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1
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the medical term for baldness

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alopecia

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excessive sweating

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diaphoresis

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purpura

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bruise

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boil

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furuncle

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medical term for athlete’s foot

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tinea pedis

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scar

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cicatrix

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necrosis of tissue causes

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gangrene

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through the skin

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percutaneous

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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pustule

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pimple

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decubitus ulcers

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bed sores

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12
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infection around the nail

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paronychia

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13
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red spot from a bite from a flea

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petechiae

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severe itching

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pruritus

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verruca

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wart

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compound

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bone is exposed through skin

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greenstick

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incomplete break; bone bends

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simple

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broken bone; skin intact

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spiral

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excessive bone twisting

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comminuted

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complete break with fragments

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21
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forward curvature of the lumbar spine or abnormal condition of bending forward

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lordosis

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inflammation of fluid filled cavity in the shoulder

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bursitis

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23
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softening of bone

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osteomalacia

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24
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abnormal lateral curve of the spine

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scoliosis

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congenital defects

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condition present with birth

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26
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growth plate of a bone

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epiphysis

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27
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abnormal hump of thoracic spine or hunchback

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kyphosis

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a fracture that involves the neck of a bone

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transcervical

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abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe

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bunion

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30
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the shaft of the bone

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diaphysis

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31
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gout

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excessive uric acid in blood causing inflammation of the great toe

32
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bunion

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enlargement of the great toe joint commonly caused by poor fitting shoes

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prepatellar bursitis

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knee joint-sac involvement

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syndactylia

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fused toes

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subdeltoid bursitis

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shoulder joint-sac involvement

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arthritis

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joint inflammation

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ganglion

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nest of mass of nerve tissue

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polydactylia

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excess fingers

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arthrodesis

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surgical fixation of a joint

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osteosarcoma

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cancer of bone

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pectus carinatum

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pigeon chest

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HNP

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bulging vertebral disc

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TMJ

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involvement of the lower jaw and skull

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pectus excavatum

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funnel or sunken chest

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maxillitis

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inflammation of the upper jaw

46
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a gastric excision

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gastrectomy

47
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vomiting blood

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hematemesis

48
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procedure to check for hidden blood in stool

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hemoccult test

49
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herniation of small intestine

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enterocele

50
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suture of an injured tongue

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glossorrhaphy

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first part of the small intestine

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duodenom

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swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region

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hemorrhoids

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lack of body opening of the stomach

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gastratresia

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telescoping of the intestine

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intussusception

55
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tunnel that grows from the anus to another body part

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fistula

56
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first part of the large intestine

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cecum

57
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prolapse of the stomach

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gastroptosis

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difficult digestion

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dyspepsia

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the sphincter between the stomach and the duodenum

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pylorus

60
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inflammation of the food tube

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esophagitis

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the parotid, sublingual, and submaxillary glands are …

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salivary glands

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rhythm-like movement of the muscles in the walls of the GI tract

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peristalsis

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a tumor-like growth extending outward from a mucous membrane commonly found in the nose, throat, and intestines

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polyp

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the condition of icterus

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jaundice

65
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pain in the liver

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hepatalgia

66
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fungal disease of the mouth

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thrush

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inflammation of the mouth

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stomatitis

68
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x-ray of the gallbladder

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cholecystogram

69
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an EGD or esophagogastroduodenoscopy is an examination of all these body parts EXCEPT

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colon

70
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the pear shaped, sac-like organ which serves to store bile

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gallbladder

71
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cutting certain branches of the vagus nerve

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vagotomy

72
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a black or tarry stool is due to the presence of blood

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melena

73
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having vision that appears yellow tinted

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xanthopsia

74
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collection of air, gas, or fluid within the abdominal cavity

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ascities

75
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gallstones

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cholelithiasis

Medical Terminology (44 decks)

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