terms Flashcards

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angiectomy

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surgical removal of a vessel

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arthritis

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inflammation of a joint

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cardiology

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study of the heart

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hepatitis

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inflammation of the liver

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myalgia

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pain of a muscle

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osteotomy

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incision into a bone

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angiosclerosis

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hardening of a blood vessel

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cardiopulmonary

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pertaining to the heart and lungs

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dermatomycosis

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skin condition caused by fungus

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dysentery

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bad intestine condition

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hepatosplenomegaly

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enlargement of the liver and spleen

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hyperplasia

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overformation condition

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hypoglycemia

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condition characterized by low sugar in the blood

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osteocarcinoma

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bone cancer tumor

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of the bone marrow

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pericardium

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tissue around the heart

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acute

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it just started recently or is a sharp severe symptom

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chronic

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it has been going on for a while now

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exacerbation

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it is getting worse

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abrupt

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all of the sudden

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febrlle

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to have a fever

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afebrlle

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to not have a fever

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malalse

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not feeling well

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progressive

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more and more each day

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symptom
something a patient feels
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noncontributory
not related to this specific problem
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lethargic
a decrease in level of consciousness in a medical record this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick
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genetic/hereditary
it runs in the family
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abrasion
scraping away of skin
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albinism
lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white
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albino
a person afflicted with albinism
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alopecia
baldness
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anhidrosis
lack of sweating
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comedo
a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum
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cyanhidrosis
blue sweat
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deplgmentation
loss of pigmentation
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dermatalgia
skin pain
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dermatodynia
skin pain
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dermatolysis
loose skin
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erythema
redness
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erythroderma
red skin
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hemathidrosis
sweating blood
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hidropolesis
the formation of sweat
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hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating
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hyperkerotosis
excessive growth of horny skin
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hypermelanosis
excessive melanin in the skin
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hyperpigmentation
excessive pigment in the skin
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hypohidrosis
diminished sweating
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hypomelanosis
diminished melanin in the skin
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hypopigmentation
diminished pigment in the skin
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leukoderma
white skin
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macerate
to soften the skin
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onychophagia
eating or biting the nails
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pruritus
an itch
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rhytidermia
wrinkled skin
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sebopolesis
formation of oil
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seborrhea
discharge of oil
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trichomegaly
abnormally thick hair
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urticarla
swollen raised itchy areas of the skin
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xanthoderma
yellow skin
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xeroderma
dry skin
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xerosis
condition of dryness