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antibiotic
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a soluable substance derived from a mold or bacterium that inhibits the growth of other microorganisms. anti-agianst, bio-life
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dysphagia
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difficulty in swallowing. dys-bad phagia-swallowing
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hypercholesterolemia
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the presence of an abnormally large amount of cholesterol in the blood. Hyper-above emia-blood
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paresthesia
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an abnormal sensation (burning, pricking, tickleing. pare-near or about stethsia-feeling
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tachycardia
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rapid b eathing of the heart, vonventionally applied to rates over 100 beats/minute tach-pertaining to cardia-heart
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alopecia
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complete or partial absence or loss of hair resulting form normal aging, endocrine disorders, & skin disease.
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cholelithiasis
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presence of concretions in the gallbladder or bile ducts.
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dyssomnia
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disturbance of normal sleep or rhythm pattern.
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fibromyalgia
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a condition involving lack of stage iv sleep and chronic diffuse widespread aching and stiffness of muscles and soft tissues.
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osteoporosis
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osteo-bone , reduction in the quantity of bone or atrophy of skeletal tissue. common in women and elderly men.
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Apnea
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Absence of spontaneous breathing
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Cephalagia
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Headache
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Erythrocyhemia
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abnormal increase in number of red blood celss
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Hyperinesia
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excessive motility
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Postprandial
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after a meal
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Bleparitis
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inflamation of the eyelid
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Esophagitis
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inflamation of the espohagis
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Leukopenia
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low number of white blood cells in circulation
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Neuralgia
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Pain of a severe, throbbing, or stabbing character in the course or distribution of a nerve
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Teratogenic
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Causing congenital abnomalies or birth defects
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Thrombophlebitis
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Venous inflammation with thrombus,A clot in the cardiovascular system, formation
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Dysmenorrhea
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Difficult and painful menstruation
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Hematuria
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Any condition in which urine contains blood or red blood cells
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Hypokalemia
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The presence of an abnormally small concentration of potassium ions in the circulating blood
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Melanoma
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A malignant neoplasm, derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin, arising most commonly in the skin or in the eye, and, rarely, in the mucous membranes of the genitalia, anus, oral cavity, or other sites
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Thrombocytopenia
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A condition in which there is a decreased number of platelets in the circulating blood.
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Lymphadenopathy
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Any disease process affecting a lymph node or lymph nodes.
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