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Angiogram

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A radiogram made by angiography

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Cardiomeglia

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Enlarged heart

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Arthralgia

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Pain In one or more joints

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Augmentation

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To increase in size, amount,degree or severity

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Aplasia

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Incomplete or faulty development of an organ or part

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Idiopathic

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Arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause

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Epidemic

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An outbreak of epidemic disease

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Pandemic

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Occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of population

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Enteritis

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Inflammation of the intestines and especially of the human ileum

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Endocarditis

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Inflammation of the lining of the heart and its valves

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Ectropion

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Abnormal turning out of a part (as an eyelid)

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Pica

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An abnormal craving for and eating if substances(chalk,ashes,bones) not normally eaten that occurs in nutritional deficiency states.

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Enuresis

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An involuntary discharge of urine

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Otomy

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To cut into

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Hematuria

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The presence of blood or blood in the urine

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Halitosis

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The condition of having bad breath

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Hematoma

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A mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue,organ or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel

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Glycosuria

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The presence in the urine of abdominal amounts of sugar

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Lipoma

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Tumor or fatty substance

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Benign

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Mild type or character that does not threaten life

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Malignant

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Tending to produce death or deterioration

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Lumpectomy

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Excision of a breast tumor

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Biopsy

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Removal examination of tissue,cells or fluids from the living body

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Mastectomy

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Surgical removal of breasts

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Bilateral

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Affecting right or left sides of body and members of paired organs

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Mucous

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Covered with or as if with mucous

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Mucus

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Slippery secretion that is rich in mucins and is produced by mucous.

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Pathogen

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Specific causative agent of disease

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Reservoir

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A space in which a bodily fluid is stored

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Nosocomial

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Acquired or occurring in a hospital

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Necrosis

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Death of a living tissue

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Jaundice

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Yellowing of the skin

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Cyanosis

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A bluish or purplish discoloration due to deficient oxygenation of the blood