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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

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A highly contagious viral infection of the brain stem and spinal cord that sometimes leads to paralysis

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Pyrosis

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The burning sensation caused by the return of acidic stomach contents into the esophagus

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Laceration

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A torn or jagged wound or accidental cut.

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Eponym

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A disease, structure,operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.

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Remission

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The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease w/o having achieved a cure.

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Neonatology

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Study of disorders of the newborn.

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Palpitation

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A pounding or racing heart with or without irregularity in rhythm.

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Suppuration

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The formation or discharge of pus

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Pyoderma

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Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo.

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Tendinitis

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Caused by overuse rather than infection.

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Gastralgia

A

Pain in the stomach

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Myorrhexis

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The rupture or tearing of a muscle

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Nat

A

Birth

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Appendectomy

A

Removal of the appendix

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Neo

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New

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Anatomy

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Study of the structures of the body.

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Anatomic position

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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

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Study of the functions of the structures of the body

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Anatomic reference systems

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Used to describe the locations of the structural a units of the body

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Vertical plane

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Up and down plane that is at a right angle to the horizon.

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Sagittal plane

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A vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

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Midsagittal plane

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Divides the body into equal left and right portions.

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Frontal plane

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Vertical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions.

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Homeostasis

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Body maintains a constant environment

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Ventral cavity

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Located along the front of the body

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Spinal cavity

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A part of the dorsal cavity surrounding and protecting the spinal cord.

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Cranial cavity

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A part of the dorsal cavity, surrounds and protects the brain

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Dorsal cavities

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Along the back of the body and head contains organs of the nervous system.

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body into inferior and superior portions with a horizontal plane.

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Horizontal plane

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Flat plane

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Anter.

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Front side or before.

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Body planes

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Imaginary lines used to divide the body into sections for descriptive purposes.

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Chondr/I

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Cartilage.

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Hypochondriac

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Below the ribs

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Ior

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Pertaining to.

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Dorsal

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Back of the organ or body

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Ventral

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Refers to the front side of the organ or body

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Posterior

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Backside

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Lumb

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Lower back

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Huntingtons disease

A

Genetic disorder that is passed from parent to child, nerve degeneration.

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Degeneration

A

Worsening condition

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Hemophilia

A

Hereditary bleeding disorders in which a blood clotting factor is missing.

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Down syndrome

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Genetic variation that is associated with a characteristic facial appearance, learning disabilities, developmental delays, and physical abnormalities

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Cystic fibrosis

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Genetic disorder that is present at birth and affects both the respiratory and digestive systems.

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Genetic disorder

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A pathological condition cause by an absent or defective gene

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Gametic cell mutation

A

Change within the genes in a gamete that can be transmitted by parents to his or her children.

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