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| the presence of albumin in the urine |
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| hypersensitivity (as to foreign proteins or drugs) resulting from sensitization following prior contact with the causative agent |
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| an often severe and sometimes fatal systemic reaction in a susceptible individual upon a second exposure to a specific antigen (as wasp venom or penicillin) after previous sensitization that is characterized especially by respiratory symptoms, fainting, itching, and hives |
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abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the spaces between tissues and organs in the cavity of the abdomen |
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| an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders |
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| radiotherapy in which the source of radiation is placed (as by implantation) in or close to the area being treated |
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| general physical wasting and malnutrition usually associated with chronic disease |
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| to cause the impairment of |
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| the parting of the sutured lips of a surgical wound |
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| 1 : the development and cutting of teeth 2 : the character of a set of teeth especially with regard to their number, kind, and arrangement |
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| Loss of or deficiency in the power to use or understand language as a result of injury to or disease of the brain |
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| A normal level of sugar in the blood |
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| Wound with intestine or organs protruding through the skin |
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| growing from or on the outside |
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| partial paralysis of the stomach |
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| the presence in the urine of abnormal amounts of sugar |
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| excessive development of the breast in the male |
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1 : stoppage or sluggishness of blood flow 2 : the arrest of bleeding |
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| an abnormal or unusual increase in the elements composing a part (as cells composing a tissue) |
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| induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures |
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| of, relating to, or affected with jaundice |
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| arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause |
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| deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood |
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| surgical incision of the urinary bladder for removal of a calculus |
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| affected with, characterized by, or producing necrosis |
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| leukopenia in which the decrease in white blood cells is chiefly in neutrophils |
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| difficulty in breathing that occurs when lying down and is relieved upon changing to an upright position (as in congestive heart failure) |
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| an abnormal reduction in the number of red blood cells, white blood cells, and blood platelets in the blood |
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| a surgical puncture of a bodily cavity with a trocar, aspirator, or other instrument usually to draw off an abnormal effusion for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes |
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| a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in skin or mucous membrane as a result of localized hemorrhage |
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| excessive or abnormal thirst |
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| excessive appetite or eating |
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| excessive secretion of urine |
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| guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
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| containing, consisting of, or being pus |
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| the treatment of disease by means of radiation (as X-rays) -- called also radiation therapy, |
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2 : affecting a period immediately prior to a precipitating cause <retrograde amnesia>
3 : occurring or performed in a direction opposite to the normal or forward direction |
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| inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose marked especially by rhinorrhea, nasal congestion and itching |
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| a systemic response typically to a serious usually localized infection (as of the abdomen or lungs) |
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| an involuntary and abnormal contraction of muscle or muscle fibers or of a hollow organ that consists largely of involuntary muscle fibers |
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| a short narrow metal or plastic tube often in the form of a mesh that is inserted into the lumen of an anatomical vessel (as an artery or bile duct) especially to keep a previously blocked passageway open |
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| a sensation of noise (as a ringing or roaring) that is caused by a bodily condition (as a disturbance of the auditory nerve or wax in the ear) |
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| excess uric acid in the blood (as in gout) |
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| having a glutinous consistency and the quality of sticking or adhering |
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| abnormal dryness of the mouth due to insufficient secretions -- called also dry mouth |
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| insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
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| non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
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| methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: |
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| peripheral vascular disease |
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the surgical union of parts especially hollow tubular parts |
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| Absence of urine formation or excretion |
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loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually from brain damage |
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| Presence of increased amounts of nitrogenous waste products, esp. urea, in the blood |
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A rumbling sound made by the movement of gas in the intestine |
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acute abdominal pain localized in a hollow organ or part, often cuased by spasm, obstruction or twisting |
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Not concentrated or localized scattered, spread |
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| Painful or difficult urination |
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to cause (a disease or it's symptoms) to become more severe |
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| Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball |
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| A concentration of dry compact feces formed in the intestine |
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A natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ, |
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| An abnormal tubelike passage from a normal cavity or tube to a free surface or to another cavity |
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| Destruction of tissue by means of long high-frequency electric sparks |
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| Offensive odor of the breath |
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| The passage of bright red blood in the stool |
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| The expectoration of blood from some part of the respiratory tract |
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| About to occur, impending |
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| Imprisoned, confined, constricted, and confined of blood flow |
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| The slipping of one part of an intestine into another part just below it (usually causing obstruction) |
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| Black tarry feces caused by the digestion of blood in the GI tract |
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| Tenderness or pain in the muscles |
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| Excessive or frequent urination after going to bed |
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| Urinary output of less than 400 ml/day |
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| A progressive wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body, esp. the alimentary canal |
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| Any disease resulting in the growth of multiple polyps |
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| Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an extremity |
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| Dropping or drooping of an organ or part, as the upper eyelid from paralysis |
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| Increased secretion of fat from the sebaceous glands of the skin |
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| A twisting of the bowel on itself, causing an obstruction |
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| Computer based instruction |
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| Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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| Glomerular filtration rate |
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| Corticotropin-releasing factor |
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| Acute respiratory failure; Acute renal failure |
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