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• crepitation rale go
  the crackling sound heard on auscultation when patients with respiratory diseases inhale
  
• menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea go
  abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation
  
• alkalinuria, alkaluria go
  a condition in which the urine (which is normally slightly acidic) is alkaline
  
• eosinopenia go
  a decrease in the number of eosinophils in the blood
  
• hemoglobinemia, haemoglobinemia go
  presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma
  
• hemoptysis, haemoptysis go
  coughing up blood from the respiratory tract
  
• lipemia, lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia go
  presence of excess lipids in the blood
  
• albuminuria, proteinuria go
  the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also globulin) in the urine
  
• aminoaciduria go
  abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine
  
• ammoniuria go
  excessive ammonia in the urine
  
• Jacquemier's sign go
  a purplish discoloration of the mucous membrane of the vagina that occurs early in pregnancy
  
• Kayser-Fleischer ring go
  a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye
  
• keratomalacia go
  softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency
  
• Kernig's sign go
  symptom of meningitis
  
• ketonemia, ketosis, acetonemia go
  an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus
  
• Koplik's spots go
  small red spots with white centers found on the mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue
  
• glycosuria go
  the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine
  
• lymphuria go
  the presence of lymph in the urine
  
• monocytosis go
  increase in the number of monocytes in the blood
  
• thrombocytosis go
  increase in the number of platelets in the blood which tends to cause clots to form
  
• ochronosis go
  an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue
  
• hypercalcemia, hypercalcaemia go
  the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood
  
• hypocalcemia, hypocalcaemia go
  abnormally low level of calcium in the blood
  
• hypercalciuria, hypercalcinuria go
  the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine
  
• hypercholesterolemia, hypercholesteremia go
  the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood
  
• hyperkalemia go
  higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood
  
• hypokalemia go
  abnormally low level of potassium in the circulating blood leading to weakness and heart abnormalities
  
• kaliuresis, kaluresis go
  the presence of excess potassium in the urine
  
• natriuresis go
  the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine
  
• hypoproteinemia go
  abnormally low level of protein in the blood
  
• hypernatremia go
  excessive amounts of sodium in the blood
  
• hyponatremia go
  abnormally low level of sodium in the blood
  
• hypersplenism go
  enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells
  
• ketonuria, ketoaciduria, acetonuria go
  excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine as in diabetes mellitus or starvation
  
• amenorrhea, amenorrhoea, amenia go
  absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow
  
• aura go
  a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure
  
• chloasma, melasma, mask of pregnancy go
  a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives
  
• clubbing go
  a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick
  
• cyanosis go
  a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes
  
• diuresis go
  increased secretion of urine
  
• prodrome, prodroma go
  an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur
  
• syndrome go
  a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease
  
• effect go
  a symptom caused by an illness or a drug
  
• abscess go
  symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
  
• purulence, purulency go
  symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus)
  
• exophthalmos go
  protrusion of the eyeball from the socket
  
• festination go
  involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease)
  
• furring go
  a furlike coating of matter as on the tongue
  
• hematuria, haematuria go
  the presence of blood in the urine
  
• hemoglobinuria, haemoglobinuria go
  presence of hemoglobin in the urine
  
• hemosiderosis, haemosiderosis go
  abnormal deposit of hemosiderin
  
• nebula go
  cloudiness of the urine
  
• sneeze, sneezing, sternutation go
  a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose
  
• puffiness, lump, swelling go
  an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement
  
• bubo go
  a lymph node that is inflamed and swollen because of plague or gonorrhea or tuberculosis
  
• palsy go
  a condition marked by uncontrollable tremor
  
• pyuria go
  presence of white blood cells in the urine
  
• hyperglycemia, hyperglycaemia go
  abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes
  
• hypoglycemia, hypoglycaemia go
  abnormally low blood sugar usually resulting from excessive insulin or a poor diet
  
• jaundice, icterus go
  yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
  
• congestion go
  excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part
  
• eruption go
  symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible
  
• numbness go
  partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body
  
• pain, hurting go
  a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
  
• paresthesia, paraesthesia go
  abnormal skin sensations (as tingling or tickling or itching or burning) usually associated with peripheral nerve damage
  
• postnasal drip go
  chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx
  
• cardiomegaly, megalocardia, megacardia, enlarged heart go
  an abnormal enlargement of the heart
  
• murmur, heart murmur, cardiac murmur go
  an abnormal sound of the heart
  
• palpitation go
  a rapid and irregular heart beat
  
• heartburn, pyrosis go
  a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus)
  
• flush, hot flash go
  sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
  
• indigestion, dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach go
  a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
  
• inflammation, redness, rubor go
  a response of body tissues to injury or irritation
  
• chill, shivering go
  a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
  
• ague, chills and fever go
  successive stages of chills and fever that is a symptom of malaria
  
• cough, coughing go
  a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages
  
• hiccup, hiccough, singultus go
  (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound
  
• meningism go
  symptoms that mimic those of meningitis but without inflammation of the meninges
  
• nausea, sickness go
  the state that precedes vomiting
  
• spasm, cramp, muscle spasm go
  a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  
• scar, cicatrix, cicatrice go
  a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
  
• hardening go
  abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue
  
• floater, musca volitans, muscae volitantes, spots go
  spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
  
• fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness go
  a rise in the temperature of the body
  
• atrophy, wasting, wasting away go
  a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  
• apnea go
  transient cessation of respiration
  
• dyspnea, dyspnoea go
  difficult or labored respiration
  
• constipation, irregularity go
  irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels
  
• looseness, diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels go
  frequent and watery bowel movements
  
• giddiness, lightheadedness, dizziness, vertigo go
  a reeling sensation
  
• anemia, anaemia go
  a lack of vitality
  
• wheeziness go
  presence of abnormal high-pitched sound heard with a stethoscope when an airway is blocked (as in asthma or chronic bronchitis)
  
• withdrawal symptom go
  any physical or psychological disturbance (as sweating or depression) experienced by a drug addict when deprived of the drug
  
• hydrophobia go
  a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids
  
• areflexia go
  absence of a reflex
  
• myoglobinuria go
  the presence of myoglobin in the urine
  
• oliguria go
  abnormally small production of urine
  
• eosinophilia go
  a symptom of allergic states
  
• rhinorrhea go
  persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold)
  
• steatorrhea go
  the presence of greater than normal amounts of fat in the feces which are frothy and foul smelling and floating
  
• stridor go
  a whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration)
  
• tinnitus go
  a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears
  
• uratemia go
  presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid salts in the blood
  
• uraturia go
  presence of abnormally large amounts of uric acid in the urine
  
• uricaciduria go
  presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid in the urine