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Definition
acute   illness that comes on suddenly and resolves quickly  
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alternative medicine   acupuncture, message, chiropractic  
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anisocoria   unequal pupils  
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cachexia   general wasting away  
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chronic   illness that develops slowly, progressive and terminal  
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cirrhosis   generalized hardening or softening of the liver  
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob diagnosis   human mad cow disease caused by prions  
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differential diagnosis   more than one diagnosis for the symptoms presented  
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disorder   group of symptoms that points to a derangement of body function  
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etiology   the cause of a disease  
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evidence-based medicine   using clinical guidelines to make decisions about patients  
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fungi   hyphae with spores  
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hirsutisim   excessive hair growth  
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holistic   emphasizes the need to look at the whole person  
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iatrogenic   unexpected bad outcome after a treatment  
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idiopathic   unknown cause of an illness  
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morbid obesity   BMI >40, BMI>35 if associated with weight related morbidity, >100lbs ideal body weight  
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morbidity rate   rate of illness or disease within a population  
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mortality rate   number of deaths per population  
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nosocomial   hospital acquired infection  
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palliative   treating symptoms without a cure  
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pathogenesis   the origin and development of a disease  
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pathogens   organisms that cause illness or disease  
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pathophysiology   functional changes that accompany a disease  
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phenomena   characteristics of a disease that occur together  
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preventive treatment   smoking cessation, colonoscopy, Pap smear, lipid normalization, exercise, weight control  
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prognosis   usual course and outcome of a disease/expected outcome  
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risk factors   age, gender, lifestyle, heredity  
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sequela   a complication or unexpected outcome  
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staphylococcus   clusters or grape-like groups of bacteria  
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streptococcus   chains of bacteria  
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symptoms   subjective complaints reported by the patient  
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syndrome   a group of symptoms related to a specific disease  
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empiric treatment   treatment based previous evidence  
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teratogenic   anything that can cause birth defects  
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modifiable risk factors   weight, exercise, screening  
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non-modifiable rsik factors   age, gender, genetics  
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epidemiology   science or study of diseases  
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candida   fungus such as tinea or yeast  
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influenza   virus that causes the flu  
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prions   virus that causes mad cow disease  
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protozoa   virus that causes malaria and disintery  
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pathogensis   origin of a disease  
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C & S   culture and sensitivity  
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carcinogenic   cancer causing  
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auscultation   to listen  
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palpation   to feel  
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percussion   to tap  
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inspection   to look and observe  
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umbilicus   the belly button region  
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McBirney's point   midpoint between mons pubis and iliac creast of right hip (appendix)  
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