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the medical term for baldness

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alopecia

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excessive sweating

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diaphoresis

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purpura

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bruise

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boil

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furuncle

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medical term for athlete’s foot

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tinea pedis

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scar

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cicatrix

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necrosis of tissue causes

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gangrene

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through the skin

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percutaneous

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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pustule

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pimple

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decubitus ulcers

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bed sores

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infection around the nail

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paronychia

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red spot from a bite from a flea

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petechiae

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severe itching

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pruritus

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verruca

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wart

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compound

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bone is exposed through skin

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greenstick

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incomplete break; bone bends

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simple

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broken bone; skin intact

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spiral

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excessive bone twisting

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comminuted

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complete break with fragments

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forward curvature of the lumbar spine or abnormal condition of bending forward

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lordosis

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inflammation of fluid filled cavity in the shoulder

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bursitis

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softening of bone

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osteomalacia

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abnormal lateral curve of the spine

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scoliosis

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congenital defects
condition present with birth
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growth plate of a bone
epiphysis
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abnormal hump of thoracic spine or hunchback
kyphosis
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a fracture that involves the neck of a bone
transcervical
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abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe
bunion
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the shaft of the bone
diaphysis
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gout
excessive uric acid in blood causing inflammation of the great toe
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bunion
enlargement of the great toe joint commonly caused by poor fitting shoes
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prepatellar bursitis
knee joint-sac involvement
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syndactylia
fused toes
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subdeltoid bursitis
shoulder joint-sac involvement
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arthritis
joint inflammation
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ganglion
nest of mass of nerve tissue
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polydactylia
excess fingers
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arthrodesis
surgical fixation of a joint
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osteosarcoma
cancer of bone
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pectus carinatum
pigeon chest
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HNP
bulging vertebral disc
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TMJ
involvement of the lower jaw and skull
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pectus excavatum
funnel or sunken chest
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maxillitis
inflammation of the upper jaw
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a gastric excision
gastrectomy
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vomiting blood
hematemesis
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procedure to check for hidden blood in stool
hemoccult test
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herniation of small intestine
enterocele
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suture of an injured tongue
glossorrhaphy
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first part of the small intestine
duodenom
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swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region
hemorrhoids
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lack of body opening of the stomach
gastratresia
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telescoping of the intestine
intussusception
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tunnel that grows from the anus to another body part
fistula
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first part of the large intestine
cecum
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prolapse of the stomach
gastroptosis
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difficult digestion
dyspepsia
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the sphincter between the stomach and the duodenum
pylorus
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inflammation of the food tube
esophagitis
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the parotid, sublingual, and submaxillary glands are ...
salivary glands
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rhythm-like movement of the muscles in the walls of the GI tract
peristalsis
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a tumor-like growth extending outward from a mucous membrane commonly found in the nose, throat, and intestines
polyp
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the condition of icterus
jaundice
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pain in the liver
hepatalgia
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fungal disease of the mouth
thrush
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inflammation of the mouth
stomatitis
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x-ray of the gallbladder
cholecystogram
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an EGD or esophagogastroduodenoscopy is an examination of all these body parts EXCEPT
colon
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the pear shaped, sac-like organ which serves to store bile
gallbladder
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cutting certain branches of the vagus nerve
vagotomy
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a black or tarry stool is due to the presence of blood
melena
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having vision that appears yellow tinted
xanthopsia
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collection of air, gas, or fluid within the abdominal cavity
ascities
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gallstones
cholelithiasis

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