Common Medical Terms -A
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| Acute | Sudden onset condition that usually lasts for a short period of time, usually < six months
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| Ablation | Removal of tissue, especially by vaporization, or cutting
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| Adhesion | Abnormal binding of tissue
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| Adipose Tissue | Connective tissue made of fat cells
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| Abscess | A localized infection consisting of pus, surrounded by inflamed tissue.
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| Adjuvant Therapy | Treatment designed to be contributory, or complementary to primary therapy
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| Adverse Event | An undesirable effect associated with the use of a device
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| Avulsion | A tear, or rip
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| Chronic | A condition that lasts for a long time, usually longer than six months.
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| Contraindication | Any special symptom, or circumstance, that renders carrying out of a procedure inadvisable
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| Degenerative | Disease characterized by a deterioration of a whole, or part of a structure
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| Diagnosis | Identification of a disease
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| Dissection | Separation of tissues by cutting, teasing, or blunt division
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| Fibrous | Containing fibers; fibrous tissue is very tough, such as fascia
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| Foramen | A natural opening or passage, especially one into, or through a bone
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| Friable | Easily torn, or pulverized
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| Indications | The disease(s) or condition(s) the device is approved by the FDA to treat
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| Intractable | Resistant to control, or treatment.
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| Innervate | Supply of nerves, which connects an area of the body to the nervous system
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| Inflammation | Tissue reaction to irritation, injury, or infection, characterized by pain, redness, or swelling
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| Kyphosis | Posterior curvature of thoracic spine
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| Lesion | A wound, injury, or other destructive change in body tissue
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| Ligament | Fibrous tissue that connects bone to each other
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| Lordosis | Anterior curvature in lumbar spine
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| Refractory | Resistant to treatment
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| Resection | Excision of a portion of an organ or structure
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| Sequela(e) | A condition following, and resulting from a disease
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| Stenosis | Narrowing of a duct or canal
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