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Aneurysm
A widening of a blood vessel due to pressure on weadened tissues causing formation of a sac of blood that may become clotted
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Angina
A severe, often constricting pain, usually referring to the cest that occurs when your heart does not get enough blood
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Arrhythmia
Abnormal heart rhythm
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Atelectasis
Partial or total collapse of lung tissue
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Bradycardia
slow heart rate
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Bronchitis
inflammation of the bronchi
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bruit
Amurmur or sound heard in auscultation of an artery
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Cachectic
State of ill appearance and malnutrition
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Cardiomegaly
Enlarged heart
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Cellulitis
Inflammation of the skin
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Cervical
Pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus
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Cholecystectomy
Surgical removal of the gallbladder
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Cholelithiasis
Gallstones
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Conjunctiva
Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and cvering th eyeball
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Contusion
A mechanical injury causing hemorrhages beneath unbroken skin; bruise
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Cornea
Transparent coat of the eyeball covering the iris and pupil, allowing light into the eye
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Costocondritis
Inflammation of the costal cartilages
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Crepitus
A crackling or grating sound, usually of bones
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Cyanosis
Dark blue or purple dicoloration of the skin
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Debridement
Removal of foreign matter or dead tissue from a wound
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Diarrhea
Frequent discharge of fluid fecal matter
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Diverticulitis
Innflammation of the diverticulum, especially the small packets in the wall of the colon
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Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation
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Dyspepsia
Upset stomach or "indigestion" characterized by epigastric pain, burning and nausea
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Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
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Dysphasia
Inability to understand language as a result of injury or disease to the brain.
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Dyspnea
Difficult breathing, shortness of breath
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Dysuria
Painful Urination
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Ecchymosis
non-elevated bruise
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Eczema
Inflammatory condition of the skin, characterized by itching or burning, tiny papules and vesicles, oozing, crusting, and scaling
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Edema
Swelling of body tissues
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Effusion
escape of fluid into a cavity
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Embolism
obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot of blood or foreign substance
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Erythema
redness fo the skin
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etiology
cause of disease and mode of operation
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exudate
a fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris that has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surface, usually as a result of inflammation.
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Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, involving both the stomach and the small intestine
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Hematemesis
Vomiting blood
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Hematochezia
Passage of bloody stool
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Hematoma
A swelling of blood from ruptured blood vessels
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Hematuria
Blood in the urine
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