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| abortion | termination of a pregnancy
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| abdomen | area between bottom of ribs to pubis
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| abdominal (adj.) | from below the ribs
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| abscess | localized collection of pus
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| acute | sudden, severe, not long lasting
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| adhesion | growing together (2 parts that shouldnt)
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| adnexa | accessory parts of a structure
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| auscultation | listening for sounds w/in the body ( combined with percussion)
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| autoclave | instrument used for sterilizing (using steam under pressure)
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| axilla (axillary) | armpit
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| anomaly | abnormality
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| biopsy | examination of live tissue
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| catgut | suture material
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| chromic | type of suture material (chromic catgut)
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| catheter | tube used for withdrawing fluid
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| cervical (cervix) | neck like (neck of vertebrae or uterus)
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| chronic | long lasting, usually not curable
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| coccyx, coccygeal | tailbone (base of spine)
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| congenital | present at birth
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| dilatation, dilation | process of stretching or opening up
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| edema | swelling caused by fluid in body tissues
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| ascites | fluid in the peritoneal cavity (edema)
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| anasarca | generalized, severe edema
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| embolism, embolus | an obstruction of blood vessels usually due to a blood clot
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| emesis | vomiting
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| enema | introduction of fluid into the rectum (for cleansing)
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| excretion | elimination
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| exacerbation | symptoms flare up again after a period of remission
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| remission | symptoms temporarily disappear
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| fascia | connective tissue that supports & separates muscle
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| febrile | feverish
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| fibrillation | uneven heart beat
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| defibrillate | restore rhythm
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| hemorrhage | profuse bleeding internally or externally
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| icterus | jaundice
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| jaundice | the yellowing of the eyes, membranes, skin, & body fluids due to excessive bilirubin
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| immunization | treatment given to prevent disease
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| prophylaxis | preventative treatment (teeth)
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| incontinence, incontinent | inability to control urination or bowel movement
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| inflammation, inflamed | tissue reaction to injury
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| ischemia | an insufficient supply of blood
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| metastasis, metastasized | spread to other parts of the body
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| mucus | thick, slippery substance secreted by mucous membranes
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| mucous (adj.), mucosa | a mucous membrane
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| obese, obesity | overweight
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| palpable | able to be felt
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| paralyzed, paralysis | unable to move
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| parietal | forming the wall of a cavity
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| percussion | tapping to produce sounds
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| perineum, perineal | the area between the anus & the genitals
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| peritoneum, peritoneal | the membranous lining of the abdominopelvic cavity
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| pleural | membranous lining of the chest cavity
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| prolapse | to drop down
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| purulent | full of or producing pus
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| rheumatic | acute & chronic condition of stiff sore muscles
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| serous | having the nature of serum
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| sputum | secretion from deep down to the bronchial tubes
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| suture | material used to stitch
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| triage | method of sorting patients in the ER according to priority of treatment
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