Medical Terminology (Chapter 3)

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Steat/o

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Fat

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Sudor/o

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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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Fungus (fungi)

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Onych/o

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Nail

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Pil/o

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Hair

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Trich/o

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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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Xer/o

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Dry

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-derma

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Skin

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-oid

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Resembling

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-phoresis

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Carrying, transmission

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling

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-cyte

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Cell

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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Hypo-

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Under, below, deficient

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Aden

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Gland

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-esis

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Condition

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-osis

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Abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-oma

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Tumor

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-malacia

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Softening

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-pathy

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Disease

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-rrhea

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Discharge, flow

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Dia-

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Through, across

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-logy

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Study of

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-albin/o

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White

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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-penia

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Decrease, deficiency

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-emia

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Blood condition

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Necr/o

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Death

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Abrasion

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Scraping, or rubbing away of a surface (such as skin), by friction

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Abscess

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Localized collection of pus at the site of an infection (characteristically a staphylococcal infection)

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Also called boil

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Furuncle

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Abscess that originates in a hair follicle

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Carbuncle

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Cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue

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Acne

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Inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and pustules

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Also known as baldness

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Alopecia

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Absence or loss of hair, especially of the head

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Also called blackhead

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Comedo

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Discolored dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin

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Cyst

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Closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material

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Sebaceous cyst

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A cyst filled with sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland

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Eczema

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Redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries

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Hemorrhage

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Loss of a large amount of blood in a short period, externally or internally

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A bruise

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Contusion

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Hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken

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A bruise

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Ecchymosis

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Skin discoloration consisting of a large irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow

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Petechia

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Minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of skin

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Hematoma

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Elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma

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Hirsutism

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Condition characterized by excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women

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Impetigo

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Bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

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Psoriasis

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Chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales

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Scabies

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Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

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Skin lesion

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Areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or wound due to external factors or internal disease

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Primary lesions

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Initial reaction to pathologically altered tissue that may be flat or elevated

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Ringworm

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Secondary lesions

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Results on the changes that take place in the primary lesion due to infection, scratching, trauma, or various stages of a disease

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Tinea

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Fungal infections whose name commonly indicates the body part affected

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Bedsore

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Ulcer

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Lesion of the skin or mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues

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Hives

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Pressure ulcer

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Skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden

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Wart

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Urticaria

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Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale-red elevated patches that are intensely itchy

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Verruca

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Rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus

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Vitiligo

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Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk white patches

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Biopsy

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Removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease

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Skin test

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Method for determining induced sensitivity (allergy) by applying or inoculating a suspected allergen or sensitizer into the skin and determining sensitivity (allergy) to the specific antigen by an inflammatory skin reaction to it

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Cryosurgery

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Use of sub freezing temperatures, commonly with liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue cells, such as unwanted, cancerous, or infected tissue

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Debridement

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Treatment that involves removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound, and is used to promote healing and prevent infection

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Electrodesiccation

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Process in which high frequency electrical sparks are used to dehydrate and destroy diseased tissue

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Also called homograft

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Incision and drainage (I & D)

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Incision of a lesion, such as an abscess, followed by the drainage of its contents

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Skin graft

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Surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue by applying it to an injured site

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Allograft

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Transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another

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Also called heterograft

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Autografted

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Transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual

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Synthetic

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Transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern

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Also called chemabrasion

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Xenograft

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Transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human

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Skin resurfacing

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Procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos or improves skin tone irregularities through the use of topical chemicals, abrasion, or laser

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Chemical peel

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Use of chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses as well as cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face

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Cutaneous laser

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Any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery

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Dermabrasion

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Removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer

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AIDS

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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BCC

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Basal cell carcinoma

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Bx

bx

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Biopsy

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cm

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Centimeter

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Derm

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Dermatology

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FH

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Family history

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FS

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Frozen section

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I&D

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Incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement

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ID

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Intradermal

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IM

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Intramuscular

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IMP

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Impression (synonymous with diagnosis)

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PE

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Physical examination

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Subcu, Sub-Q, subQ

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Subcutaneous (injection)

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ung

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Ointment

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WBC

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White blood cell, white blood count

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XP, XDP

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Xeroderma pigmentosum

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

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ETOH

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Alcohol

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Eval.

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Evaluation eversion

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EOB

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Edge of bed

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Ev.

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Eversion

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Equip.

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Equipment

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Ex.

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Exercise

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Ext.

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Extension

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Ext. rot

ER

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external rotation

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FES

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Functional e-stim

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freq

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Frequency

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F

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3/5 fair (in reference to manual muscle testing)

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Flex.

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Flexion

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FWW

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Front wheeled walker

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FWB

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Full weight-bearing

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Fx.

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Fracture