supplementary med terms
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| edema | an accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavites
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| anasarca | a generalized infiltration of edema fluid into subcutaneous connective tissue
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| ascites | an accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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| idiopathic | denoting a disease of unknown cause
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| etiology | causation; the doctrine of causes; specifically the cause of disease
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| iatrogenic | resulting from, or in the course of, activities of a doctor or surgeon
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| pathognomic | charateristic or indicative of a disease; denoting one or two specific symptoms
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| pathogenesis | the mode of origin or development of any disease or morbid process
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| cachexia | a general lack of nutrition and wasting occuring in the course of a chronic dicease or emotional disturbance
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| asthenia | weakness, debility
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| emaciation | extreme loss of flesh; growing lean
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| murmur | soft sound, like that made by a somewhat forcible expiration such as the mouth opening; heard on ausculation of the heart, lungs or blood vessels
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| bruit | an ausculatory sound, especially an abnormal one
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| thrill | the vibration accompanying a cardiac murmur which can be felt on palpation
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