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Diseases

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Definition
show An organism that lives at the expense of another organism.  
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show Disease causing organism.  
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show Unicellular Pathogen  
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Molds   show
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Protozoa   show
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Lesion   show
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Necrosis   show
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show Dropping of.  
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show Rupture on body of tissue.  
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Neoplasia   show
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Autoimmune   show
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show Build-up or construction of.  
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Catabolism   show
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Malnutrition   show
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Diabetes Mellitus   show
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show Cause of Disease  
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show Sudden, severe, or short duration  
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Chronic   show
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show health profession that deals with the immediate effects of acute disease  
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Pathogenesis   show
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Lyme Disease   show
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West Nile Virus   show
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Rift Valley Fever   show
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Hantavirus Fever   show
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Japanese Encephalitis   show
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show inherited blood disease  
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show disorder of the hemoglobin  
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Crohn's Disease   show
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Hodgkin's Disease   show
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show disease causing small lesions in the lungs and other tissues.  
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show disease causing black lesions (___ Coal)  
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show RBC become distorted into a crescent shape  
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Bubonic Plague   show
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Lupus Erythematosus   show
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show mosquito-borne virus that in the past year has been declared an epidemic in the Caribbean.  
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show new respiratory virus whose infections in humans in the U.S. are currently on the rise.  
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Myalgia   show
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Toxins   show
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Sepsis   show
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show simple microscopic organisms, which can produce disease  
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Cocci   show
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show Rod-shaped bacteria  
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Vibrios   show
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show corkscrew-shaped bacteria that move with a twisting motion  
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Chlamydia   show
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show extremely small bacteria that grow in living cells but are susceptible to Antibiotics  
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show submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells  
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Fungi   show
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show Worms  
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Gram Positive   show
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Gram Negative   show
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Calor   show
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show Pain  
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Rubor   show
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show Swelling  
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show a swelling or accumulation of fluid in the tissues  
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show Process to get rid of invading microorganisms, damaged cells, and other types of harmful debris  
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show A mixture of fluid and WBCs  
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show Defense against infectious disease  
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Adaptive Immunity   show
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Benign Neoplasm   show
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Metastasize   show
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show Cancer that metastasizes to other tissues, aka cancer  
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Carcinoma   show
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show The tumor arises in glandular epithelium  
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Melanoma   show
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show A neoplasm that involves connective tissue or muscle  
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Capsule   show
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Invasion   show
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Infiltration   show
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Differentiation   show
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show increased capacity for multiplication  
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Alg,algi,algesi   show
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show condition of having pain  
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show cancer  
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show resembling a carcinoma  
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show filled sac or pouch  
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show Stone Formation  
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Oncogenic   show
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Pyoderma   show
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show Fever  
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show Hardening of tissue  
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show Toxin within bacterial cells  
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show Slow heart rate  
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show abnormal nourishment of tissue  
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show poor absorption of nutrients  
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Pachycephaly   show
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show Rapid Breathing  
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show Dryness of the skin  
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neuralgia   show
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gastro'cele'   show
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show breaking of the nucleus  
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show Inflammation of the urinary bladder  
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show enlargement of the liver  
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show Pain on urination  
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Lip'oma'   show
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show any disease of the kidney  
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show Profuse flow of blood  
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Pyor'rhea'   show
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show rupture of the amniotic sac  
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retino'schisis'   show
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show widening of blood vessels  
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show Dilation of the stomach  
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Cephal'edema'   show
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Dia'lysis'   show
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Osteo'malacia'   show
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show death of heart tissue  
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Blepharo'ptosis'   show
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Phlebo'sclerosis'   show
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Arterio'spasm'   show
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show suppression of menstrual flow  
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show narrowing of a bronchus  
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Nephro'toxin'   show
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'staphyl'ococcus   show
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show a rod shaped bacterium that forms chains  
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'bacill'uria   show
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show stopping the growth of bacteria  
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'myc'otic   show
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'vir'emia   show
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show A laboratory staining procedure used mainly to identify the tuberculosis organism  
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Communicable   show
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show Occurring at a low level but continuously in a given region, such as the common cold  
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Epidemic   show
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Exacerbation   show
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show Caused by the effects of treatment  
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Idiopathic   show
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show Localized, noninvasive (literally “in position”)  
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show The microorganisms that normally live on or in the body.  
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Nosocomial   show
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show Describing an infection that occurs because of a host's poor or altered condition  
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Pandemic   show
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Remission   show
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show Presence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood; blood poisonin  
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show Pertaining to the whole body  
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show a localized collection of pus  
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show A uniting of two surfaces or parts that may normally be separated  
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show Lack of normal differentiation, as shown by cancer cells  
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Ascites   show
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show A spreading inflammation of tissue  
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Effusion   show
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Exudate   show
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Fissure   show
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show An abnormal passage between two organs or from an organ to the surface of the body  
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show Death of tissue, usually caused by lack of blood supply; may be associated with bacterial infection and decomposition  
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Hyperplasia   show
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Hypertrophy   show
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show Hardening; an abnormally hard spot or place  
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Metaplasia   show
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Polyp   show
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show Forming or containing pus  
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show pus formation  
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show Cancer  
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CIS   show
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FUO   show
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MRSA   show
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VRSA   show
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PID   show
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