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ABSCESS
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LOCALIZED COLLECTION OF PUS
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ADHENSION
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PARTS OF TISSUE THAT CLING TO THE SURFACE OF ADJOINING ORGANS AS NORMAL FIBROUS SCAR TISSUE DEVELOPS IN AN OPERATIVE SITE RESULTING IN A FIBROUS BAND
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ANTIBODY
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IMMUNOGLOBULINS THAT DEVELOP IN RESPONSE TO AN ANTIGEN ALSO CALLED IMMUNE BODIES PROTEINS THAT THE BODY PRODUCES TO REACT TO AND RENDER THE ANTIGEN HARMLESS
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ANTIGEN
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A CELL MARKER THAT INDUCS A STATE OF SENSITIVITY AFTER COMING IN CONTACT WITH AN ANTIBODY ANY SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES THE BODY SOME TYPE OF HARM THUS SETTING OFF THIS SPECIFIC REACTION
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BACTERIA
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ONE CELLED MICROORGANISM THAT MAY BE AEROBIC OR ANAEROBIC AND FREE LIVING SAPROPHYTIC PARASITIC OR PATHOGENI
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CELLULITIS
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INFLAMMATION OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE
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CHEMOTAXIS
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THE MOVEMENT OF CELLS OR ORGANISMS IN RESPONSE TO CHEMICALS
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CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY
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A TEST TO IDENTIFY A PATHOGEN AND THE TYPE OF TREATMENT NEEDED
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DEBRIDEMENT
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A PROCESS OF WASHING OR CUTTING AWAY NECROTIC TISSUE AND FOREIGN MATERIAL
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DEHISCENCE
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SEPARATION OF TISSUE MARGINS
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DIAPEDESIS
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PASSAGE OF BLOOD OR ITS FORMED ELEMENTS THROUGH THE INTACT WALLS OF BLOOD VESSELS
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EMPYEMA
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AN ACCUMULATION OF PUS IN A BODY CAVITY
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EXUDATE
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FLUID THAT HAS SEEPED OUT OF TISSUE OR CAPILLARIES BECAUSE OF INJURY OR INFLAMMATION
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FISTULA
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A TRACT THAT CONNECTS TWO ORGANS OR CAVITIES TO EACH TO EACH OTHER OR TO THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN
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FUNGI
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FORMS OF YEAST AND MOLDS MICROSCOPIC PLANT LIKE ORGANISM
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