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Abortion
- Abortion
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The termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus.
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Acute
- Acute
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Having a sudden onset, sharp rise, and short course.
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Acute Adjustment Reaction
- Acute Adjustment Reaction
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Any of a group of psychological disorders characterized by emotional or behavioral symptoms that occur in response to a specific stressor and are either excessive or impair social or occupational functioning and relationships.
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Acute Care
- Acute Care
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Providing or concerned with short-term medical care.
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Adhesiolysis
- Adhesiolysis
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Severing of adhesive band(s); done by laparoscopy or laparotomy.
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Adnexa
- Adnexa
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Conjoined, subordinate, or associated anatomic parts.
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Adnexal
- Adnexal
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Conjoined, subordinate, or associated anatomic parts.
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Aftercare
- Aftercare
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The care, treatment, help, or supervision given to persons discharged from a health institution.
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Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Alcoholic Hepatitis
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Alcoholic hepatitis can occur in patients with chronic alcoholic liver disease and alcoholic cirrhosis.
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Allergic Reactions
- Allergic Reactions
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An exaggerated or pathological reaction (as by sneezing, respiratory embarrassment, itching, or skin rashes) to substances, situations, or physical state.
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AMI
- AMI
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Acute myocardial infarction. Heart Attack. An acute episode of heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle.
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Amputation
- Amputation
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To cut (as a limb) from the body.
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Angina Pectoris
- Angina Pectoris
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A disease marked by brief spasms or attacks of chest pain precipitated by deficient oxygenation of the heart muscles.
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Angioplasty
- Angioplasty
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Surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel.
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Antepartum
- Antepartum
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Relating to the period before parturition : before childbirth.
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Appendectomy
- Appendectomy
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Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix.
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Arrhythmia
- Arrhythmia
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An alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat either in time or force.
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Arthropathies
- Arthropathies
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A disease of a joint.
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Arthroscopy
- Arthroscopy
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An endoscope that is inserted through an incision near a joint and is used for the visual examination, diagnosis, and treatment of the interior of a joint.
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Ataxia
- Ataxia
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An inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders.
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Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis
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An abnormal thickening and hardening of the inner layer of the arteries characterized by fatty deposits in and fibrosis.
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