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word terminology

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severe itching   pruritus  
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oil gland   sebaceous gland  
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right lower quadrant   RLQ  
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venus   mole; birthmark  
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abduction   movement away from the midline of the body  
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bone   Oste/o  
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medial   toward the middle of the trunk  
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fasci/o   fibrous band of tissue  
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arthalgia   joint pain  
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Supination   turning the palms face up  
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pronation   turning the palms face down  
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paronychia   inflammation of the fold of skin surrounding the fingernail  
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seborrhea   excessive discharge of sebum  
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pyoderma   purulent skin disease (containing pus)  
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I & D   incision and drainage  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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fracture   fx  
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DTR   deep tendon reflex  
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THR   total hip replacement  
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chest   thorac/o  
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front   anter/o  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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proxim/o   near (closest to the trunk)  
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fasci/o   fascia  
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above   supra- (on top of) above the spine  
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above   super- (over;excess) toward a higher place  
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-tropy   growth; development  
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myel/0   bone marrow  
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oste/o   bone  
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my/o   muscle  
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dorsiflexion   moving the foot upward toward the leg  
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abduction   away from the midline of the body  
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adduction   toward the midline of the body  
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tendinitis   inflammation of a tendon  
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bradykinesia   slow movement  
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arthralgia   joint pain  
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osteochondritis   inflammation of bone and cartilage  
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contraction   shortening or tightening of a muscle  
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proximal   toward the trunk of the body; nearest point of origin of the body part  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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melan/0   black  
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-oma   tumor  
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contusion   a bruise  
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nevus   mole; birthmark  
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furuncle   a boil (inflamed hair follicle  
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sebaceous glands   oil glands  
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sudoriferous glands   sweat glands  
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alopecia   loss of hair; baldness  
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bx   biopsy  
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tinea   fungal infection  
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excoriation   a scratch  
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