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82 Cards in this Set
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MEDIAL
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LYING OR EXTENDING IN THE MIDDLE
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IMMUNOLOGY
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BRANCH OF BIOMEDICINE CONCERNED WITH THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
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ANESTHESIOLOGY
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MEDICAL STUDY AND APPLICATION OF ANESTHETICS
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PEDIATRICS
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DEALS WITH CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN AND THE TREATMENT OF THEIR DISEASES
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NEONATOLOGY
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PEDIATRICS THAT DEALS WITH THE DISEASE AND CARE OF NEWBORN INFANTS
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PSYCHIATRY
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DEALS WITH DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL DISORDERS
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OTOLOGY
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SPECIALIZES IN MEDICAL OR SURGICAL TREATMENT OF EAR DISORDERS
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PULMONOLOGY
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DEALS WITH DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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UROLOGY
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STUDY OF THE ANATOMY, DISORDERS AND CARE OF THE URINARY TRACT IN MEN AND WOMEN
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ONCOLOGY
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DEALS WITH TUMORS, STUDY OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
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HEMATOLOGY
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MEDICAL STUDY OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCING ORGANS
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NEUROLOGY
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DEALS WITH THE NERVOUS SYSTME AND DISORDERS AFFECTING IT
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ORTHOPEDICS
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DEALS WITH THE PREVENTION OR CORRECTION OF INJURIES OR DISORDERS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM
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GYNECOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF DISEASES OF THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS, INCLUDING THE BREASTS
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DERMATOLOGY
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STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY OF THE SKIN
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OBSTETRICS
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THE CARE OF WOMEN DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY
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GASTROENTEROLOGY
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THE STUDY OF DISEASES AFFECTING THE GI TRACT, INCLUDING THE STOMACH, INTESTINES, GALLBLADER AND BILE DUCT
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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ANY COMMUNICABLE DISEASE OR ONE THAT CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM ONE HUMAN BEING TO ANOTHER BY DIRECT OR INDIRECT CONTACT
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CONGENITAL DISORDERS
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PRESENT AT BIRTH, AS A CONGENITAL ABNORMALITY OR DEFECT
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COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
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ANY DISEASE TRANSMITTED BY CONTACT WITH EXCRETA OR OTHER DISCHARGES FROM THE BODY
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PROGNOSIS
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A PREDICTION OF THE PROBABLE OUTCOME OF A DISEASE BASED ON THE CONDITION OF THE PERSON AND THE USUAL COURSE OF THE DISEASE AS OBSERVED IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS
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PATHOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DISEASE
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ETIOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF ALL FACTORS THAT MAY BE INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISEASE
THE CAUSE OF A DISEASE |
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HOLISTIC
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PERTAINING TO THE WHOLE; CONSIDERING ALL FACTORS, AS HOLISTIC MEDICINE
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DIAGNOSIS
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IDENTIFICATION OF A DISEASE OR CONDITION BY A SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION OF PHYSICAL SIGNS, SYMPTOMS, HISTORY, LABORATORY TEST RESULTS AND PROCEDURES
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SYNDROME
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A COMPLEX OF SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS RESULTING FROM A COMMON CAUSE OR APPEARING IN COMBINATION TO PRESENT A CLINICAL PICTURE OF A DISEASE OR INHERITED ABNORMALITY
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SYMPTOM
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A SUBJECTIVE INDICATION OF A DISEASE OR A CHANGE IN CONDITION AS PERCEIVED BY THE PATIEN
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PANDEMIC
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OCCURING THROUGHOUT THE POPULATION OF A COUNTRY, PEOPLE OR THE WORLD
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NOSOCOMIAL
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PERTAINING TO A HOSPITAL
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PROXIMAL
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SITUATED NEXT TO OR NEAR THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT
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SUPERIOR
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SITUATED ABOVE OR TOWARDS A HIGHER PLACE
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ANTERIOR
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THE FRONT OF A STRUCTURE
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PERIPHERAL
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PERTAINING TO THE OUTSIDE, OR SURROUNDING AREA OF AN ORGAN
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APEX
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A NARROWED OR POINTED END OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE
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BILATERAL
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AFFECTING THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF THE BODY
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HOMEOSTASIS
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THE MAINTENANCE OF RELATIVELY STABLE INTERNAL PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
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INFERIOR
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SITUATED BELOW AND CLOSER TO THE FEET
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LATERAL
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RELATING TO THE SIDE
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SURGERY
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THE BRANCH OF MEDICINE CONCERNED WITH DISEASES AND TRAUMA REQUIRING OPERATIVE PROCEDURES
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ENDOCRINOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF THE ANATOMIC, PHYSIOLOGIC AND PATHOLOGIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND OF THE TREATMENT OF ENDOCRINE PROBLEMS
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CARDIOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF THE ANATOMY NORMAL FUNCTIONS AND DISORDERS OF THE HEART
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RADIOLOGY
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THE BRANCH OF MEDICINE CONCERNED WITH RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND WITH DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE BY VISUALIZING ANY OF THE VARIOUS SOURCES OF RADIANT ENERGY
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VENTRAL
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POSITION TOWARDS THE ANTERIOR SURFACE OF THE BODY
FRONTWARD |
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UNILATERAL
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AFFECTING ONE SIDE OF THE BODY
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TOPICAL
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ON THE SURFACE OF A PART OF THE BODY
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SYSTEMIC
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AFFECTING THE BODY GENERALLY, TO THE WHOLE BODY
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SUPERFICIAL
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LOCATED NEAR THE SURFACE
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DISTAL
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SITUATED AWAY FROM THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT
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PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
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THE BRANCH OF MEDICINE THAT IS CONCERNED WITH THE PREVENTION OF DISEASE AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE POWER OF THE PATIENT AND COMMUNITY TO RESIST DISEASE AND PROLONG LIFE
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RHEUMATOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED BY INFLAMMATION DEGENERATION OR METABOLIC DERANGEMENT OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND RELATED STRUCTURES OF THE BODY
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DORSAL
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BACK OR POSTERIOR
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VISCERAL
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PERTAINING TO THE INTERNAL ORGANS IN THE ABCOMINAL CAVITY
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MELANO
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BLACK, DARK
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ALBA
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WHITE
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XANTH
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YELLOW
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PURPUR
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VIOLET
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ERYTHRO
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RED
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CHLORO
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GREEN
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LEUKO
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WHITE, COLORLESS
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RUBE
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RED
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JAUND
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YELLOW
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EOSIN
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RED
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CYANO
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BLUE
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ACUTE
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BEGINING ABRUPTLY WITH MARKED INTENSITY OR SHARPNESS, THEN SUBSIDING AFTER A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD. SHARP OR SEVERE
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CHRONIC
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PERSISTING FOR A LONG PERIOD, OFTEN FOR THE REMINDER OF A PERSONS LIFETIME
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POSTERIOR
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SITUATED BEHIND
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IDIOPATHIC
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WITHOUT A KNOWN CAUSE
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EPIDEMIC
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AFFECTING A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME
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ANTIPYRETIC
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PERTAINING TO A SUBSTANCE OR A PROCEDURE THAT REDUCES FEVER
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SEPSIS
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INFECTION, CONTAMINATION
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NECROSIS
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LOCALIZED TISSUE DEATH THAT OCCURS IN GROUPS OF CELLS IN RESPONSE TO DISEASE OR INJURY
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LESION
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A WOUND, INJURY OR PATHOLOGIC CHANGE IN BODY TISSUE
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STENOSIS
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AN ABNORMAL CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY THE CONSTRICTION OR NARROWING OF AN OPENING OR PASSAGEWAY IN A BODY STRUCTURE
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MRSA
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ACRONYM FOR METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
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OPPORTUNISTIC
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DENOTING A MICROORGANISM THAT DOES NOT ORDINARILY CAUSE DISEASE BUT THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, BECOMES PATHOGENIC
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REMISSION
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THE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE CLINICAL AND SUBJECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF A CHRONIC OR MALIGNANT DISEASE
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EXACERBATION
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AN INCREASE IN THE SERIOUSNESS OF A DISEASE OR DISORDER AS MARKED BY GREATER INTENSITY IN THE SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF THE PATIENT BEING TREATED
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PURULENT
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PRODUCING OR CONTAINING PUS
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FISTULA
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AN ABNORMAL PASSAGE FROM AN INTERNAL ORGAN TO THE BODY SURFACE OR BETWEEN TWO INTERNAL ORGANS
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ASCITES
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AN ABNORMAL INTRAPERITONEAL ACCUMULATION OF A FLUID CONTAINING LARGE AMOUNTS OF PROTEIN AND ELECTROLYTES
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HYPERTROPHY
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AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF AN ORGAN CAUSED BY AN INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE CELLS RATHER THAN THE NUMBER OF CELLS
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POLYP
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A SMALL TUMORLIKE GROWTH THAT PROJECTS FROM A MUCOUS MEMBRANE SURFACE
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