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Am-bulation |
Walking or moving from one place to another |
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Am-bulatory |
Able to walk as opposed to being confined to bed or wheel chair |
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Com-press |
A soft moist absorbent cloth that is folded in several layers and applied to a part of the body in the local app of heat or cold |
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Edema |
The retention of fluid in the tissue resulting in swelling |
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Ery-thema |
Redding of the skin caused bye dilation of superficial blood vessels in the skin |
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Ex-u-date |
A discharge produced by the body's tissue |
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Soak |
Direct immersion of body part in water or medical solution |
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Sprain |
Trauma to joint that causes injury to the ligament |
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Strain |
Over stretching of a muscle caused by trauma |
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Suppurtion |
The process of pushing formation |
