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06/06/2011

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HYPERPLASIA
Definition
ABNORMAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NORMAL CELLS IN AN ORGAN OR TISSUE, INCREASING ITS VOLUME
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HYPOPLASIA
Definition
INCOMPLETE OR UNDER DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGAN OR TISSUE
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IATROGENIC
Definition
ANY ADVERSE CONDITION IN A PATIENT RESULTING FROM TREATMENT BY A PHYSICIAN OR SURGEON
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LEUKOCYTE
Definition
WHITE CELLS, WHITE BLOOD CELLS
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LEUKOCYTOSIS
Definition
TRANSIENT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LEUKOCYTES (WHITE BLOOD CELLS) IN THE BLOOD
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METASTASIS
Definition
TRANSFER OF DISEASE FROM ONE PART OF THE BODY TO ANOTHER PART NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED WITH IT
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NEUROPATHY
Definition
FUNCTION DISTURBANCE OR PATHOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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PATHOGENIC
Definition
DISEASE PRODUCING OR CAPABLE OF CAUSING DISEASE
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BENIGN
Definition
NOT MALIGNANT, FAVORABLE FOR RECOVERY
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IDIOPATHIC
Definition
SELF-ORIGINATED; OCCURING WITHOUT A KNOWN CAUSE
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ANALGESIA
Definition
ABSENCE OF SENSIBILITY TO PAIN
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NECROSIS
Definition
THE MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE INDICATIVE OF CELL DEATH CAUSED BY PROGRESSIVE ENZYMATIC DEGRADTION; DEATH OF A LIVING TISSUE OR CELL
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ALOPECIA
Definition
ABSENCE OF HAIR FROM WHERE IT NORMALLY IS; BALDNESS
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PETECHIA
Definition
SMALL RED SPOT IN THE SKIN DUE TO ESCAPE OF SMALL AMOUNT OF BLOODE
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CICATRIX
Definition
SCAR
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DIAPHORESIS
Definition
PROFUSE SWEATING
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PRURITUS
Definition
ITCHING DUE TO IRRITATION OF SENSORY NERVE
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JAUNDICE
Definition
YELLOWISH PIGMENTATION OF THE SKIN
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ERYTHEMA
Definition
ABNORMAL REDNESS OF THE SKIN DUE TO CAPILLARY CONGESTION; INFLAMATION
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ZOONOTIC
Definition
DISEASE TRANSMITTABLE FROM ANIMAL TO HUMAN
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NEVUS
Definition
HIGHLY PIGMENTED AREA ON THE SKIN, EITHER FLAT OR RAISED; MOLE
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PEDICULOSIS
Definition
INFESTATION WITH LICE
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HYPERTROPHY
Definition
EXCESSIVE DEVELOPMENT OR OVERGROWTH OF AN ORGAN OR PART
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HYPOXIA
Definition
DEFICIENCY OF OXYGEN REACHING THE TISSUES OF THE BODY
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DYSPNEA
Definition
DIFFICULT OR LABORED RESPIRATION
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CONTUSION
Definition
INJURY TO TISSUE WITHOUT LACERATION; BRUISE
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CARBUNCLE
Definition
INFECTION OF THE SKIN AND TISSUE WITH MULTIPLE DRAINAGE SINUSES
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HYPOCAPNIA
Definition
DEFICIENCY OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE BLOOD
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HYPOXEMIA
Definition
DEFICIENT OXYGENATION OF THE BLOOD
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RHINORRHEA
Definition
EXCESSIVE MUCUS SECRETION FROM THE NOSE
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BRONTOPHOBIA
Definition
ABNORMAL FEAR OF THUNDER
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PHLEBOTOMY
Definition
THE LETTING OF BLOOD FOR TRANFUSION; INCISION OF A VEIN
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POLYDIPSIA
Definition
EXCESSIVE OR ABNORMAL THIRST
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GYNECOMASTIA
Definition
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BREAST IN MALES
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ETIOLOGY
Definition
DEALING WITH THE CAUSE OF DISEASE
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EUPNEA
Definition
NORMAL RESPIRATION
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CYSTITIS
Definition
INFLAMMATION OF URINARY BLADDER
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DYSURIA
Definition
DIFFICULT OR PAINFUL DISCHARGE OF URINE
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ENURESIS
Definition
INVOLUNTARY DISCHARGE OF URINE
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POLYURIA
Definition
EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF URINE
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ENDARTERECTOMY
Definition
SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE INNER LAYER OF AN ARTERY (THE THICKENED ATHEROMATOUS AREA)
Term
ILEUS
Definition
INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION DUE TO NON MECHANICAL CAUSE
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AUSCULTATION
Definition
LISTENING TO SOUNDS WITHIN THE BODY TO AID IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT (IE PREGNANCY)
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DYSPHAGIA
Definition
DIFFICULTY TO SWALLOW
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BLEPHAROSPASM
Definition

SPASMODIC WINKING FROM INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION OF THE MUSCLE OF THE EYELID

 

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LUMEN
Definition
CAVITY OR CHANNEL OF A TUBULAR ORGAN OR PART
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SPHYGMOMANOMETER
Definition
AN INTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE FORCE OF A PULSE
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DYSPEPSIA
Definition
IMPAIRED FUNCTION OF DIGESTION; INDIGESTION
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NOSOCOMIAL
Definition
ORIGINATING IN A HOSPITAL
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KERATITIS
Definition
INFLAMMATION OF THE CORNEA
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