1 + 2 Flashcards by Caroline Klein

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ambulatory

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able to walk

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afebrile

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without fever

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axilla

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armpit

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cachectic

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appearance of weight loss and muscle wasting

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crepitus

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cracking/crunching sound

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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etiology

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cause of a symptom

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febrile

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fever

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malaise

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general feeling of illness

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rhinorrhea

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runny nose

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somnolent

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drowsy/sleepy appearance

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sepsis

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severe bacterial blood infection

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abduction

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moves away from midline

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adduction

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moves towards midline

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anterior

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in front

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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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caudal

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pertaining to the tail (something below/lower)

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cervical

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pertaining to the neck/neck of the uterus

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cranial

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pertaining to the cranium (skull)

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deep

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farther from the surface

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distal

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farther from the limb root

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back (of the body)

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epigastric

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pertaining to above the stomach

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extension

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straightening out/opening a joint

external

outside

flexion

bending/closing a joint

gastric

stomach

iliac

pertaining to the ilium

inferior

below/lower

infracostal

pertaining to below or under the ribs

inguinal

pertaining to the groin

lateral

farther from midline (pertaining to the side)

lumbar

pertaining to the back (lower back)

medial

closer to the midline

midline

line dividing body into equal left and right halves

palmar

palm side of hand or body

pelvic

pertaining to the pelvis

plantar

sole side of foot

posterior

rear or back

pronate

turning of palm of hand downward

prone

face down

proximal

closer to the limb root

radiography

process of recording radiation

superficial

closer to the surface

superior

above/closer to the crown

supinate

turning the palm of the hand upward

supine

body lying face up

thoracic

pertaining to the chest

transverse

horizontal plane dividing body into upper and lower parts

umbilical

pertaining to the umbilicus (navel)

ventral

pertaining to the belly