1-2 Doctor Words Flashcards

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Angiography

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Description of blood vessels and lymphatics

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Petechiae

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Small purplish hemorrhagic spots on skin

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Contra-coup

In Tabers as contrecoup

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Injury to part of brain opposite of site of primary injury

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Anisocoria

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Inequality in pupil size

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Sphenopalantine ganglioneuralgia

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Brain freeze

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Valsalva

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That thing you do when you want your ears to pop

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Scintillating scotoma

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Area of loss of vision, irregular luminous patch

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Photopsia

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Flashing lights

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Paresthesia

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Abnormal or unpleasant sensation

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Miosis

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Abnormal contraction of pupils

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Ptosis

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Drooping of eyelids

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Rhinorrhea

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Thin, watery discharge from nose

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Paroxysmal

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Comes and goes

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Horner’s syndrome

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SS: contraction of pupil, partial ptosis, enophthalmos, loss of sweating of one side of face

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Tinnitus

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Ringing in ear

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Bruits

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Sound of turbulent blood

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Incidentaloma

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Mass found without intentionally seeking it out

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Claudication

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Process of area receiving too little blood during exercise

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

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SS: malaise, fever, muscle/joint pain and stiffness (esp hip and shoulder)

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Malocclusion

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Misalignment of teeth

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Strabismus

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Malalignment of eyes

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Patency

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Open, unobstructed

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Anosmia

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Loss of smell

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Ozoena

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Unpleasant smell

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Purulent

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Thick, pussy

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Hyposmia

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Decreased sensitivity to odors

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Verrucous

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Wart-like

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Indurated

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Hard

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Halitosis

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Fetor oris. Bad breath

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Vesicle

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Small fluid or air filled sac

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Bullae

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Large, fluid or air filled sacs

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Plaque

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Raised patch of differentiated area of skin

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Papillomatous

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Relating to Benign epithelial tumor, such as wart

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Leukoedema

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White appearance of mucosa

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Apthae

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Canker sores

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Neutropenia

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Low count of wbcs

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Stomatitis

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Inflammation of mouth and lips

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Friable

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Easily crumbled, easily bleeding

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Maculopapular

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Small, red, raised bumps

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Fibroma

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Benign rumors comprised of fibrous CT

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Urticaria

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Itchy raised bumps

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Torus

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Swelling or bulging projection

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Hemangioma

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Build up of blood vessels

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Periodontium

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Tissues that surround teeth: gingiva, cementum

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Cellulitis

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Infection of skin, by bacteria

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Stridor

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Narrowed airway, causing a gasping noise

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Exophthalmos

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Abnormal protrusion of eyeball(s)

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Ankyloglossia

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Short frenulum

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Ageusia

Dysgeusia

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Lack of taste

Abnormal taste

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Supparative

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Infections that can develop along with primary

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Trismus

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Limited ability to open mouth

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Odynophagia

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Pain on swallowing

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Aphonia

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Loss of voice

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Hyperemic

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Increase of blood flow to different tissues of body

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Sicca

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Dryness

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Exophytic

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Growing outward

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Calculus

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Tartar (dental)

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Serology

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Study of plasma, serum