Medical Terminology
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| Acne | The occurrence of inflamed or infected sebaceous glands in the skin
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| Edema | Condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities.
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| fungus | group of unicellular, multicellular, or syncytial sore producing organisms feeding on organic matter.
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| halitosis | bad breath
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| keratin | fibrous protein forming the main structural constituent of hair, feathers, hoofs
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| nits | the egg or young form of a louse or other parasitic insect
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| normal flora | the assembling of microorganisms that reside on the surface and in deep layers of the skin, in the saliva, and in the gastrointestinal tracts
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| pediculicide | chemical used to kill lice
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| scabicide | drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
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| vertigo | sensation of whirling and loss of balance
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| opportunistic infection | infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans
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| aerobic bacteria | can survive and grow in an oxygenated environment
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| anaerobic bacteria | organism that does not require oxygen for growth
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| immunodeficiency | failure of the immune system to protect the body adequately from infection
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| microbe | bacterium causing disease or fermentation
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| medWatch | food and drug administration's reporting system for adverse events
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| prophylactic | intended to prevent disease
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| protozoa | diverse group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms, many of which are motile
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| vector | organism that transmits a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another
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| toxoid | chemically modified toxin from a pathogenic microorganism, which is no longer toxic but is still antigenic and can be used as a vaccine
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