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Inflammation

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A localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues

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Lesion

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A pathological change of tissues due to disease or injury.

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Ab

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Away from

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Nueroplasty

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Surgical repair of a nerve.

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Dextr/O

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Right side.

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Ad

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Toward to.

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Chronic

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Long duration.

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Ex

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Out of, away from

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In

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In, into..

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Infection

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Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism.

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure that can cause damage to the cardiovascular system.

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Cyan

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Blue.

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Cranium

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The portion of the skull that encloses the brain.

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Differential diagnosis

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An attempt to figure out which disease is causing the signs and symptoms that are present.

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Micro

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Small.

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Macro

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Large.

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Mega

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Large

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Pathology

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The study of all aspects of diseases.

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Neurorrhaphy

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Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammation of the tonsils.

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Trauma

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Wound or injury

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Viral

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Pertaining to a virus

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Triage

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The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.

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Poliomyelitis
A highly contagious viral infection of the brain stem and spinal cord that sometimes leads to paralysis
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Pyrosis
The burning sensation caused by the return of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus
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Laceration
A torn or jagged wound or accidental cut.
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Eponym
A disease, structure,operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.
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Remission
The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease w/o having achieved a cure.
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Neonatology
Study of disorders of the newborn.
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Palpitation
A pounding or racing heart with or without irregularity in rhythm.
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Suppuration
The formation or discharge of pus
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Pyoderma
Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo.
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Tendinitis
Caused by overuse rather than infection.
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Gastralgia
Pain in the stomach
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Myorrhexis
The rupture or tearing of a muscle
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Nat
Birth
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Appendectomy
Removal of the appendix
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Neo
New
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Anatomy
Study of the structures of the body.
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Anatomic position
Standing in the standard position, standing up straight, body erect, holding arms at the side with the palms facing toward the front.
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Physiology
Study of the functions of the structures of the body
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Anatomic reference systems
Used to describe the locations of the structural a units of the body
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Vertical plane
Up and down plane that is at a right angle to the horizon.
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Sagittal plane
A vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions
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Midsagittal plane
Divides the body into equal left and right portions.
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Frontal plane
Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions.
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Homeostasis
Body maintains a constant environment
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Ventral cavity
Located along the front of the body
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Spinal cavity
A part of the dorsal cavity surrounding and protecting the spinal cord.
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Cranial cavity
A part of the dorsal cavity, surrounds and protects the brain
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Dorsal cavities
Along the back of the body and head contains organs of the nervous system.
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Transverse plane
Divides the body into inferior and superior portions with a horizontal plane.
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Horizontal plane
Flat plane
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Anter.
Front side or before.
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Body planes
Imaginary lines used to divide the body into sections for descriptive purposes.
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Chondr/I
Cartilage.
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Hypochondriac
Below the ribs
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Ior
Pertaining to.
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Dorsal
Back of the organ or body
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Ventral
Refers to the front side of the organ or body
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Posterior
Backside
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Lumb
Lower back
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Huntingtons disease
Genetic disorder that is passed from parent to child, nerve degeneration.
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Degeneration
Worsening condition
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Hemophilia
Hereditary bleeding disorders in which a blood clotting factor is missing.
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Down syndrome
Genetic variation that is associated with a characteristic facial appearance, learning disabilities, developmental delays, and physical abnormalities
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Cystic fibrosis
Genetic disorder that is present at birth and affects both the respiratory and digestive systems.
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Genetic disorder
A pathological condition cause by an absent or defective gene
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Gametic cell mutation
Change within the genes in a gamete that can be transmitted by parents to his or her children.

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