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1
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Decrease in, such as pain

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Abatement

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An excoriation

A circumscribed removal of the epidermis of skin or mucous membrane

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Abrasion

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3
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Localized accumulation of pus

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Abscess

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A marked decrease in in blood CO2 content

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Acapnia

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5
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Condition in which there is an excessive proportion of acid in the blood

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Acidosis

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6
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Presents itself after birth

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Acquired

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7
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A disease that is not congenital, but has developed since birth

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Acquired Disease

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Prefix meaning extremity

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Acro-

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9
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Hyperfunction of pituitary gland after ossification has been completed

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Acromegaly

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10
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Disease with rapid onset and short duration

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Acute

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11
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Prefix meaning gland

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Adeno-

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12
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Neoplasm formed by glandular epithelium

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Adenoma

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13
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Suffix meaning pain

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-algia

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14
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Congenital absence of one or more limb

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Amelia

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15
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Pre-senile dementia occurring usually in persons over 60 years of age
Thought to be associated with neurofibril degeneration

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Alzheimer’s Disease

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16
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Hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction

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Allergies

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17
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Condition in which there is excessive proportion of alkali in the blood

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Alkalosis

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18
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Deficient blood oxygen supplies to tissues

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Anoxia

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19
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A swelling or tumor due to dilation of blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymphatics (lymphangioma)

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Angioma

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20
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Generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue

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Anasarca

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21
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Prefix meaning without

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An-

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22
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Suffix meaning vessel

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-angio

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23
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Localized dilation of a blood vessel

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Aneurysm

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24
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Decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, or both

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Anemia

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25
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Congenital absence of an organ or another part

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Aplasia

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26
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Suffix meaning enzyme

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-ase

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27
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Mutual opposition or contrary action

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Antagonism

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28
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Prefix meaning before

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Ante-

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29
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Prefix meaning against

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Anti-

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30
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Glycoprotein substance developed in response to and interacting specifically with an antigen

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Antibody

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31
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A foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies

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Antigen

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32
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Prevention of sepsis by preventing the growth of causative microorganisms

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Antisepsis

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33
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Dilution or weakening of virulence of a microorganism, reducing or abolishing pathogenicity

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Attenuation

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34
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Disease of the arteries resulting in thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls

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Arteriosclerosis

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35
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Inflammation, usually of a chronic progressive character, involving one or multiple arteries

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Arteritis

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36
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Prefix meaning Joint

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Arthro-

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37
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Accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity

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Ascites

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38
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Loss of consciousness from deficient oxygen

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Asphyxia

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39
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A form of arteriosclerosis marked by deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls

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Athersclerosis

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40
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A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue

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Atrophy

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41
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Prefix meaning self

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Auto-

42
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A postmortem examination of the organs and tissues of a body to determine cause of death or pathological condition

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Autopsy

43
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Self-nourishing bacteria that are capable of growing in the absence of organic compounds, that get Carbon from CO2

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Autotrophic Bacteria

44
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A tearing away

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Avulsion

45
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Any rod shaped microorganism

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Bacillus

46
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The presence of viable bacteria in the blood stream

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Bacteremia

47
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A prokaryotic one-celled microorganism of the Kingdom Monera, existing as free living organisms or as parasites, multiplying by binary fission, and having a large range of biochemical properties

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Bacteria

48
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A visible group of bacteria growing on a solid media, presumable from a single microbe

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Bacterial Colony

49
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An agent that destroys bacteria but not necessarily their spores

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Bactericide

50
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The scientific study of bacteria

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Bacteriology

51
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Red pigment in bile

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Bilirubin

52
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Green pigment in bile

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Biliverdin

53
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A method of asexual reproduction in bacteria in which a parent cell splits into two identical daughter cells

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Binary Fission

54
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Prefix meaning life

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Bio-

55
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An anthropoid vector in which the disease causing organism multiplies becoming ineffective

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Biological Vector

56
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Pre-embalming purge as a result of skull fracture, surgical procedure, or trauma

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Brain purge

57
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Severe form of malnutrition

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Cachexia

58
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Several communicating boils of the skin and subcutaneous tissues with production and discharge of pusq

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Carbuncle

59
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General term for a malignant tumor

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Carcinoma

60
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Membrane that surrounds some bacterial cells; gel like structure that helps protect against phagocytosis

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Capsule

61
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Formation of cavities in an organ or tissue

Seen in some forms of tuberculosis

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Cavitation

62
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Suffix meaning a protrusion

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-cele

63
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Deterioration of an organ or cell structure which may include swelling

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Cellular Degeneration

64
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A cellular reaction to injury which may include pigmentation, calcification, and gout

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Cellular infiltration

65
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Suffix meaning perforating

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-centesis

66
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Stroke
A blow
A sudden attack, as a sunstroke
A paralytic or apoplectic stroke

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Cerebral Vascular Accident

67
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The first manifestation of syphilis

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Chancre

68
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Primary lesion

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Chancre

69
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Initial sclerosis

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Chancre

70
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Syphilitic sore

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Chancre

71
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A large group of non-motile, gram negative intracellular parasites

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Chlamydia

72
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Prefix meaning bile

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Chol

73
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Suffix meaning bile

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-chole

74
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Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Cholecystitis

75
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A disease with a more or less slow onset and long duration

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Chronic

76
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A degeneration or atrophy of the parenchyma cells of an organ with hypertrophy of the interstitial connective tissue

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Cirrhosis

77
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Congenitally malformed palate with a fissure along the midline

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Cleft Palate

78
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Study of disease by means of secretions, excretions, and other bodily fluids performed in lab

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Clinical Pathology

79
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A type of bacteria that is spherical or ovoid in form

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Coccus

80
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Inflammation of mucous membrane of the colon

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Colitis

81
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The symbolic relationship of two organisms of different species in which one gains some benefits such as protection

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Commensalism

82
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A disease that may be transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another

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Communicable

83
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An unfavorable condition arising during the course of disease

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Complication

84
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The immediate and temporary disturbance of brain function

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Concussion

85
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Existing at the time of birth of shortly thereafter

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Congenital

86
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A disease that begins before birth and is evident at the time of birth

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Congenital Disease

87
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Accumulation of an excess of blood or tissue fluid in a body part

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Congestion

88
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The act of introducing disease germs or infectious material into an area or substance

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Contamination

89
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A bruise, often accompanied with swelling

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Contusion

90
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A congenital condition due to hypothyroidism resulting in mental retardation

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Cretinism

91
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Condition in which the descent of a testis into the scrotum is arrested at some point in the normal path

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Cryptorchism

92
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Bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membrane due to lack of oxygen

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Cyanosis

93
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A sac within or on the body surface containing air or fluid

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Cyst

94
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Prefix meaning bladder

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Cyst-

95
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Inflammation of the bladder

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Cystitis

96
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Chemical reaction involving breaking down of chemical bonds

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Decomposition

97
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Forms two or more smaller molecular compound from longer ones

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Decomposition

98
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Disease due to lack of dietary or metabolic substance

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Deficiency

99
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The determination of tissues with corresponding functional impairment as a result of disease or injury

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Degeneration

100
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Loss of moisture from body tissue which may occur antemortem or postmortem

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Dehydration

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