Med Term Mid Term

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adhesion

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growths that attach to body

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etiology

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the study of a condition

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malaise

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tired

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necrosis

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tissue death

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syndrome

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a group of symptoms that consistently occur together

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congenital

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disease occurs before or at same time of birth

ex. down syndrome

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hereditary

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disease that is caused by an abnormality in an individual's genome

ex.bed wetting

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single gene inheritance

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cystic fibrosis/sickle cell

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multifactorial inheritance

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heart disease/ diabetes

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chromosome abnormalities

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down syndrome

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mitochondrial inheritance

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epilepsy/dementia

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environmental factors

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influence spread of communicable diseases prone to cause epidemics

ex. water supply, sanitation facilities, food, climate

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-logy

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study of

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-cide

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to kill

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-crit

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to separate

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-cyst

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type of mass

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-cyte

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cell

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-gen

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before

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-therapy

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treatment

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-ism

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any type of condition

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-ician

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specialist

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-ist

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someone who specializes

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-ectasis

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dilation/expansion

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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-graph

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instrument to record

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-lysis

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to destroy

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-rrhea

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discharge/flow

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-penia

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deficiency

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-plegia

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paralysis of half the body

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-paresis

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weakening of a side of body

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-ptosis(tosis)

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drooping/sagging

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-meagaly

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enlargement

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-trophy

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increase

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-dynia/algia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation/expanison

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-pathy

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disease

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-oid

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resembling

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-edema

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swelling

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-phagia

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eating

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-oma

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tumor

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-malacia

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softening

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-emesis

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excessive vomiting

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-rrhage

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to burst forth

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-scope

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tool used

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-pexy

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fixation

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-desis

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surgical fixation

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-otomy

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to cut into/make incision

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-ectomy

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to remove

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-tome

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tool used to cut

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-ostomy

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make new opening for purpose

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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-cele

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hernia/swelling

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-iatry

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treatment/physician

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retro-

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backward

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epi-

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upon us

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a/an-

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not

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anti/contra-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast

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mal-

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bad

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dia-

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through

ex. diarrhea (discharge through)

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dys-

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difficult

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eu-

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normal

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hydro-

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water

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pan-

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all

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para-

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the side

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ante-

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before

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peri-/circum-

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around

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intra-

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within/inside

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inter-

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between

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sub-

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below

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febrile

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feverish

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excision

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surgical removal

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cephalic

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the head

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cyanosis

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turning blue

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-ptysis

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spitting/ejection/coughing

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hemo-

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blood

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genocide

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deliberate killing of large group

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opthalmology

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disease of the eyes

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ambulatory

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walking

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hepat-

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liver

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mast/mammo

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breast

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myo

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muscle

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myelo

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bone marrow

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acro-

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extremity

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aden-

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gland

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angio-

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vessle

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cutane-

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skin

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dermo-

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skin

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erythro-

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red

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hidro-

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sweat

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onych-

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nail

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prurit-

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itching

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scler-

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hard

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seb-

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oil

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xer-

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dry

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albinism

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little or no production of melanin pigment

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boil

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infected, painful nodule

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BCC

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Basil Cell Carcinoma

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bulla

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blister

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carbuncle

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collection of nodules

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candidiasis

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yeast infection

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cicatrix

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scar left after a wound

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cellulitis

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inflammation of the skin

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comedo

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black head

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cyrosurgery

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surgery in which they use freezing

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debidement

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taking away the bad tissue

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decubitus ulcer

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bed sore

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dermabrasion

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taking away skin cells

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ecchymosis

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traumatic injury causes bruising

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eczema

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inflammatory skin disease with dry skin

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psoriasis

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dry scales

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eschar

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a scab

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excoriation

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rubbing/taking away

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gangrene

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poor circulation, causing death of tissue

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hyperhidrosis

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excessive sweating

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impetigo

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infection of skin

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jaundice

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yellowish skin

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keloid

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over-growth of scar tissue

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melanoma

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skin cancer

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pediculosis

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infestation of lice

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rosacea

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reddening

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SCC

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Swamis Cell Carcinoma

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subungual

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underneath nail-bed

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taut

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pulling it back or up(tight)

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tinea

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contagious skin disease

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ulcer

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open lesion or sore

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xeroderma

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hard skin

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TB test

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chest x-ray is only way

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Scratch or Prick Test

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test if someone is allergic to something

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Sweat Test

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test for cystic fibrosis

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Bx

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biopsy

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Dx

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diagnosi

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Hx

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history

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I&D

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drainage

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SCC

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Swamis Cell Carcinoma

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Staph/Strep

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group of bacteria that cause infection

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Sub-Q

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subcutaneous

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exo-

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outside

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de-

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down/concerning

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carcin-

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cancer causing condition

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pachy-

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thick

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myc-

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fungus

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leuk-/albin-

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white

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-al

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pertaining to

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senile

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old

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-ous

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full of

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closed/simple fracture

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does not break the skin; completely internal

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open/compound fracture

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projects through the skin

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transverse fracture

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breaks the shaft of a bone

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comminuted fracture

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shatters the affected part into fragments; broken into small pieces

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greenstick fracture

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only one side of the shaft is broken and other is bent; occurs in children

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spiral fracture

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produced by twisting stresses that are spread along the length of a bone

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colles' fracture

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break in distal portion of radius; occurs when reaching out to break a fall

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compression fracture

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occurs in vertebrae subjected to extreme stresses

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stress fracture

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usually occurs during the course of normal activity(not obvious)

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ankylosis

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stiffened joint

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Arthralgia

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joint pain

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Arthritis

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inflammation of a joint

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arthrocentesis

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surgically puncture a joint and extract fluid to see what is wrong with it

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Arthroplasty

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joint repair

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Bursa

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fluid filled sac

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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occurs from repetition motion in the carpals; such as typing

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craniectomy

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surgical incision of the brain

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craniotomy

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surgical opening of the brain

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craniostomy

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new opening in the skull

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gout

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inflammation of the joints

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kyphosis

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humpback; thoracic part of spine is curved

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lordosis

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swayback; lumbar curvature

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scoliosis

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abnormal lateral curvature

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myelitis

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inflammation of bone marrow

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myeloma

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tumor of the bone marrow

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myelopoiesis

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formation of myeloid cells

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osteocarcinoma

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bone cancer

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osteogenesis

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formation of the bone

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osteomalacia

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softening of the bone

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osteopenia

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deficiency of the bone

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osteoporosis

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typically in women; bones become brittle after menstrual period ends; decrease in bone density and strength

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osteosarcoma

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sarc means the bone cancer is malignant

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osteotone

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instrument to cut bone

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rachigraph

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instrument used to measure curvature of spine

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RA

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rheumatoid arthritis

chronic inflammation

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rickets

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children lack vitamin D

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traction

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a device that levers and weights to adjust positioning after a hip or knee surgery

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DXA

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bone mineral, density, checking for osteoporosis

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goniometry

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measure the joint movement

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DJD

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degenerative joint disease

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Fx

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fracture

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OA

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osteoarthritis

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ROM

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range of motion

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etepilresen

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drug used for muscular dystrophy

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contracture

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shortening and hardening of muscle

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dystonia

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lack of muscle tone

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dystrophy

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poor muscle tone

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FMS

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fibromyalgia syndrome; muscle pain and tenderness

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muscular dystrophy

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genetic disease that cause progressive weakness and muscle degeneration of the muscle; muscles not nourished

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rigor mortis

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person is dead; sets in 4-24 hours after death

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tendoesis

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binding of tendon

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electormyography

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used to test muscular dystrophy

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AK

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above knee

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BK

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below knee

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FROM

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full range of motion

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SOB

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shortness of breath

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arthro-

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joint

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-porosis

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decrease in strength

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flexeril

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muscle relaxant

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analgestics

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pain killer

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necro-

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death