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| an abnormal red blood cell having variously shaped protoplasmic projections |
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| A phenomenon in which a small ligand binds to a receptor site ona protein, changes the shape of the protein and thus changes the specificityof a second site (either anotherreceptor or an enzyme activesite) on that protein. |
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| deformity or malformation of a joint. |
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| atypical location of the heart, with the apex in the midline of the thorax |
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| The study of bacteriophages. |
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| A diseased condition resulting from poisoning. |
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| a cell staining with either acid or basic dyes |
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| Pain from stimuli which are not normally painful. The pain may occur other than in the area stimulated. Allodynia means other pain. |
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| a surgical connection between two structures. It usually means a connection that is created between tubular structures, such as blood vessels or loops of intestine. |
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| hernia of part of the stomach |
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| An abnormal localized collection of blood in which the blood is usually clotted or partially clotted and is usually situated within an organ or a soft tissue space, such as within a muscle. |
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| a conditoin of one head with two faces |
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the cavity from which the digestive tract
develops, literally, "the primitive stomach." |
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| a stomach disorder in which the stomach fails to secrete hydrochloric acid |
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| preventing or tending to prevent sleep, an arousing agent |
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| Arachnodactyly is a physical condition in which the fingers are long, slender, and curved, resembling a spider's legs |
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| ulcer of the cornea of the eye |
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| the middle of the three germ layers, or masses of cells (lying between the ectoderm and endoderm), which appears early in the development of an animal embryo |
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| Of or relating to a disorder having physical symptoms but originating from mental or emotional causes |
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| imperfect development of the heart. |
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| Stimulating a gland to increased function; causing secretion |
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| a learning disability resulting from the difficulty in expressing thoughts in writing and graphing. It generally refers to extremely poor handwriting. |
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| is any adverse or physical condition induced in a patient through the effects of treatment by a physician or surgeon |
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| Of unknown cause. Any disease that is of uncertain or unknown origin may be termed idiopathic |
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| Causing disease or capable of doing it. |
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| the quality of staining poorly with dyes. |
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| relating to or causing vomit |
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| a bony outgrowth or protuberance |
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| is a procedure to remove fluid that has accumulated in the abdominal cavity (peritoneal fluid), a condition called ascites |
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| abnormal or disordered appetite |
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| an agent repressing or destroying sexual desire |
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| a cell containing pigment |
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| Perspiration, especially when copious and medically induced |
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| Paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body |
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| Prevalent in or peculiar to a particular locality, region, or people |
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| growth of hairin excessof the norm |
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| A surgical procedure that stabilizes and joins the ends of fractured (broken) bones by mechanical devices such as metal plates, pins, rods, wires or screws. |
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| Development of cytologic and histologic elements that are not normal for the organ or part in question, as the growth of bone in a site where there is normally fibrous connective tissue. |
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| perception of thepassage of time |
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| Loss of the ability to coordinate muscular movement on one side of body |
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| the study of the dynamics of the blood circulation |
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| underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ |
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| inability to recognize sensations of heat and cold; loss or lack of temperature sense. |
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| a small head or rounded articular extremity of a bone |
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| an abnormal connection between an organ, vessel, or intestine and another structure. |
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the use of cold temperatures in treatment. In a simple case, it
is the application of an ice-pack which can decrease cellular metabolism,
improve cellular survival, or decrease inflammation and pain. It is also called "cryotherapy." |
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| a sugar with nine carbon atoms |
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| synovial fluid - joint - bursa fluid to ease friction in joints |
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| presence of a virus in bloodstream |
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| The soft internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities |
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| Carrying toward. A vein is an afferent vessel since it carries blood toward from the heart. An afferent nerve carries impulses toward the central nervous system. |
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| denoting the property of any material that allows it to be bent, drawn out, or otherwise deformed without breaking |
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| capable ofbeing destroyed by cold |
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| a substance that is or may be taken into the body by mouth or thru the digestive system |
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| ptosis, the falling down or downward displacement of an organ |
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| return of the manifestations of a disease after an interval of improvement |
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| marginal fever-like characteristics |
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| hydrolysis of starch into soluble products |
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| a norrowing, contraction, stricture or coarctation |
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| a leaflet of one of the heart's valves |
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| congenital disorder in which heart is exposedon thoracic wall |
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| placed within, occuring in the "normal" place |
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| effects of sound traveling thru the body |
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| inability to localize tactile sensations |
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| abnormally slow motion of blood in veins, usually with venous distention |
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| a disease of coalminers caused by the inhalation of coal dust |
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| an antibody that together with other substances destroys a bacterium |
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| a diseased state due to inhalation of dust |
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| condition in which a less than normal level of CO2 is found in the blood. |
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| condition typified by partial loss of movement or impaired movement. |
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| abnormal accumulation of gas in any tissue |
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| dissolution of lung; loosening and separation of the lung from the chest cavity |
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| the administration other than orally of any of several solutions to replace lost body fluid, supply nutriment, or raise blood pressure |
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| undigested muscle fibers in the feces; occurs with deficiency of trypsin in chronic exocrine pancreatic disease |
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| An abnormal dislike of certain odors. |
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| Subjective sensation of an odour that is not present. |
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| Stricture of the rectum or anus |
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| the fermentative action of enzymes |
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| sever deficiency of color preception |
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| a rapid blinking of the eye |
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| recession of the eyeball within the orbit |
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| a conjunctival inflammation occuring in first ten days of life - cause - gonorrhea |
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| reoccurance of a visual image after removal of the stimulus |
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| Vision in bright light, mediated by cone cells of the retina; daylight vision. |
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| the presence of two or more pupils in one eye |
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| excessive dryness of the conjunctive and cornea |
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| the removal of the uterus thru the abdomen |
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| larger breasts during pregnancy |
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| a cyst that retains fluid in the vagina |
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| pernicious vomiting in pregnancy |
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| excess prolonged menstruation |
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| a pregnant woman who has been pregnant before |
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| the implantation and development of a blastocyst in the ovary |
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| the presentation of the baby's face in childbirth |
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| morbid dread of childbirth |
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| absence of sugar from the blood |
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| form of sexual perversion in shich experience of pain increases the pleasure of the sexual act |
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| deficiency of sperm in the semen |
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