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1
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diaphoresis

A
  • excessive sweating due to a condition or medication
  • sweating/perspiration
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2
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dysuria

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pain urination

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epistaxis

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  • bleeding from inside the nose
  • nosebleed
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eructate

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  • release of air/gas from stomach via mouth
  • to burp or belch
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5
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flatus

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  • air from intestines that passes through the rectum
  • passing gas
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pyrexia

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  • raised body temperature (fever)
  • fever
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febrile

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  • symptoms of fever
  • feverish
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afebrile

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  • no fever
  • without fever
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feces

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  • waste released from bowels
  • stool
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micturate

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  • urination
  • to urinate
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voiding

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  • discharging of waste products
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emesis

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  • vomiting
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13
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edentulous

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  • toothless
  • without teeth
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dyspnea

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  • shortness of breath
  • difficulty breathing
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tachycardia

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  • abnormally fast heart rate greater than 100bpm
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tachypnea

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  • abnormally fast respiration rate greater than 20 breaths per minute
17
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prophylaxis

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prevention of disease

18
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prognosis

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  • likely course of disease
19
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gingivitis

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  • inflammation of gums
  • gum disease
20
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petechiae

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  • pinpoint, small red round spots on skin because of broken blood vessels
21
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ecchymosis

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bruise = discolouration of skin due to ruptured blood vessels

22
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caries

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  • tooth decay
  • cavity
23
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nares

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nostrils

24
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halitosis

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bad smelling breath

25
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necrosis

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death of body tissue

26
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tinnitus

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ringing noise in ears

27
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vertigo

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sensation that you or environment is spinning, dizziness

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expectorate

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cough/spit out phlegm from lungs

29
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syncope

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fainting/passing out

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