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| localized collection of pus in any body part, resulting from invasion of a pyogenic bacterium or other pathogen |
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| absence of a normal sense of pain |
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| partial or complete loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness, as a result of disease, injury, or administration of an anesthetic agent, usually by injection or inhalation |
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| absence of urine formation |
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| absence or impairment of the ability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs because of brain dysfunction, It is considered complete or total when both sensory and motor areas are involved. |
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| inability to perform purposive movements although there is no sensory or motor impairment; inability to use objects properly |
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| acetylsalicylic acid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is a derivative of salicylic acid; one of the most widely used and prescribed analgesic-antipyretic and anti-inflammatory agents; also used as an anticoagulant |
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| a chronic liver disease characterized pathologically by liver scarring with loss of normal hepatic architecture and areas of ineffective regeneration. Clinical symptoms of the disease result form loss of functioning liver cells and increased resistance to blood flow through the liver |
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| a small bone at the base of the spinal column in humans, formed by four fused rudimentary vertebrae. It is usually ankylosed and articulated with the sacrum above |
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| a blue, gray, slate, or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes cause by deoxygenated or reduced hemoglobin in the blood |
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| the passage of fluid or unformed stools |
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| the secretion and passage of large amounts of urine |
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| pain in the association with mensturation |
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| inability to swallow or difficulty in swallowing |
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| impairment of speech resulting from a brain lesion or neurodevelopmental disorder |
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| air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing, sometimes accompanied by pain |
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| superficial bleeding under the skin or a mucous membrane; a bruise |
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| within or by way of the intestine |
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| an overwhelming sustained sense of exhaustion and decreased capacity for physical and mental work at the usual level; the condition of an organ or tissue in which its response to simulation is reduced or lost as a result of over-activity; to bring about fatigue |
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| the expectoration of blood that arises from the larynx, trachea, bronchi, or lungs |
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| blood loss; the term is usually used to describe episodes of bleeding that last more than a few minutes, compromise organ or tissue perfusion, or threaten life |
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| veins of the internal or external hemorrhoidal plexuses and the immediately surrounding tissues |
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| a disease caused by or arising as a complication of medical or surgical intervention |
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| an immunological defense against injury, infection, or allergy, marked by increases in regional blood flow, immigration of white blood cells, and release of chemical toxins |
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| a temporary deficiency of blood flow to an organ or tissue |
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| the cyclic, hormonally generated sloughing of the uterine endometrium which occurs between puberty and menopause and is accompanied by bloody vaginal discharge |
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| movement of bacteria or body cells from one part of the body to another; change in location of a disease or of its manifestations or transfer from one organ or part to another not directly connected |
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| urinary output of less than 400 ml/day; results in renal failure if it is not reversed |
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| the health science dealing with the eye and its diseases |
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| denoting any medication route other than the alimentary canal, such as intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, or mucosal |
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| locating at, or pertaining to, the periphery; occurring away from the center |
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| the structures occupying the pelvic outlet and constituting the pelvic floor; the external region between the vulva and anus in a female or between the scrotum and anus in a male |
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| the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and reflected over the viscera |
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| small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in patients with platelet deficiencies and in many febrile illnesses |
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| inflammation of the lungs, usually due to infection with bacteria, viruses or other pathogenic organisms |
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| a gland, consisting of a median lobe and two lateral lobes, that surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra in the male |
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| lying with the body extended, usually face down; to deprive of strength or to exhaust |
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| itch; a tingling or faintly burning skin sensation that prompts a person to rub or scratch |
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| suppurative; forming or containing pus |
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| protein-rich fluid containing white blood cells, especially neutrophils, and cell debris produced during inflammation |
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| pertaining to respiration |
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| discoloration or redness caused by inflammation; one of four classic symptoms of inflammation |
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| a measured time or movement; regularity of occurrence of action or function; the regular occurrence of an impulse |
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| transient (and usually sudden) loss of consciousness, accompanied by an inability to maintain an upright posture |
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| pertaining to results obtained from treatment; having medicinal or healing properties |
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| an allergic reaction marked by multiple discrete swellings on the skin that are intensely itchy and last up to 24 hr; appear primarily on the chest, back, extremities, face, or scalp |
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