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not normal, unusual, undesirable
Abnormal
A painful collection of pus caused by bacterial infection
Abscess
Not enough healthy red blood cells
Anemia
Deviation from something that is normal
anomaly
mobile / providing care to outpatients
ambulatory
Inflammation or swelling of the appendix
Appendicitis
An imaging used to visualized the arteries
Arteriogram
without infection / the absence of any microorganisms
Asepsis
The removal of the tissues from the body for examination.
Biopsy
The study of the heart
Cardiology
The cancer of the epidermis (skin)
Carcinoma
Infection that can be spread
Communicable disease
Inflammation in the skin
Dermatitis
Recording of the electrical activity of your heart
Electrocardiogram
Affecting a large number of people at the same time
Epidemic
To cut out
Excision
Having, showing symptoms/ caused by
Febrile
Excessive bleeding
Hemorrhage
High level of thyroid hormones
Hyperthyroidism
Enlargement of liver
Hepatomegaly
Capable of causing infection
Infectious disease
To cut into
Incision
Feeling of uneasiness
Malaise
X-ray of breast
Mammogram
Hospital acquired infection
Nosocomial
Being pale
Pallor
Inflammation of the sac around the heart
Pericarditis
Study of the disease
Pathology
Before birth
Prenatal
After birth
Postnatal
Discharge in the nose, flow of liquid out from the nose (Runny nose)
Rhinorrhea
Body system that protects body from invasion of bacteria
Integumentary
visual examination of the bladder
cystoscopy
cysto = bladder
scopy = visual examination
abdominal visual examination
Laparoscopy
