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Naomi Schutte-Smith Spelling

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Abscess   A collection of pus in any part of the body that, in most cases, causes swelling and inflammation around it.  
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Adolescence   The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult, commonly referred to as between the ages of 13 and 19.  
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Alimentation   Giving or receiving of nourishment, by IV, oral, rectally, and/or injection.  
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Alopecia   Hair loss or baldness.  
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Alzheimer   The most common form of dementia, a neurologic disease characterized by loss o mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living, lasting at least 6 months, and not present from birth.  
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Asphyxia   Condition caused by insufficient intake of O2.  
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Asystole   Cardiac standstill; absence of electrical activity and contraction of the heart evidenced on the surface ECG as a flat line during cardiac arrest.  
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Auscultation   Listening for sounds within the body, esp. from the chest, neck or abdomen; typically a stethoscope is used.  
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Callus   A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction.  
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Catheter   A tube passed within the body for evacuating fluids or injecting them into body cavities.  
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Caucasian   OF or relating to the white race as defined by law specifically as composed of persons of European, North Africa, or southwest Asian ancestry.  
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Chickenpox   An acute contagious disease especially of children marked by low-grade fever and formation of vesicles and caused by a herpes virus- also known as varicella.  
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Cirrhosis   a chronic disease of the liver marked by degeneration of cells, inflammation, and fibrous thickening of tissue. It is typically a result of alcoholism or hepatitis.  
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Curettage   A surgical scraping or cleaning by means of an instrument called curette.  
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Decubitus   An ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure.  
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Diabetes Mellitus   Diabetes is usually a lifelong (chronic) disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood.  
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Diaphoresis   Profuse perspiration.  
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Diaphragm   A body partition of muscle and connective tissue.  
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Dilatation   The condition of being stretched beyond normal dimensions especially as a result of overwork or disease or of abnormal relaxation.  
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Diphtheria   an acute, highly contagious bacterial disease causing inflammation of the mucous membranes, formation of a false membrane in the throat that hinders breathing and swallowing, and potentially fatal heart and nerve damage by a bacterial toxin in the blood.  
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Eczema   A rash that oozes or weeps and may become crusted, thickened or scaly.  
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Effusion   Escape of fluid into a part, as the pleural cavity, such as pus, serum, lymph, air, or a combination.  
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Elicit   To draw forth, or bring out.  
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Epididymitis   Swelling (inflammation) of the epididymis, the tube that connects the testicle with the vas deferens.  
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Fascia   A thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ  
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Flaccid   Lacking firmness, resilience or muscle tone.  
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Gallbladder   The small sac-shaped organ beneath the liver, in which bile is stored after secretion by the liver and before release into the intestine.  
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Gangrene   Localized death and decomposition of body tissue, resulting from either obstructed circulation or bacterial infection.  
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Gauge   Normally refers to an instrument used for or a means of measuring or testing.  
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Gonorrhea   Common STI or STD  
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