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Medical Terminology Week 4

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edema   excessive fluid in body tissue causing swelling  
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syndrome   a set of sign and symptom that occurs together as part of a disease  
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diagnosis   identification of disease  
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sign   objective evidence of disease  
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symptoms   subjective evidence of disease  
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prognosis   the forecast of prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease  
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remission   temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of disease  
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chronic   disease or symptoms of long duration  
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acute   disease that has a rapid onset, severe, course, and short duration  
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appendicities   inflammation of the appendix  
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appendic   appendix  
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lithotomy   surgical removal of stone  
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otorhinolaryngology   the study of ear, nose, and throat  
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lith/o   stone  
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rhinitis   inflammation of nose  
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laryng/o   larynx/throat (voice box)  
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rhin/o   nose  
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otoscope   instrument to view inside the external ear canal  
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ot/o   ear  
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