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193 Cards in this Set
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adip/o
lip/o steat/o |
fat
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cutane/o
dermat/o derm/o |
skin
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hidr/o
sudor/o |
sweat
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ichthy/o
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dry, scaly
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kerat/o
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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funcgus
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onych/o
ungu/o |
nail
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pil/o
trich/o |
hair
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scler/o
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hardening; sclera
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seb/o
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sebum, sebaceous
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squam/o
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scale
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ser/o
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dry
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-cyte
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cell
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-derma
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skin
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abscess
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walled cavity with pus and inflamed or necrotic tissue surrounding
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acne
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inflammation of sebaceous glands and hair follicles
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bowen disease
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intraepidermal carcinoma; red-brown scaly lesions
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carbuncle
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deep-seated pyogenic infection of skin
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cellulitis
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diffuse, acute infection of skin and subcutaenous tissue; heat, redness, pain, swelling, fever, malaise, chills
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chloasma
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pigmentary skin discoloration with yellowish-bron patches
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comedo
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small skin lesion of acne vulgaris caused by accumulation of keratin, bacteria and dried sebum, plugging an excretory duct
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decubitus ulcer
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bedsore
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dermatomycosis
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fungal infection of skin
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echymosis
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skin discoloration of large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area (bruise)
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eczema
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acute/chronic skin inflammation
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erythema
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redness of skin by swelling of capillaries
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eschar
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damaged tissue following a severe burn
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furuncle
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bacterial infection causing pus-filled lesions (boil)
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hirsutism
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excessive hair growth or hair in unusual places
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keratosis
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thickened area of epidermis; horny growth on skin (callus or wart)
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lentigo
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brown macules, with lesions distributed on sun-exposed areas of skin, such as face and arms
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pallor
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unnatural paleness or absence of color of skin
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pediculosis
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infestation of lice
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petechia
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minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under skin
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pruritus
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intense itching
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psoriasis
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chronic skin disease; red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery, adherent scales
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purpura
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bleeding disorder characterized by hemorrhage into tissues
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scabies
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contagious skin disease trasmitted by the itch mite, commonly through sexual contact
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tinea
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ringworm
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urticaria
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eruption of pale red elevated patches called wheals; hives
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vitiligo
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loss of skin pigmentation in milk-white patches
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verruca
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epidermal growth caused by virus, such as plantar warts, etc
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chloasma
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hyperpigmentation of skin; yellowish-brown patches/spots
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alopecia
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loss or absence of hair; baldness
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antifungals
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topical agents to treat athlete's foot and onchomycosis
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fulguration
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tissue destruction by high frequnecy electric sparks
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corticosteroids
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agents that decrease inflammation or itching
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dermabrasion
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use of wire brushes to remove scars, tattoss, or fine wrinkles
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parasiticides
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agents that kill parasitic skin infestations
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keratolytics
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agents that soften the outer layer of skin so it sloughs off
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keratin
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hard protein that is waterprof and prevents body fluids from evaporating and moisture from entering the body
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melanin
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dark pigment that filters UV radiation and provides a protective barrier from damaging effects of the sun
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albinism
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lack of melanin
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two types of exocrine glands
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sudoriferous for sweat and sebaceous glands for oil
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sebum
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oily secretion that destroys harmful organisms on the skin preventing infection
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benign neoplasm
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noncancerous growths
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malignant neoplasm
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cancerous growths
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erythema
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redness of skin
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liver
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produce bile, remove glucose from blood, store vitamins, destroy toxic products
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pancreas
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secretes insulin into bloodstream and produces digestive enzymes that pass into the duodenum; produces trypsin which breaks down proteins, amylase whch breaks down carbs and lipase which breaks down fat
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gallbladder
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storage of bile
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or/o
stomat/o |
mouth
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gloss/o
lingu/o |
tongue
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cheil/o
labi/o |
lip
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dent/o
odont/o |
teeth
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gingiv/o
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gum
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sila/o
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saliva, salivary gland
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esophag/o
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esophagus
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pharyngo
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pharynx
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gastro
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stomach
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pylor/o
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pylorus
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enter/o
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intestine
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append/o
appendico |
appendix
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proct/o
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anus, rectum (also rect/o)
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an/o
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anus
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hepat/o
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liver
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cholangi/o
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bile vessel
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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choledoch/o
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bile duct
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-emisis
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vomit
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-orexia
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appetite
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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swallowing, eating
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-prandial
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meal
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-rrhea
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discharge, flow
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anorexia
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loss of appetite
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appendicitis
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inflmmation of appedix due to obstruction or infection
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ascites
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accumulation of serous fluid in abdomen
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borborygmus
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rumbling noises that are audible at a distance caused by passage of gas through liquid contents in intestine
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cachexia
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general lack of utrition and wasting
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chrohn disease
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chronic inflmmation, of ileum or any portion of intestinal tract
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cirrhosis
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chronic, irreversibl, degenerative disease of the liver
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colic
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spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ accompanied by pain, especially in colon
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deglutition
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swallowing
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dyspepsia
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epigastric discomfort after eating; indigestion
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dysphagia
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inability or difficulty in swallowing; aphagia
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eructation
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producing gas from stomach; belching
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flatus
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gas in GI tract; farting
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halitosis
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bad breath
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hematemesis
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vomiting of blood
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irritable bowel syndrome
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abdominal pain and altered bowel function; spastic colon
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obstipation
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intestinal obstruction; severe constipation
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antacids
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neutralize stomach acid
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antiemetics
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control nausea and vomiting
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laxatives
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treat constipation
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antispasmodics
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decrease GI spasms
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volvulus
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bowel twists on itself
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hemorrhoids
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enlarged veins in mucous membrane of anal canal that bleed, hurt, or itch
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jaundice
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yellowing of skin
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diverticulosis
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condition in which small, blisterlike pockets develop in inner lining of large intestine and may balloon through intestinal wall
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nas/o
rhin/o |
nose
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sept/o
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septum
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pneum/o
pneumon/o |
air; lung
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anthrac/o
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coal, coal dust
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atel/o
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incomplete; imperfect
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coni/o
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dust
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cyan/o
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blue
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lob/o
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lobe
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orth/o
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straight
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ox/o
ox/i |
oxygen
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pector/o
steth/o thorac/o |
chest
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phren/o
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diphragm; mind
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spir/o
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breathe
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-capnia
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carbon dioxide
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-osmia
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smell
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-phonia
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voice
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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sitting
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-thorax
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chest
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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bad; painful; difficult
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eu-
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good, normal
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tachy-
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rapid
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asthma and tx
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spasms in bronchial passages that are typically sudden and violent; tx by mucolytics and bronchodilators
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chronic bronchitis and tx
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inflammation of bronchi caused by smoking and air pollution; tx by bronchodilators and expectorants
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emphysema
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decreased elasticity of alveoli; tx is similar to chonic bronchitis
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influenza
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acute infectious resp disease caused by viruses; fever, chills, ha, myalgia, loss of appetite for 7-10 days; aspirin
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pneumonia
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inflammatory disease of the lungs
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cystic fibrosis
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hereditary disorder of exocrine glands that causes the body to secrete viscous muscous that clogs ducts or tubes of pancreas, digestive tract, and sweat glands
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acidosis
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excessive acidity of body fluids
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anosia
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absence of or decrease in sense of smell
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apnea
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temporary loss of breathing
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asphyxia
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condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen
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atelectasis
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collpsed or ailess state of lung
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cheyne-stokes respiration
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repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation in the depth of respiration, first deeply, then shallow, then not at all
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compliance
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ease with which lung tissue can be stretched
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coryza
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head cold; URI
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croup
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common childhood condition
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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hypoxemia
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deficiency of oxygen in blood
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hypoxia
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deficiency of oxygen in tissues
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pertussis
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whooping cough
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rhomchus
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adventitious breath sound resembling snoring
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antitussives
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to relieve coughing
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expectorants
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reduce the thickness of sputum
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diaphoresis
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profuse sweating
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malaise
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vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, distress, or discomfort
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occlusion
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blockage in a cana, vessel, or passage of body
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viscosity
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sticky or gummy
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aneurysm/o
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a widening (of blood vessel)
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angi/o
vascul/o |
vessel
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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cardi/o
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heart
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embol/o
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plug
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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my/o
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muscle
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phleb/o
ven/o |
vein
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scler/o
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hardening
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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sten/o
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narrowing
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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angina
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chest pain
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myocardial infarction
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lack of oxygen (ischemia) and affected area of heart muscle dies
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pallor
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paleness
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endocarditis
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inflammation of inner lining of heart and valves
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aneurysm
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localized abnormal dilation of vessel
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arrest
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condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop
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arrhythmia
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inability of heart to maintain a steady rhythm
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bruit
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soft blowing sound heard; murmur
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catheter
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thin hollow plastic tube smalle enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, etc
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coarctation
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narrowing of vessel
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embolus
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mass of undissolved matter in blood and beomes lodged in a vessel
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fibrillation
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quivering or spontaneous muscle contraction
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hemostasis
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arrest of bleeding or circulation
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hyperlipidemia
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excessive amounts of lipids in the blood
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infarct
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area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply
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ischemia
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local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction
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perfusion
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circulation of blood through tissues or the passage of fluids though vessels of an organ
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