominal pain

97
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stuffed up nose

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nasal congestion

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suffocation

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asphyixiation

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sweat

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perspiration

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swelling

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oedema

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swoon

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lose consciousness

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the pill

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oral contraceptive

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throat

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pharynx

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throbbing head

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migraine

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throwing up

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regurgitation

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time of the month

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menstruation

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tipsy

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intoxicated

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toothache

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dental pain

109
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top of the mouth

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palate

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tummy

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abdomen

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tummy bug

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gastroenteritis

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tummy tuck

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abdominoplasty

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twisted ankle

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ankle sprain

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twisted spine

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scoliosis

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ultrasound

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ultrasonography

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unsteady on your feet

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unsteadiness

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upper back pain

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thoracic back pain

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voice box

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larynx

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vomiting up blood

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haematemesis

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waters (pregnancy)

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amniotic fluid

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waters breaking

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rupture of membranes

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waterworks

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bladder

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white blood cells

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leukocytes

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white of your eyes

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sclera

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womb

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uterus

126
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measles

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rubeola

127
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mumps

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epidemic parotitis

128
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pertussis

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whooping cough

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poliomyelitis

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infantile paralysis

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hardening of the arteries

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arteriosclerosis

131
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joint disease

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arthrosis

132
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obesity

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adiposity

133
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sugar

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diabetes

134
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jaundice

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icterus

135
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hay fever

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allergic rhinitis

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ringing in the ears

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tinnitus

137
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cold

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coriza

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sickness

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nausea

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heart attack

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myocardial infarct

140
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stroke

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apoplexy

141
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sudden deafness

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apoplectiform

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fits (to throw a fit)

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convulsions

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lockjaw

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tetabus

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intestinal obstruction

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ileus

145
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gallstone

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cholelithiasis

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thyroid

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goitre

147
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stroke

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acute cerebrovascular event

148
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palpitations

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arrythmia

149
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borken hip

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fractured neck of femur

150
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blood in the urine

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haematuria

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troubles sleeping

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insomnia

152
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intermitted claudication

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pains in the back of the legs when walking

153
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the need to pee at night

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nocturia

154
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tables to improve your mood

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anti-depressants

155
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medication to reduce swelling

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anti-inflammatories

156
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substance that causes the airways to open up

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broncho-dilator

157
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pills that help stop arthritis progressing

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DMARDs

158
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water tablets

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diuretics

159
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pills for blood pressure

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hypertension medication

160
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sleeping tablets

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hypnotics

161
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the pill

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oral contraceptives

162
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tubes which carry blood around the body

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arteries

163
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not due to cancer of infection

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benign

164
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airways that connect your windpipe to your lungs

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bronchi

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fat that clogs arteries

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cholesterol

166
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shock absorbers which separates the bones in your back

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intervertebral disks

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the tube that connects the back of the throat to the stomach

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oesophagus

168
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a gland that helps digestion and makes insulin to control blood sugar

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pancreas

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a gland that produces some of the hormones required on a daily basis

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thryoid

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the tube that carries urine from the bladder

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urethra

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