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General diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related Terms
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Undergraduate 1
03/01/2013

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Ablation
Definition
Removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction, electrocautery, freezing, or radio frequency
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Adhesion
Definition
Abnormal fibrous band that hold or binds together tissues that are normally separated
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Anastomosis
Definition
Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments
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Cauterize
Definition
Destroy tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals
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Curettage
Definition
Scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette
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Dehiscence
Definition
Bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal wound
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Exacerbation
Definition
Increase in the severity of a disease of its symptoms
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Febrile
Definition
Feverish, pertaining to a fever
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Iatrogenic
Definition
Produced by a physician (the unexpected results from a treatment prescribed by a physician)
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Idiopathic
Definition
Pertaining to disease of unknown origin
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Inflammation
Definition
Body defense against injury, infection, or allergy that is marked by redness, swelling, heat, pain, and sometimes, loss of function
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Morbid
Definition
Diseased, pertaining to a disease
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Nocturnal
Definition
Pertaining to or occurring in the night
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Sepsis
Definition
Pathological state, usually febrile, resulting from the presence of microorgansims or their products in the bloodstream
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Suppurative
Definition
Producing or associated with generation of pus
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