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Tachypnea

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Abnormally rapid rate of respiration usually of more than 20 breaths per minute

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Bradycardia

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Abnormally slow heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute

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Pexy

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Surgical fixation

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Glycosuria

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Presence of glucose in the urine

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Empyema

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Collection of pus within a body cavity

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Crepitation

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Graying sound heard when the ends of a broken bone move together

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal development of growth cells

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Sickle cell

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Which form of Anemia is a genetic disorder

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Homeostasis

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Processes through which the body maintains a constant internal environment

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Guillain-Barré syndrome

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Inflammation of the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves, characterized by rapidly worsening muscle weakness that can lead to temporary paralysis

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Atrophy

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Weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures caused by pathology or by disuse of the muscle over a long period of time

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Emia

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Blood or blood condition

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Gastroduodenostomy

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Procedure in which an anastomosis is created between the upper portion of the stomach and the duodenum

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Allopathic

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Conventional, or western, medical practices and systems of health care

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Nephroptosis

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The prolapse of a kidney

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Ecchymosis

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Bruise

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Croup

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Acute respiratory infection known as ______ is characterized in children and infants by obstruction of the larynx, hoarseness, and a barking cough

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Hashimoto’s disease

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Autoimmune disease in which the body’s own antibodies attach and destroy the cells of the thyroid gland

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Syphilis

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Sexually transmitted disease can be detected through the VDRL blood test before the lesions appear

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Thrombus

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Blood clot attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery

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Ablation

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Removal of a body part or the destruction of its function through the use of surgery, hormones, drugs, heat, chemicals, electrocautery, or other methods

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Trismus

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Any restriction to the opening of the mouth caused by trauma, surgery, or radiation associated with the treatment of oral cancer

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Primipara

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Woman who has borne one viable child

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Pancreatitis

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Inflammation of the pancreas

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Hydrocephalus

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Excess cerebrospinal fluid accumulated in the ventricles of the brain

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Colpopexy

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Surgical fixation of a prolapsed vagina to a surrounding structure

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Uterus

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Metr/o

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CF is a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system

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Accurate statement regarding cystic fibrous

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Osteopenia

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Thinner than average bone density, causes the patient to be at an increased risk of developing osteoporosis

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Obstetrician

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Specialist who provides medical care to women during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately thereafter

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Graves’ disease

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Characterized by exophthalmos

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Oxytocin

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Stimulates uterine contractions during childbirth

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Iatrogenic illness

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Unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment

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Nephrolysis

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Surgical freeing of a kidney from adhesions

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Arterionecrosis

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Tissue death of an artery or arteries

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Sagittal

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Plane divides the body vertically into unequal left and right portions

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Medial

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Toward or nearer the midline

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Dual x-ray absorptiometry

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Performed as a definitive test to determine if Alice Wilkinson has osteoporosis

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Abduction

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Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body

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Hamstring

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Manuel tore the posterior femoral muscles in his left leg. Known as _____ injury

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Endocarditis

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Bacterial infection of the lining of the heart, known as bacterial _______

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Dental caries

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Commonly known as tooth decay

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Osteomyelitis

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Inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone

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Tenosynovitis

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Inflammation of the sheath surrounding a tendon

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Ptosis

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Drooling of the upper eyelid that is usually due to paralysis

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Presby/o

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Old age

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Myocardial infarction

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Heart attack

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Polycythemia

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Abnormal increase in the number of red cells in the blood due to excess production of these cells by the bone marrow

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Psoriasis

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Skin disorder, characterized by flare-ups in which red applies covered with silvery scales occur on the elbows, knees, scalp, back, or buttocks

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Alzheimer’s disease

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Group of disorders involving the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language

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Physiatrist

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Physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the focus on restoring function

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Osteomalacia

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Abnormal softening of bones in adults

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Hemiparesis

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Slight paralysis of one side of the body

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Thrombocytes

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Specialized cells that play an important role in blood clotting

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Hematuria

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Blood in the urine

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Organ of corti

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Received the sound vibrations and relays them to the auditory nerve fibers

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Dendritic cells

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Patrol the body, searching for antigens that produce infections. When one is found, these cells grab, swallow, and internally break apart the captured antigen

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Talipes

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Congenital condition commonly known as clubfoot

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Cicatrix

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Normal scar resulting from the healing of a wound

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Clavicle

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Commonly known as the collar bone

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Spirochetes

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Long, slender, spiral-shaped bacteria that have flexible walls and are capable of movement

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Osteosarcoma

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Malignant tumor usually involving the upper shaft of lung bones, the pelvis, or knee

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Lyme disease

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Disease is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected blacklegged tick

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Compartment syndrome

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Compression of nerves and blood vessels due to swelling within the enclosed space created by fascia that separates groups of muscles

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Furuncle

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Boil, large, tender, swollen area caused by a staphylococcal infection around a hair follicle or sebaceous gland

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Analgesic

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Class of drugs that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

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Parkinson’s disease

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Fine muscle tremors, rigidity, and a slow or shuffling gait are all symptoms of the progressive condition

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Temporal arteritis

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Form a vasculitis that can cause headaches, visual impairment, jaw pain, and other symptoms, and is diagnosed when a biopsy shows the presence of abnormally large cells

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Chloasma

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Skin condition during pregnancy commonly known as the mask of pregnancy.

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Short stature

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Failure of the bones of the limbs to grow to an appropriate length

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Comminuted

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Fractured bone that is splintered or crushed

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra or vertebral column

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Right atrium

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Heart chamber that receives oxygen poor blood from all tissues except the lungs

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High density lipoprotein cholesterol

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Good cholesterol

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Less than

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<

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Less than

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Sublingual

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Medication placed under the tongue and allowed to dissolve slowly.

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Ultrasonography

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Sonogram is the image created

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Celiac disease

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Autoimmune disorder characterized by a severe reaction to foods containing gluten

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Cyanosis

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Bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen

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Conn’s syndrome

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Disorder of the adrenal glands due to excessive production of aldosterone

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Antigen

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Any substance that the body regards as being foreign

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Purpura

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Purple discoloration on the skin due to bleeding underneath the skin

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Absence

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Brief disturbance in brain function in which there is a loss of awareness, often described as a staring episode

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Absence

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Brief disturbance in brain function in which there is a loss of awareness, often described as a staring episode

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Adhesion

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Band of fibrous tissue that holds structures together abnormally

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Sclerotherapy

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Procedure to treat spider veins

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Otoscope

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Instrument used to examine the external ear canal

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Ductal carcinoma in situ

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Breast cancer at its earliest stage before the cancer has broken through the wall of the milk duct

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Esophageal varices

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Enlarged and swollen veins at the lower end of the esophagus

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Esophageal varices

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Enlarged and swollen veins at the lower end of the esophagus

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Multiple sclerosis

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Progressive autoimmune disorder characterized by inflammation that caused demyelination of the myelin sheath

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Hypogastric

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Abdominal region located below the stomach

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Gonnorrhea

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Sexually transmitted disease that’s also a bacterial infection

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Phimosis

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Narrowing of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be retracted to expose the glans penis

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Phimosis

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Narrowing of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be retracted to expose the glans penis

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Pap smear

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Exfoliative screening biopsy for the detection and diagnosis of conditions of the cervix and surrounding tissues

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Complementary medicine

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Describes practices and systems of health care used to supplement traditional western medicine

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Complementary medicine

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Describes practices and systems of health care used to supplement traditional western medicine

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Supination

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Turning the palm upward or forward

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein