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application: the mobile application 'PicMyMed'
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/application

body location: the area on the body where a patient is recording a problem, record or photo
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/body

body location photo: a image of a body figure where a user can select a point on the figure to indicate a body location
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/photograph

care provider : any individual who provides health services to a patient
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/health+care+provider

comment: a remark, criticism, or observation
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/comment

database: a systematized collection of data that can be accessed immediately and manipulated by a data-processing system for a specific purpose
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/database

geolocation: the use of technology to identify the geographical location of a user
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/geolocation

keyword: a word or phrase submitted to the search engine in an effort to locate relevant problems or records
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/keyword

patient: a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/patient

problem: a medical matter that a patient wishes to track
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/problem

profile: page displaying a user's userid, phone number and email address
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/profile

record: an entry in a problem containing information such as a description, timestamp, bodylocation, geolocation and photos
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/record

slide show: a display of user photos specific to a problem
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/slide-show

synchronize: to configure (two or more electronic devices) so that any changes to the data held on one device are also implemented on the other(s)
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/synchronize

system: a group of related hardware units or programs or both, especially when dedicated to a single application
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/system

timestamp: a digital record of the time of occurrence of a particular event
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/timestamp

title: a descriptive name, caption, or heading of a section of a problem or record
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/title

user: a person who makes use of the application
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/user

username: the name that you use when accessing the application, and allows your care provider to view your records
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/username

user id: the unique string used to identify a user in the database https://www.techopedia.com/definition/12552/user-identification-user-id

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