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abscess
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swollen, inflamed area of body tissues.
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aphasia
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loss of power to use or understand words, usually caused by brain disease or injury.
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arteriosclerosis
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a thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, as in old age.
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benign
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beneficial, not malignant.
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biopsy
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the cutting out of a piece of tissue for diagnostic examination by microscope.
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cadaver
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dead body; corpse for dissection.
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carcinogen
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any substance that causes cancer.
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comatose
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as if in a coma; lethargic.
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etiology
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the science of the causes and origins of disease.
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malingerer
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one who fakes illness and pretends to be suffering.
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mastectomy
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the surgical removal of a breast.
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prosthesis
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replacement for a missing part of the body.
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simian
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of or like a monkey or an ape.
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therapeutic
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curative; serving to heal.
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vasectomy
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the surgical removal of the duct that conveys the male sperm, the vas deferens.
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