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115 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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anter/o
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front
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caudo/o
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tail or lower
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cephal/o
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head
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cyt/o
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cell
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endo-
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inside
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exo-
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outside
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hist/o
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tissue
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-ologist
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specialist
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-ology
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study of
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path/o
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disease
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-plasia
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cell development
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poster/o
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back or behind
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-stasis
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steady
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vertical plane
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up and down
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midsagittal plane
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midline, equal left & right halves
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sagittal plane
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vertical, unequal left & right portions
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frontal plane
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vertical plane, divides into anterior (front) & posterior(back) portions
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posterior
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back
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-ior
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pertaining to
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superior
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toward the head
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inferior
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lowermost, below
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cephalic
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toward the head
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caudal
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toward the lower part
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proximal
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nearest the midline
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distal
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farthest from the midline
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dorsal cavity
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back of body & head
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cranial cavity
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within the skull
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spinal cavity
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within the spinal column
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hypochondriac regions
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left & right sides of the body & covered by the lower ribs
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epigastric region
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above the stomach
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lumbar regions
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left & right sides near inward curve of spine
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hypo-
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below
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chondr/i
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cartilage
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-ac
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pertaining to
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epi-
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above
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-ic
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pertaining to
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lumb
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lower back
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-ar
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pertaining to
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umbilical region
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surrounds the belly button
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iliac regions
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located on the left & right sides over the hip bones
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ili
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hip bone
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hypogastric region
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located below th stomach
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hypo-
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below
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gast
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stomach
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-ic
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pertaining to
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quadrant
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divided into four
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peritoneum
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mulitlayered membrane that protects & holds organs in place within the abdominal cavity.
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parietal peritoneum
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outer layer
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visceral peritoneum
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inner layer
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mesentery
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a fused double layer
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Retroperitoneal
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located behind the peritoneum
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retro-
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behind
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periton
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peritoneum
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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cells
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structural & functual units of the body
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cytoplasm
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within the cell membrane
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cyto/o
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cell
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-plasm
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formative material of cells
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nucleus
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structure within the cell
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genetic disorder
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a pathological condition caused by an absent or defective gene
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a-
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without
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-plasia
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formation
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hypo-
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deficient
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-plasia
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formation
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ana-
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excessive
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-plasia
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formation
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dys-
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bad
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-plasia
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formation
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hyper-
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excessive
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-plasia
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formation
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hyper-
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excessive
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-trophy
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development
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adentitis
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inflammation of a gland
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aden
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gland
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-itis
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inflammation
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aden/o
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gland
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carcin
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cancerous
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-oma
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tumor
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aden/o
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gland
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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adenosis
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any disease condition of a gland
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-osis
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abnormal disease or condition
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aden/o
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gland
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-slerosis
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abnormal hardening
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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path
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disease
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-ologist
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specialist
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eti-
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cause
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-ology
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study of
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communicable disease
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transmitted from one person to another by direct of indirect contact
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indirect contact transmission
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contact with a contaminated surface
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Bloodbourne transmission
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contact with blood or body fluids contaminated with blood
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Airborne transmission
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contact with contaminated respiratory droplets spread by cough or sneeze
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Food-borne & waterborne transmission
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eating or drinking contaminated food or water
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Vector-borne transmission
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the spread of certain disease due to the bie of a vector
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endemic
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ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group or area
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dem
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population
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-ic
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pertaining to
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epidemic
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a sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease within a specific population
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epi-
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above
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functional disorder
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produces symptoms for which no cause can be identified
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iatrogenic illness
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an unfavorable response due to prescribed medical treatment
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idiopathic disorder
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an illness without known cause
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idi/o
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peculiar to the individual
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path
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disease
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-ic
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pertaining to
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infectious disease
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an illness caused by living pathogenic organisms such as bactera & viruses
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nosocomial infection
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a disease acquired in a hospital or clinical setting
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organic disorder
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symptoms caused by physical changes in the body.
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fetal alcohol syndrome
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caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during the pregnancy
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cerebral palsy
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the result of brain damage, can be caused by premature birth or inadequate oxygen to the brain during birth
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geriatrics
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the study of medical problem & care of the aged
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