Medical Terms Chapter 1 Part 2-Mrsc

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pain in the stomach

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gastralgia

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastritis

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doctor specializing in the study of the aging process and problems of the aged

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gerontologist

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loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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hemmorrhage

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abnormal enlargement of the liver

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hepatomegaly

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lower than normal arterial blood pressure

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hypotension

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abnormally elevated blood pressure

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hypertension

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last portion of the small intestine

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ileum

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largest upper of the three bones that form the pelvis

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ilium

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invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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infection

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localized response to injury or destruction of tissue that is characterized by heat, redness, swelling and pain

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inflammation

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situated within but not restricted to an organ/tissue

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interstitial

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occurring within the muscles

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intramuscular

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condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in different parts of the body

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melanosis

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any disease caused by a fungus

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mycosis

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any pathologic condition of the spinal cord

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myelopathy

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any pathological change or disease of muscle tissue

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myopathy

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rupture of a muscle

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myorrhexis

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study of the care, development and diseases of newborns

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neonatology

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inflammation of a nerve or nerves

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neuritis

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surgical repair of nerve or nerves

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neuroplasty

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medical specialty concerned with ear and throat

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otolaryngology

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medical specialty concerned with ear, nose and throat

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otorhinolaryngology

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pounding, racing of the heart with or without irregularity in rhythm

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palpitation

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around, at the time of birth

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perinatal

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the time after birth

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postnatal

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the act or art of foretelling the course of a disease

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prognosis

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prostate gland

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prostate

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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pyelitis

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acute inflammatory pus-forming bacterial skin infection

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pyoderma

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completely overcome

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prostrate

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situated below a rib

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subcostal

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rotation of the forarm and hand so the palm faces forward and upward

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supination

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process of discharging pus

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suppuration

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subjective evidence of a disease

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symptom

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a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality

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syndrome

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surgical removal of the tonsils

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tonsillectomy

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inflammation of the tonsils

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tonsillitis

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an injury caused by an extrinsic agent

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trauma

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the sorting of and allocation of treatments to patients

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triage

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caused by a virus

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viral

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having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

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virile