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Systemic Anatomy

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Definition
Lipoma   a benign fatty tumor  
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Dysplasia   abnormal change or development, as in the shape or size of cells  
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Hyperplasia   excessive formation of cells  
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Cyanosis   bluish discoloration of the skin and mucos membranes, occuring when the oxygen in blood is sharply diminished  
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Iatrogenic   pert. to a condition caused by medical diagnostic procedures, or exposure to medical treatment, facilities, and personnal  
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Prognosis   prediction of the possible outcome of a disease  
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Hypertrophy   increase in the size of an organ or other part, resulting from enlargement of the individual cells  
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Subluxation   partial dislocation of a joint  
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Idiopathic   of unknown cause  
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Neuropathy   any abnormal condition of the peripheral nerves  
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Candidiasis   infection caused by a Condida species of fungus affecting the skin, mouth, and vagina  
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Contusion   bruise, a superficial, nonlacerating injury from a blow  
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Pediculosis   infestation with lice  
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Xeroderma   abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin  
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Carbuncle   cluster of boils or abscesses deep under the skin  
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Impetigo   bacterial infection of the skin, common in children and very contagious  
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Lumen   cavity, canal, or channel within an organ or tube, the space inside  
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Diaphoresis   profuse perspiration  
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Onychomycosis   a fungal disease of the nails  
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Lumbodynia   Lower back pain  
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Condyle   rounded bump on a bone, where it forms a joint with another bone or bones  
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Tubercle   nodule in a bone  
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Sulcus   small groove or furrow on the surface of an organ  
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Facet   small, smooth area on a bone  
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Alveolus   socket in jaw that retain the root of a tooth, or a small depression or pit  
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Fissure   cleft or groove  
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Spine   a sharp slender process  
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Process   thin projection or prominance  
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Meatus   opening or tunnel  
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Epicondyle   projection on a bone above the condyle  
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Head   rounded portion of a bone that fits into a groove of another bone to form a joint  
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Crest   a narrow ridge-like projection  
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Tuberosity   a large roughened process  
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Foramen   hole or opening  
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Sinus   air cavity within a bone  
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Fossa   channel or shallow depression  
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Trochanter   one of two bony projections on the proximal end of the femur, that serve for the attachment of muscles  
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Pathogenic   production of a disease  
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Benign   mild, noncancerous, and/or not spreading  
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Achondroplasia   inherited disorder, defect in cartilage and bone formation results in a form of dwarfism  
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Necrosis   death of cells in tissue, usually caused by disease, injury, or blood supply  
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Erythema   abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of the capillaries  
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Cataplexy   sudden brief loss of muscle control brought on by strong emotion  
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Analgesia   absence of sensitivity to pain, while remaining conscious  
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Hyperemia   increased blood in part of the body  
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Nevus   congenital discoloration of the skin; a birthmark or mole  
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Corpulence   the state of being excessively fat  
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