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Stare of being abnormally thin
Emaciation
Procedure in which liquid gas is injected into the rectum
Enema
Lack or loss of appetite
Anorexia
Study of skin
Dermatology
The divisional sac between the large and small intestine
Cecum
Clinical term for blood
Hemothorax
Clinical term for air
Pneumothorax
Rapid breathing
Tachypnea
Increased in body temperature
Hyperthermia
Decrease in temperature
Hypothermia
Within the dermal layer
Intradermal
Within the intestines
Enteral
Not delivered via intestines
Parenteral
Tube passed through nasal cavity into stomach
Nasogastric intubation
Tube passes through mouth to stomach
Orogastric intubation
To classic patients
Triage
Used to test dehydration
Skin turgor
Escape of blood from ruptured vessel
Hemorrhage
Disorder characterized by depletion
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Discharge of ovum
Ovulation