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Master term chart Flashcards

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Alopecia

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Baldness/Hair loss

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Anorexia

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Loss of appetite

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Anosmia

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Lack of olfaction

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Category X

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Drug with high risk for pregnancy

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Claudication

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Pain in legs from decreased blood flow that resolves with rest

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Contraindication

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A reason to withold medical treatment

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Diplopia

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Seeing double

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Dysarthria

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Difficulty forming words

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Edema

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Fluid accumulation

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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Febrile

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Feverish

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Flatus

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Gassy

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Galactorrhea

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Spontaneous flow of milk from breast

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Glossodynia

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Pain of tongue

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Hematemesis

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Vomiting of blood

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Hematochezia

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Red bloody stool

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Hematuria

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Blood in urine

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Jaundice

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Yellowing of the skin

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Lassitude

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Lack of energy

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Lethargy

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Tired, weak

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Lymphadenopathy

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Swollen lymph nodes

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Melena

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Black feces

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Nevi

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Birthmarks

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Obtundation

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Non-responsive

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Odynophagia

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Painful swallowing

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Orthopnea

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Breathing is worse when lying down

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Pallor

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Pale color

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Pathognomonic

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Specific sign of a disease

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Plethoric (facies)

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Red-faced

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Tinnitus

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Ringing in the ear

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Vertigo

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Spinning

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Akathisia

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Inner restlessness

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Alopecia

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Hair loss

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Amenorrhea

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Abnormal menstrual period

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Anesthesia

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Sensation is blocked temporarily

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Anhedonia

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Inability to find pleasure in activities you usually find enjoyable

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Ataxia

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Lack of muscle coordination

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Cyanosis

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Blueness of the skin

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Deglutition

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Swallowing

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Dysmenorrhea

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Pain during menstruation

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Dyspareunia

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Painful sexual intercourse

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Fasciculation

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Small involuntary muscle contraction

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Globulus sensation

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Feeling of lump in throat

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Hematospermia

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Blood in semen

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Hypoesthesia

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Reduced sense of touch

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Menometrorrhea

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Prolonged uterine bleeding

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Nocturia

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Need to urinate throughout the night

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Paresthesia

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Feeling of pins and needles

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Paroxysmal

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Sudden onset of sxs: laughter, seizure, heart disturbance

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Polydipsia

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Excessive thirst

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Polyuria

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Excessive urination

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Proctalgia

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Rectal pain

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Water Brash

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Sour fluid in the mouth brought up by regurgitation

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anhidrosis

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Deficiency of perspiration

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Appy

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Appendectomy

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bruit

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Sound the blood makes when it rushes past an obstruction

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CAGE

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Cut down, Annoy, Guilt, Eye-opener

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cardiomyopathy

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Heart muscle disease

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Chole

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Cholecystectomy

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consolidation

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Solidification into a firm, dense mass

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cryptorchidism

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Absence of one or both testes

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entropion

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The lower eyelid folds inward

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goiter

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Abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland

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hypospadias

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The urethra has an abnormal opening (in males)

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icterus

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Jaundice

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Malaise

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Feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness

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meningismus

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Pt has signs and symptoms of meningitis but no pathologic disturbance

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nuchal rigidity

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neck stiffness

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pack-years

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of packs of cigarettes smoked per day X # of years smoked

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parenchymal

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Functional tissue of the organ

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PCI

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

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priapism

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Erect penis does not return to its flaccid state

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ptosis

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Drooping of the eyelids

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spermatocele

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Cyst of a tubule of the rete testis on the epididymis

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strabismus

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Eyes do not line up in the same direction

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stridor

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Wheezing

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TURP

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Transurethral resection of the Prostate

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varicocele

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Abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in scrotum

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Annular

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Shaped like a ring

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Bullate

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Puckered or blistered appearance

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Ecchymosis

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Passage of blood from ruptured BV into subcutaneous tissue

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Folliculitis

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Inflammation of a follicle

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Hematoma

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Localized swelling filled with blood resulting from a break in a BV

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Linear

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Rash has a straight edge

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Macule

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Discolored spot on the skin that is not raised above the surface

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Nodule

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Small node which is solid and can be detected by touch

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Pedunculated

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Small mass on the skin attached by a stalk

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Patch

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A macule more than 3 or 4 cm in diameter

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Petechiae

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Red or purple dots on the body caused by minor hemorrhage

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Plaque

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Superficial, solid, elevated skin lesion

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Purpura

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Red or purple discoloration of the skin, not raised

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Pustule

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Elevation of the skin filled with pus

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Sessile

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Not free moving; fixed mass on the skin

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Serpiginous

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Skin lesion with a wavy or indented margin

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Target

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Rash looks like a target

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Tumor

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Swelling; neoplasm: new growth of tissue with uncontrolled cell growth

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Vesicle

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Small bladder or sac containing fluid

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Violaceous

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Being the color violet

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Wheal

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Inflamed area usually secondary to hives

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Dependent personality

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Require much attention and care

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Obsessive Compulsive

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Preoccupation with detail, rules, regulations and neatness

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Histrionic Personality

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Requires attention of everyonel sexually and emotionally; seductive

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Masochist Personality

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Victimization, repeated failure

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Narcissistic Personality

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Overly entitled, better than everyone

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Borderline Personality

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Wildly emotional, self destructive

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Avoidant Personality

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Avoids new things, extreme inadequecy

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Paranoid Personality

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Negative interpretation of other people’s words or actions

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Schizoid Personality

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Socially withdrawn, introverted

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Schizotypical Personality

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Magical thinking, clarvoyant, fantasy

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Affect

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Subjective aspect of an emotion apart from bodily changes

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Flat affect

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Not exhibiting emotions expected by others in your culture

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Echolalia

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Immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases

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Echopraxia

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Involuntary immitation of the actions of others

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Micrographia

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Handwriting that becomes progressively smaller

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Loose associations

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Thoughts that are not well connected

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Tangential communication

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Slightly connected thoughts in a conversation

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Flight of ideas

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Rapid speech that jumps from one idea to the next

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Somatization

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Converting mental states into physical states

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Conversion reaction

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Psychopathological condition where sxs have no physical cause

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Malingering

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To feign illness in order to avoid duty or work

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Dysthymia

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Mildly depressed mood

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Anhedonia

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The absence of pleasure of the ability to experience it

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Psychomotor

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Movement associated with mental processes (slowing with depression)

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Catatonia

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rigidity or extreme flexibility of the limbs associated with schozophrenia

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Cyclothymic

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Affective disorder characterized by mood swings

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Depersonalization

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Detaching oneself from the world

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Disassociation

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Defense mechanism in which anxiety provoking thoughts are separated from the rest of the psyche

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Amnesia

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Partial or total loss of memory

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Fugue

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One is conscious of their actions but has no recollection of them

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Munchausen’s

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Make up a disorder to get attention

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Paraphilia

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Sexual fantasies involving a nonhuman object or nonconsenting individual; humiliating oneself or their partner

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