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Acute

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Rapid onset, severe course, relatively short duration.

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Abdominocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

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Angiography

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Process of producing a radio graphic study of blood cells

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Appendectomy

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Surgical removal of the appendix

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Arteriosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery

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Colostomy

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Surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

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Cyanosis

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Blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood

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Dermatologist

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Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

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Diagnosis (Dx)

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Identification of a disease

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Diarrhea

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Frequent flow of loose or watery stools

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Differential diagnosis (DDx)

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Also known as rule out;

Attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be causing the signs and symptoms that are present

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Endarterial

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Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Eponym

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Disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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Erythrocyte

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Mature red blood cell

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Edema

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Swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

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Fissure

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Groove or crack like sore of the skin

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Fistula

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Abnormal passage usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

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Gastralgia

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Stomachache

Pain in the stomach

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach

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-algia

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Pain and suffering

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-dynia

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Pain

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-centisis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-Itis

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Inflammation

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-graphy
Process of producing a picture or record
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-necrosis
Tissue death
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-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
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-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
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- rrhage | - rrhagia
Bleeding | Usually sudden or severe
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-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing of a wound with sutures, staples, or glue
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-rrhea
Flow or discharge | Usually body fluids
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-malacia
Abnormal softening
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- gram | - graph
Picture or record
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Erythr/o
Red
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Leuk/o
White
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Melan/o
Black
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Poli/o
Gray
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Ab-
Away from
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Ad-
Towards or in the direction of
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Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
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Eu-
Good, normal, well, easy
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Hyper-
Excessive or increased
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Hypo-
Deficient or decreased
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Inter-
Between or among
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Intra-
Within or inside
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Sub-
Under, less, below
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Super- | Supra-
Above or excessive
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Dextr/o
Right side
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Sinistr/o
Left side
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Pre-
Before
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Post-
After or behind
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Olig/o
Scanty or few
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Ather/o
Plaque or fatty substance
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Athralgia
Pain in a joint
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-ostomy
Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-otomy
Cutting or surgical incision
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Pyel/o
Renal pelvis | Which is a part of the kidney
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py/o
Pus
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Pyr/o
Fever or fire
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Triage
Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
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Trauma
Wound or injury
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Viral
Pertaining to a virus
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Virile
Having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
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Supination | Soo pih nay shun
Act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
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Suppuration | Sup you Ray shun
Formation or discharge of pus
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Palpation
Examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain parts
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Palpitation
Pounding or racing heart
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Mucous and mucus
Specialized membranes in the body | Name of fluid secreted by mucous membranes
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Ileum
Last and longest portion of the small intestine
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Ilium
Part of the hip bone
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Laceration
Torn or jagged wound | Accidental cut wound
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Lesion
Pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury
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Malaise
Feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other routine
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Exudate
Fluid that leaks out of a wound such as blood, pus, etc
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Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
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Inflammation
Localized response to injury | Redness heat swelling pain
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Interstitial
Between parts of a tissue
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Intramuscular
Within the muscle
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Supracostal
Above or outside the ribs
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Otorhinolaryngology
Study of the nose, ears, and throat
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Hypertension
Above normal blood pressure
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Hypotension
Below normal blood pressure
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Natal
Pertaining to birth
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Pyrosis
Heart burn
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Sign
Objective evidence of disease | Can be measured by patient or others
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Remission
Temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
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Prognosis
Prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
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Symptom
Subjective evidence of disease | Can be measured only by the patient
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Syndrome
Set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
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- ologist | - ology
Specialist | Study of
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Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
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Mycosis
Abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
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Myopathy
Any pathological change or disease of muscle tissue
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Myelopathy
Pathological change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow
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Hemorrhage
Loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
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Myorrhexis
Rupture of a muscle
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Gastrosis
Any disease of the stomach
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Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
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Pathology
Study of all aspects of diseases
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Tonsillitis
Inflammation of the tonsils
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Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
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Neurorrhaphy
Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
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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 newborn
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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Phalanx | Phalanges
One finger or toe bone | Multiple fingers or toe bones
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-scopy
Visual examination
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Pyoderma
any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming, bacterial skin infection
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-lysis
Breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
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Peri-
Surrounding, around
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Abnormal conditions
- ago - esis - ia - iasis - ion - ism - osis
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Noun endings
- a - ae - e - i - um - us - y
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Pertaining to
- ac - al - ar - ary - eal - ial - ical - ic - ine - ior
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Prostrate
Lying stretched out on the ground facing downwards
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Prostate
Male gland that lies under the urinary bladder

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