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DYS-
Bad, difficult, painful.
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HYPER-
Excessive or Increased
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HYPO-
Deficient or decreased
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-OSTOMY
Surgical creation of an artificial opening
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-OTOMY
A Surgical Incision
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-RRHAGE
Bursting Forth, Bleeding
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-SCLEROSIS
Abnormal Hardening
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ABDOMINOCENTESIS
The Surgical Puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes.
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ACRONYM
word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term
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ACUTE
condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
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ANGIOGRAPHY
Radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels visable
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APPENDECTOMY
Surgical removal of the appendix
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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
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ARTHRALGIA
Pain in a Joint or Joints
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COLOSTOMY
The Surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface
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CYANOSIS
Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood.
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DERMATOLOGIST
Specialist in diagnosing and treating disorders of the Skin
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DIAGNOSIS
The Identification of a Disease
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DIARRHEA
The flow of frequent loose or watery stools
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EDEMA
Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues
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ENDARTERIAL
Pertaining to the interior or lining of an Artery
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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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ERYTHROCYTE
A mature Red Blood Cell
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FISSURE
A Groove or crack-like sore of the skin; also a normal fold in the contours of the brain
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FISTULA
An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
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GASTRALGIA
Pain in the Stomach
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GASTRITIS
Inflammation of the Stomach
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GASTROENTERITIS
Inflammation of the Stomach and Small Intestine
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GASTROSIS
Any abnormal condition of the Stomach
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HEMORRHAGE
The loss of a large amount of Blood in a short time
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HEPATOMEGALY
Abnormal enlargement of the Liver
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HYPERTENSION
Abnormally elevated blood pressure
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HYPOTENSION
Lower-than-normal Arterial Blood Pressure
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INFECTION
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
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INFLAMMATION
A Localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues that is characterized by heat, redness, swelling, and pain
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INTERSTITIAL
Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
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INTRAMUSCULAR
Within the muscle
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LACERATION
A torn, ragged wound
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LESION
A pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
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MYCOSIS
Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
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MYELOPATHY
Any pathologic condition of the Spinal Cord
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MYOPATHY
Any pathologic change or disease of Muscle Tissue
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MYORRHEXIS
The rupture of a Muscle
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NATAL
Pertaining to birth
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NEONATOLOGY
Study of disorders of the newborn
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NEURITIS
Inflammation of a Nerve or Nerves
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OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
Study of the Ears, Nose, and Throat
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PALPATION
An examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
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PALPITATION
A pounding or racing heart with or without irregularity in rhythm
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PATHOLOGY
The study of all aspects of Diseases
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PHALANGES
The Bones of Fingers and Toes
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POLIOMYELITIS
A Viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord
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PROGNOSIS
A forcast, or prediction, of the probable course and outcome of a disorder.
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PROSTATE
A male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra
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PYODERMA
Any pus-producing skin disease
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PYROSIS
Discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus
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REMISSION
The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
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SIGN
Objective evidence of disease, such as a fever
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SUPINATION
The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
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SUPPURATION
The formation or discharge of pus
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SUPRACOSTAL
Above or outside the ribs
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SYMPTOM
Subjective evidence of a disease, such as a pain or a headache
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SYNDROME
A set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
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TONSILLITIS
Inflammation of the tonsils
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TRIAGE
Screening of patients to determine their relative priority of a need and the proper place of treatment
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VIRAL
Pertaining to a virus
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