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hyper-
increased excessive
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dys-
bad, difficult, painful
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hypo-
deficient, decreased
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-osis
abnormal condition or disease
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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hypo-
deficient decreased
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-rrhage
bleeding bursting forth
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-ostomy
creation of artificial opening to the body surface
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-scopy
visual examination
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-sternosis
abnormal narrowing
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-sclerosis
abnormal harding
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-sternosis
flow or discharge
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myelopathy
any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord
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hypertension
higher than normal blood pressure
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natal
pertaining to birth
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leukocyte
white blood cell
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prognosis
prediction of the outcome of a disease
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edema
swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues
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supination
turning the palm of the hand upward
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palpation
examination procedure
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lesion
pathologic tissue change
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palpitation
pounding heart
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laceration
torn, ragged wound, or an accidental cut wound
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gasritis
inflammation of the stomach
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suppuration
formation of pus
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viral
pertaing to a virus
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appendectomy
surgical removal of the appendix
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eponym
disease named for the person who discovered it
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inflamation
localized response to injury or tissue destruction
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fissure
groove or crack-like sore of the skin
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neuritis
inflammation of a nerve
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tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsils
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gastrosis
abnormal condition or disease of the stomach
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syndrome
set of signs & symptoms
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myorrhexis
rupture of a muscle
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pyoderma
any acute pus-forming bacterial skin infection
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artiosclerosis
abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery
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sign
objective evidence of a diesease such as a fever
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gastritis
inflammation of the stomach & small intestine
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arthralgia
pain in a joint
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dermatologist
physician who specializes in diagnosing & treating dieseases & disorders of the skin
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hypertension
lower than normal blood pressure
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anglography
process of recording a radiographic study of blood vessles after the injection of a contrast medium
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supracostal
above or outside the ribs
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differential diagonsis
- rule out
- attempt to determine which one of the diseasees can be producing the signs & symptoms that are present
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fistula
abnormal passage usually between two internal organs or leading frm an organ to the surface of the body
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erythrocyte
red blood cell
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arteriomalacia
abnormal softening of the walls of the artery
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colostomy
surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface
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malaise
feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other diesease
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infection
invasion of the body by a disease producing organism
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otrorhinolaryngology
study of the ear nose & throat
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poliomyelitis
viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord
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neonatology
study of disorders of the new born
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endarterial
pertaing to the interior or lining of an artery
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intramuscular
within or inside the muscle
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abclominocentesis
remove excess fluid from abdomen
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acronym
word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of the compound term
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phalanges
fingers & toe bones
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triage
the medical screening of patients to dtermine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
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diagnosis
identification of the disease
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pathology
study of all aspects of diseases
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neuroplasty
surgical repair of nerve
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hemorrhage
loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
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arterioncrosis
tissue death of an artery
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interstitial
between but not within the parts of tissue
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hepatomegaly
enlargment of the liver
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cardilogist
specialist concerned with the disease with the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease
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arthritis
inflammation of a joint
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neonatologist
specialist in disorders of the newborn
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neurotomy
surgical incision into the nerve
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arthroscopy
visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
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rhinalgia
pain in the nose
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neuralgia
pain in the nerve
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cardiotomy
surgical incision into the heart
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rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
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myel/o
bone marrow & spinal cord
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Alveol
lungs (Alveolus, Alveoli, Alveolar)
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Chole
gallbladder (Cholecystalgia, Cholelithiasis)
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Hepat
liver (Hepatitis, Hepatomegaly)
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Mening
brain (Meningococcus, Meningitis)
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Neur
nerve (Neuron, Neuropathy, Neurology)
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perinatal
time & events surrounding the birth
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LDL
low density lipoprotiens
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EEG
electroencephalogram , electroencephalography
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CVA
cardiovascular accident, cerebrovascular accident
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Neuropathy
perpheral nervous system disorder affecting nerves anywhere except the brain or the spinal cord
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alveoli
air sacs that exchange gases with the pulmonary capillary blood
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