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56 Cards in this Set
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AETIOLOGY
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Study of the cause of disease
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PATHOLOGY
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Study of disease process
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EPIDEMIOLOGY
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Study of the spread of disease
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DIAGNOSIS (ES) more than one
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Distinguishing of one disease from another
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PROGNOSIS
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Forecast of length and outcome of disease
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IDIOPATHIC
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Of unknown origin
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CONGENITAL
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Condition present at birth
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HEREDITARY
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Passed on through generations
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CARCINOMA
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Malignant growth
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MESTASTASIS (ES)
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Secondary deposits from a primary growth
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MALIGNANT
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Harmful - will spread
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BENIGN
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Harmless
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PROPHYLAXIS
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Prevention of disease
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THERAPEUTIC
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Healing
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THERAPY
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Treatment
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ANAPHYLAXIS
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Allergic reaction causing severe shock
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PALLIATIVE
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Treatment which relieves symptoms but does not cure
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RELAPSE
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Flare up of an illness after recovery has become
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REMISSION
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Improvement but often temporary
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FULMINATING
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Rapid serious cause of disease
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TERMINAL
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Final
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DEBILITY
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State of weakness after an illness
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MALAISE
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Fever or tiredness before an illness
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SHOCK
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Fall in blood pressure and temperature due to haemorrhage, injury or shock
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TRAUMA
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Injury
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CONTUSION
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Bruise
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HAEMATOMA
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Swelling containing blood
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LESION
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Change in an organ or tissue due to disease or injury
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EXUDATE
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Fluid from an open wound
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NECROSIS
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Death of cells in an organ or tissue
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GANGRENE
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Death of tissue due to loss of blood supply
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FISSURE
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Crack (in skin, tissue)
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FISTULA
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An abnormal opening
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ICTERIC
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Jaundiced
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FOETOR
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Smell
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FEBRILE
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FEVERISH
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AFEBRILE
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Without Fever
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PYREXIA
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Raised Temperature
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STRICTURE
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Narrowing of vessel
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STENOSIS
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Narrowing of an opening
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ATROPHY
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Wasting of tissue
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ADHESIONS
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Abnormal joining of two surfaces
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POLYP
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Overgrowth of skin or surface tissue
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CACHEXIA
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Emaciation - abnormally thin
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REFERRED
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Sensation occurring at a distance from the source
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SEPSIS
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Infection
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PURULENT
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Full of Pus
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EROSION
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Wearing away of tissue
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ULCER
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Break in the skin extending to all its layers
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HAEMATOCELE
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Swelling caused by leakage of blood into a cavity
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OCCLUSION
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Closure of an opening
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MUCUS
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Secretion from mucous membrane
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MUCOID
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Like Mucus
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VISCID
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Sticky and glutinous
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VISCERA
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Any of the organs contained in the body cavity especially the abdomen
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ASYMPTOMATIC
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Without any current symptoms
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