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-Ectomy
Surgical Removal :o
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Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
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-Algia
Pain and suffering
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Fissure
A groove or crack like a sore of the skin also a normal fold in the contours of the brain
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Erythrocye
A red blood cell
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Eponym
A disease, structure, operation, of procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
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Endarterial
Pretaining to the interior of lining of an artery
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Edema
Build up of excessive fluid around the cells in the body
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Diarrhea
An abnormally frequent evacuation of semisoild of fluid fecal matter from the bowel.
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Diagnosis
The process of indentifying a disease of medical condition
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Dermatologist
A physician who specializes in the treatmen of diseases and conditions of the skin
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Cyanosis
Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lcak of adequate oxygen in the blood.
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Colostomy
The surgical creation of an opening of some portion of the colon through the abdominal wall to the outside surface. The fecal material drains into a bag worn on the abdomen.
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Arthralgia
Pain in a joint
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Arteriosclerosis
An abnormal thickening and loss of elasticity of the wall of the arteries. Commonly called "hardening of an artey."
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Appendectomy
Surgical removal of the appendix
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Angiography
A radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels visible
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Acute
A condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course and a relative short duration
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Acronym
A word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term.
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-Centesis
surgical procedure to remove fluid
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Abdominocentesis
The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid.
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-Sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
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-rrhage
Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-Otomy
Cutting/ surgical incision
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-Ostomy
Surgically creating an opening
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-Osis
Abnormal condition or disease
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Hypo-
Deficient, decreased
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Hyper-
Excessive, increased
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Virile
Having the nature, properties or qualities of an adult male
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Viral
Pretaining to a virus
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Triage
The medical screening of patients to determine their relative proirity of need and teproper place of treatment
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Tonsillitis
Inflammation of the tonsils
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Syndrome
A group of symptoms that together are characteristics of a specific disorder
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Symptom
Subjective evidence of a disease such as pain or a headache
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Supracostal
Above or outside the ribs
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Supination
The act of rotation 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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Supination
Turning the palm or foot upward
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Sign
Objective evidence of diseases such as a fever
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Remission
Improvement of the symptoms of a disease
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Pyoderma
Any pus producing skin disease
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Prostate
A male reproductive gland that surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra
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Prognosis
The probable outcome of a disease
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Poliomyelitis
A viral infecion of the gray matter of the spinal cord
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Phalanges
The bones of the fingers and toes
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Pathology
The study of disease
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Palpitation
A pounding or racing heart
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Palpation
An examination technique n which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certian body parts
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Otorhinolaryngology
Study of the ears, nose and throat
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Neuritis
Inflammation of a nerve
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Neonatology
The study of the development and disorders of newborn children
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Natal
Pretainning to birth
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Myorrhexis
The rupture of a muscle
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Myopathy
Describes any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue
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Myelopathy
Any pathologic condition of the spinal cord
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Mycosis
Any abnormal condition or diesase caused by a fungus
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Lesion
Any damage to a tissue. Marks, spots moles or other problems of the skin
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Laceration
A torn, ragged wound
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Intramuscular
Pertaining to within the muscle
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Interstital
Between but not within the parts of a tissue
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Inflammation
Swelling, redness, warmth and pain. A body tissue's protective response to injury
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Hypotension
Abnormally low blood pressure
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Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
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Hypertension
Abnormally high blood pressure
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Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
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Hemorrhage
Severe bleeding usually from damage to a blood vessel
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Gastrosis
Any disease of the stomach
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Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the stomach and the intestines, usually producing symptoms of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
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Gastritis
Inflammaiton of the stomach lining
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Gastralgia
Any stomach pain
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Diagnosis
The indentification of a disease
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Hepatitis
Inflammation of liver
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-Malacia
Abnormal softening
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Appendicits
Inflammation of the appendix
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Cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the heart
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Arthrotomy
Surgicla incision into a joint
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Myel/o
The bone marrow and spinal cord
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Fistula
An abnormal passage uaually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
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