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Medical Terminology
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Undergraduate 3
01/20/2011

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Abate

Definition
To lessen, decrease, or cease
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Afferent
Definition
Carrying impulses toward a center
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Cachexia
Definition
Condition of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting.  It may occur in chronic diseases such as cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Efferent
Definition
Carrying impulses away from a center
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Febrile
Definition
Pertaining to fever
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Malaise
Definition
Feeling of discomfort, uneasiness; often felt by a patient who has a chronic disease
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Neopathy
Definition
New disease
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Oncology
Definition
Study of tumors
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Paracentesis
Definition
Surgical puncture of a body cavity for fluid removal
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Prophylactic
Definition
Pertaining to preventing or protecting against disease
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