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abortion
- Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the
- removal fetus.
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Abrasion
Abrasion a wound consisting of superficial damage to the skin.
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Abduction
Abduction movement of a body away from the median plane
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Adduction
Adduction-movement of a body towards from the median plane.
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Anemia
Anemia - meaning lack of blood, is a decrease in number of red blood cells (RBCs)
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Angina
Angina - is chest pain, general due to obstruction of spasm of the coronary arteries.
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anterior
meaning in front, or more to the front, before or closer to the front
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Appendicitis
appendicitis is i nflammation of the appendix
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Asthma
asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, causes airways of the lungs to swell and narrow, leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and ccoughing
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Atherosclerosis
thicking of the artery wall due to a result of fatty material (such as cholesterol and tryglyceride)
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blood pressure
pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, and is one of the principal vital signs.
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bursitis ?
infalmmation of one or more bursae(small sacs) of synovial fluid in body.
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conjunctivitis
also called pink eye, inflammation of the conjunctiva, most commonly due to an infection or allergic reaction.
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contusion
also called a bruise, is a type of hematoma of tissue.
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coronary artery disease (CAD)
also known as atherosclerotic heart disease, is the narrowing of blockage of the coronary arteries.
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crackle
abnormal sounds heard over the lungs with a stethoscope, abnormal respiratory sound consisting of discontinuous bubbling noises heard on auscultation(internal sounds of the body) of the chest.
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crepitation
a crunching sensation felt in certain area, produced by the rubbing of parts one against the other.
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croup
respiratory condition that is usually triggered by an acute viral infection of the upper airway. Leads to swelling inside the throat.
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cyst
is a closed sac, it may contain air, fluids or semi-solid material.
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dementia
loss of memory, it reduces the ability to learn, reason, retain or recall past experience and there is also loss of patterns of thought, feelings and activities.
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depression
a state of sadness, low mood and aversion to activity.
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diabetes mellitus
a person has high blood sugar, either because the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or because cells do not respond to the insulin that is produced.
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dislocation
abnormal separation and creates abnormal formation of a body part.
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distal
a point furthest from the point of attachment to the body. The most distant of 2 things.
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DOTS
Distortion Open wound Tenderness Swelling
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embolus
- loose mass traveling inside the arteries which can clog the veins
- detached intravasular mass traveling inside arterial capillary beds which is capable of clogging arterial beds.
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emesis
- vomiting, as throwing up.

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epilepsy
chronic neurological disorders known as seizures.
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esophagitis
inflammation(swelling) of the esophagus.
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fibrillation
- involuntary movement of muscle.
- involuntary, muscular contraction,
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fracture
break in the bone.
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frostbite
damage is caused to skin and other tissue due to freezing.
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hammertoe
a deformity of the toe(proximal interphalangeal joint)
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heart failure
heart is unable to provide sufficient blood flow to the body
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hemorrhoids
enlarged vein in the walls of the anus and sometime around the rectum.
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hepatitis
inflammation of the liver.
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hernia
protusion of an organ or the fascia of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it.
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hypertension
- highblood pressure.
- Heart work harder to circulate blood.
- top reading normal range 100-140 (systolic)
- bottom reading normal 60-90 (diastolic)
- highblood pressure in numbers are consistently over 140/90
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hypotension
is low blood pressure.
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