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| Sudden onset, severe symptoms, or short course. |
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| The withdrawal of fluid by suction through a needle or tube. |
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| The process of listening for sounds produced within the body. |
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| The study of the heart and its diseases. |
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| A long and drawn out condition, frequently recurring condition, or a condition lasting. |
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| The study of the skin and its diseases; treatment of skin disorders. |
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| To identify a disease or injury from its signs or symptoms; complete knowledge of a patients condition. |
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| Any change from a state of health, specific illness or disorder characterized by a recognizable set of signs and symptoms. |
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| The study of all factors that may be involved in the development of a disease. |
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| A medical practice devoted to the care of the aged. |
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| A wheeled cot used in hospitals |
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| The study of women and women's diseases. |
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| The state of optimal physical, mental, social, and spiritual, well-being, not merely the absence of disease or weakness. |
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| The art and science of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and the maintenance of health; drug or remedy for illness. |
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| The study of kidneys and thier diseases. |
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| The study of the nervous system and its diseases. |
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| The branch of medicine that deals with pregnancy,labor,and the period of time immediately following delivery. |
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| The study of the eyes and its diseases. |
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| The branch of medicine which is especially concerned with the preservation and restoration of the function of the skeletal system,its articulations,and associates structures. |
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| An examination performed by touch. |
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| The study of characteristics,effects,and cause of disease. |
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| The medical practice devoted to the care of children. |
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| The technique of striking a part of the body with short,sharp taps of the fingers to determine the size, density, and position of the underlying parts by the sound obtained. |
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| The study of the anus and rectum and their diseases. |
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| A forecast of the probable results of a disease based on the condition of the person and the usual course of the disease. |
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| The branch of medicine that deals with the causes,treatment,and prevention of mental,emotional,and behavioral disorders. |
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| The science of using x-rays in the diagnosis of disease. |
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| The branch of medicine that treats disease by manual or operative methods. |
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| four divisoins of the abdomen. right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant, right lower quadrant, left lower quadrant |
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| pelvic socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint |
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| joint where acromion and the clavical meet |
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| highest portion of the shoulder |
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| microscopic sacs of the lugs where gas exchange with the bloodstream takes place |
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| standard reference position for the body in the study of anatomy. |
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| study of the body structure |
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| front of the body or body part |
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| largest artery in the body. Transports blood from the left ventricle to begin systemic circulation. |
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| small tube located near the junction of the small and large intestines in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, the function of which is not well understood. |
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| any blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart. |
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