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small, pinpoint, purplish hemorrhagic spots on skin
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petachiae
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production of pus or serum
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exudate
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sereve itching
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pruritus
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an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous gland and hair follicles
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acne
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scar left after the healing of a wound
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cicatrix
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loss of hair, baldness
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alopecia
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white spots or patches formed on the mucous membrane of the tongue or cheek
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leukoplakia
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blackheads
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comedo
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separation or bursting open of a surgical wound
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dehiscence
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bedsore
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decubitus
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chronic degenerative liver disease
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cirrhosis
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infrequent passage of unduly hard and dry feces
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constipation
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frequent passage of unformed and watery stool
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diarrhea
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feed liquid or semiliquid food via a tube
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gavage
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mass of dialated, tortuous veins in the anorectum
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hemorrhoid
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abnormal protrusion of an organ or a part of an organ through the wall of the body cavity that normally contains it
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hernia
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an IV infusion of a hypertonic solution to sustain life
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hyperalimentation
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to wash out a cavity
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lavage
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a closed sac in the crease of the sacrococcygeal region
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pilonidal cyst
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twisting of the bowel on itself that causes an obstruction
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volvulus
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a waxy fatlike substance in the bloodstream of all animals
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cholesterol
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process of lameness, limping
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claudication
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abnormal, difficult or bad rhythm
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dysrhythmia
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the relaxation phase of the heart cycle during which the muscle relaxes and the chambers fill with blood
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diastole
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quivering of the muscle fiber
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fibrillation
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fat and protein molecules bound together
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lipoprotein
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two separate heart sounds that can be heard with a stethascope
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lubb-dupp
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rapid throbbing or fluttering of the heart
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palpation
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the use a balloon tipped catheter to compress fatty plaues against an artery wall
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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contraction phase of the heart cycle
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systole
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cough
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sudden forceful expulsion of air from the lungs
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cystic fibrosis
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inherited disease that affects the pancreas, respiratory system and sweat glands
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influenza
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acute, contagious respiratory infection caused by a virus
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inhalation
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breating in
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olfaction
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smelling
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pleurodynia
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pain in the pleura
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rhinovirus
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one of the subgroups of viruses that causes the common cold in humans
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sputum
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substance coughed up from the lungs
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tachypnea
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fast breathing
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thoracocentesis
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surgical puncture of hte chest for removal of fluid
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device used to crush kidney stones
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lithotriptor
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use of an artificial kidney to separate waste from blood
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hemodialysis
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crushing of a kidney stone
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lithotripsy
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seperation of waste from the blood by using a peritoneal catheter and dialysis
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peritoneal dialysis
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an acute pain that occurs in the kidney area and is caused by the blockage during the passage of a stone
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renal colic
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narrowing or constriction of the urethra
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urethral stricture
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sudden need to void, urinate
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urgency
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process of voiding urine
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urination
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pigment that gives urine the normal yellow color
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urochrome
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instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine
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urinometer
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