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a condition in which harmful germs, such as bacteria or viruses, invade the body and cause harm, leading to symptoms such as fever, pain, and swelling
a piece of cloth that is put around a wound to prevent infections
a medicine, often in a form of liquid, that one takes to relieve coughing
to suddenly lose consciousness from a lack of oxygen in the brain, which is caused by a shock, etc.
to cause injury to the surface of one's skin by rubbing it against something rough
a slender, solid, often sharp-pointed instrument used for withdrawing blood samples, injecting medicine, etc.
a small medical dressing that one can stick over a wound or cut in order to keep it clean and protect it
a loop, thread, etc. that physicians use in order to sew the edges of a wound together
a medical practice that involves cutting open a body part in order to repair, remove, etc. an organ
a change in the normal condition of the body of a person, which is the sign of a disease
an action that is done to relieve pain or cure a disease, wound, etc.
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