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42 Cards in this Set
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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
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