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    The document lists common medical terms including types of pain like headaches, joint pain, muscle pain and earaches. It also lists terms for skin infections, skin pigmentation issues, pain in specific organs, surgical excisions of organs like the uterus, kidney and gallbladder. Finally, it provides terms for inflammations in different parts of the body like the lungs, heart, intestines, stomach, liver, tongue and voice box.

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    The document lists common medical terms including types of pain like headaches, joint pain, muscle pain and earaches. It also lists terms for skin infections, skin pigmentation issues, pain in specific organs, surgical excisions of organs like the uterus, kidney and gallbladder. Finally, it provides terms for inflammations in different parts of the body like the lungs, heart, intestines, stomach, liver, tongue and voice box.

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    The document lists common medical terms including types of pain like headaches, joint pain, muscle pain and earaches. It also lists terms for skin infections, skin pigmentation issues, pain in specific organs, surgical excisions of organs like the uterus, kidney and gallbladder. Finally, it provides terms for inflammations in different parts of the body like the lungs, heart, intestines, stomach, liver, tongue and voice box.

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    COMMON MEDICAL TERMS

    Anemia Deficiency of hemoglobin in the blood

    Analgesic Medicine which alleviates pain

    Arthralgia Pain in a joint

    Cephalalgia Headache

    Nephralgia Pain in the kidney

    Neuralgia Nerve pain

    Myalgia Muscle pain

    Otalgia Earache

    Gastralgia Pain in the stomach

    Pyoderma Skin infection with pus formation

    Leukoderma Defective skin pigmentation

    Hysterodynia Pain in the uterus

    Hysterectomy Excision of the uterus

    Nephrectomy Excision of the kidney

    Adenectomy Excision of a gland

    Cholecystectomy Excision of gallbladder

    Thyroidectomy Excision of the thyroid gland

    Arthritis Inflammation of a joint

    Bronchitis Inflammation of the bronchi

    Carditis Inflammation of the heart

    Cervicitis Inflammation of the cervix

    Colitis Inflammation of the colon

    Vaginitis Inflammation of the vagina


    Cystitis Inflammation of the urinary bladder

    Enteritis Inflammation of the intestines

    Gastritis Inflammation of the stomach

    Hepatitis Inflammation of the liver

    Glossitis Inflammation of the tongue

    Laryngitis Inflammation of the larynx

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