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Acute
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Sudden onset
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Aerobe
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An organism that lives in a oxygen environment
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Ambulatory
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Able to walk
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Anaerobe
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An organism that lives in a oxygen-free environment
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Anaplasia
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The irregular structural charicteristics of a cell that identify it as a malignant cancer cell
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Anomaly
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An abnormal occurrence, especially in reference to birth defects
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Antibiotic
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A chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that kills microorganisms and cures infections
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Antibody
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A protein produced by the body as a part of its defense against foreign bacteria or blood cells
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Antiseptic
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The prevention of sepsis by excluding or destoying microorganisms
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Asepsis
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A substance that kills or prohibits the growth of microorganisms
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Atrophy
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Wasting away or decrease in size of a cell, tissue, organ, or part of the body caused by lack of nourishment, inactivity, or loss of nerve supply
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Autoimmunity
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A Situation in which the body produces an immune responce against its own organs or tissues, causing severe inflammation and chronic conditions
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Bacteria
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Microoganisms capable or reproduction; some strains cause (and some are beneficial)
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Benign
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Referring to a tumor, or abnormal growth, that is not cancerous and does not invade nearby tissues or spread to other parts of the body
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Chronic
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Slow developing, recurring
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Degenerative
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Charicterized by diminishing capabilities
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Diagnosis
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The identification of disease or trauma
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Disease
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An impairment of health that interferes with the body's ability to function normally
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Endemic
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A Disease that exists in a location or group of people all the time
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Epidemic
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A sudden outbreak of disease in numbers much higher than normal
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Etiology
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The study of the cause and origin of disease
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Exacerbation
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A marked increase in symptoms or severity of disease
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Fungus
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A mold, yeast, or mushrooms; some fungi are beneficial; some, such as ring worm and athlete's foot, are not
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Hereditary
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Genetically passed from parent to child
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Hyperplasia
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An increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue
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Idiopathic
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Of unknown origin
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Infection
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A protective response from the body in response to infection or injury, characterized by swelling, heat, redness, and pain
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Local
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affecting only one part
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Malignant
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cancerous; a growth with tendency to invade and destroy nearby tissue and spread to other parts of the body
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Morbid
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Disease or sick
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Morbidity
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Any departure, subjective, or objective, from a state of physiological or phychological well-being
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Neoplasm
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An abnormal growth of tissue that may be benign or malignant
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Pandemic
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An epidemic that effects an expanded demographic area
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Pathogensis
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The origin and developmentof disease
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Pathology
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Study of disease
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Pathophysiology
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The study of howdisease and/or trauma alters the normal functioning of the body
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Signs
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The evidence of diseases as perceived by a doctor
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Sterilize
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To destroy bacteria and other microorganisms
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Symptoms
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The subject evidence of disease as perceived by the patient
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Syndrome
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A group of signs or symptoms characteristic of a particular disease or abnormal condition
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Systemic
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Affecting the whole body
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Trauma
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A Physical injury or caused by an external force of violence, which may cause death or permanent disability. Trauma is also to discribe severe emotional or psychological shock or distress
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Virulence
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The ability of an organism to cause disease
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Virus
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An intracellular parasite that causes disease
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Anterior (Ventral)
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oward the front; in front of
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