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eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease

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EXANTHEM

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a rash of purple spots on the skin caused by internal bleeding from small blood vessels

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Purpura

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infestation with parasitic worms

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HELMINTHIASES

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a disease caused by infection with a fungus, such as ringworm or thrush

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MYCOSES

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the parts adjoining an organ

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ADNEXA

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The serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs

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PERITONEUM

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A rickettsiosis is a disease caused by intracellular bacteria

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RICKETTSIOSES

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chorionic villi around the fetus degenerate and form clusters of fluid-filled sacs; usually associated with the death of the fetus

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molar pregnancy

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one of the tiny villi that stick out of the fetal chorion and combine with the mother’s uterine tissue to form the placenta

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chorionic villus

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a pathology or abnormality of a joint

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ARTHROPATHIES

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a term used to describe various diseases (“-pathy”) of the back and or spine (“dorso-“)

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DORSOPATHIES

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a disease of the bone

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OSTEOPATHIES

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a disease of the cartilage

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CHONDROPATHIES

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the absence of a large part of the brain and the skull

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Anencephalus

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a congenital defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord and its meninges are exposed through a gap in the backbone. It often causes paralysis of the lower limbs, and sometimes mental handicap.

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Spina bifida

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the three membranes (the dura mater, arachnoid, and pia mater) that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal cord.

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meninges

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A transitory dilation in the embryonic heart that gives rise to the ventricle

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Bulbus cordis

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the natural covering of an organism or an organ, such as its skin, husk, shell, or rind

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integument

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a rounded protuberance at the end of some bones, forming an articulation with another bone

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condyle

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a flattened triangular projection above the angle of the jaw where the temporalis muscle is attached

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coronoid process

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a projection from the front of the ulna forming part of the articulation of the elbow

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coronoid process

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the thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb.

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ulna

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an arm or branch of a bone, in particular those of the ischium and pubes or of the jawbone.

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ramus

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the curved bone forming the base of each half of the pelvis.

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ischium

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a place where two bones are closely joined, either forming an immovable joint or completely fused

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symphysis

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reduced to minute particles or fragments

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comminuted

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split or crack (something) to form a long narrow opening

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fissured

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A partial bone fracture, usually occurring in children, in which the bone is bent but only broken on one side

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greenstick fracture

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arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line

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linear fracture

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a fracture through the physis (the growth plate), which results in slippage of the overlying epiphysis

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slipped epiphysis

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a partial dislocation

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subluxation

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the action of pulling or tearing away.

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avulsion

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a bleeding into joint spaces

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hemarthrosis

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a life-threatening medical condition that occurs when a segment of the chest wall bones breaks under extreme stress and becomes detached from the rest of the chest wall

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flail chest

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a mass of granulation tissue, typically produced in response to infection, inflammation, or the presence of a foreign substance.

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granuloma (728.82)

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a tumor formed on a nerve cell sheath, frequently symptomless but occasionally malignant.

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neurofibroma

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inflammation of the lymph nodes.

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lymphadenitis (289.3)

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kidney disease: a disease affecting the kidneys

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nephropathy (583.9)

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