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| back (of body), behind, posterior |
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| neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus) |
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| ilium (lateral, flaring portion of his bone) |
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| gray; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord) |
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| radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
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| Abnormal fibrous band that holds or bind together tissues that are normally separated. |
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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity |
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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces |
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| Pertaining to a fever; also called pyretic |
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| Death and decay of soft tissue, usually caused by circulatory obstruction, trauma, or infection. |
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| Protrusion of any organ through the structure that normally contains it |
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| Body defense against injury, infection, or allergy marked by redness, swelling, heat, pain and sometimes, loss of function. |
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| Any fungal infection in or on the body |
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| Hole that completely penetrates a structurre |
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| Inflammation of the peritoneum, the serous membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity and covers its organs |
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| Pathological state, usually febrile, resulting from teh presence of microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream |
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| Producing or associated with the generation of pus |
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| Delivery of fluids directly into the blood stream via a vein for treating various disorders; also called IV therapy. |
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| Removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction electrocautery, freezing, or radio frequency |
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| Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another. |
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| Destruction of tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals. |
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| Scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette (curet). |
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| Incision made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity. |
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| Use of a high intensity laser light beam to remove diseased tissues, stop bleeding blood vessels or for cosmetic purposes |
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| Removal of a part of all of a structure, organ, or tissue |
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| Surgical procedure used to replace or compensate for a previously implanted device or correct an undesirable result of effect of a previous surgery |
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| Visual examination of a body cavity of canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope. |
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| Laboratory test, usually performed on serum, to evaluate various substances to determine whether they fall within a normal range. |
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| Panel of blood tests used as a broad screening test for anemias, infections, and other diseases |
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| Series of blood tests used to evaluate a specific organ (liver panel) or disease (anemia panel) |
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| Imaging techniques in which an x-ray emitter rotates around the area to be scanned and a computer measures the intensity of transmitted x-rays from different angles; formerly called computerized axial tomography. |
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| Technique in which x-rays are directed through the body to a fluorescent screen that displays internal structures in continuous motion. |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
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| Technique that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field, rather than an x-ray beam, to produce highly detailed, multiplanar, cross-sectional views of soft tissues. |
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| Technique in which radioactive material (radiopharmaceutical) called a tracer is introduced into the body (inhaled, ingested, or injected) and a specialized camera (gamma camera) is used to produce images of organs and structure. |
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| Positron Emission Tomography (PET) |
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| Computed tomography records the positrons (positively charged particles) emitted from a radiopharmaceutical to produce a cross-sectional image of metabolic activity of body tissue to determine the presence of disease. |
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| Technique in which x-rays are passed through the body or area and captured on a film to generate an image; also called x-ray. |
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| Single Photon emission computed tomography |
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| Radiological technique that integrates computed tomography (CT) and a radioactive material (tracer) injected into the bloodstream to visualize blood flow to tissues and organs. |
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| High-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) are directed at soft tissue and reflected as "echoes" to produce an image on a monitor of an internal body structure; also called ultrasound, sonography, and echo. |
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| Removal of a representative tissue sample from a body site for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis. |
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| Biopsy in which the entire lesion is removed. |
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| Biopsy in which only a small sample of the lesion is removed. |
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