Anatomy and Terms Flashcards
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Pallor
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lack of color, paleness of skin
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Cyanosis
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bluish or purplish or greyish discoloration of the skin
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Afebrile
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without a fever
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Hematoma
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swelling which contains blood
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Ischemia
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inadequate blood supply to a part of the body
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Contusion
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Bruise
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Macro
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Large
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Tachy
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fast, rapid
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Dys
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abnormal, bad, difficult
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Hernia
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rupture
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Hemat
A
blood
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Pedi
A
foot
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Cholecysto
A
gallbladder
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Micro
A
small
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Peri
A
around
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Renal
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kidney
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Glycol
A
sugar
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Brady
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slow
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H.E.P.A.
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High efficiency air particulate
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Hemi
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meaning one half
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Pnea
A
breathing
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Itis
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inflammation of an organ
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JVD
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jugular vein distention
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Abduction
draws away from the midline
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Adduction
draws toward the midline
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Ventral
Front
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Dorsal
Back
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Distal
Farther from the limb root
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Extension
Straightening out
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Flexion
bending
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Inferior
Lower
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Lateral
Farther from the midline
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Medial
Nearer to the midline
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Palmar
Palm side of hand or body
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Plantar
Sole side of foot
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Proximal
Nearer to the limb root
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Superior
Upper
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Arrhythmia
Abnormal heart rhythm
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Axilla
Underarm
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Cervical
pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus
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Crepitus
crackling or grating sound, usually of bones
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Diaphoresis
Profuse sweating or perspiration
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Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
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Edema
Swelling of body tissues due to an excessive accumulation of fluid
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Embolism
Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot of blood or foreign substance
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Emesis
Vomiting
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Febrile
Pertaining to a fever
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Uria
pertaining to urine
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Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin region
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Purulent
Consisting of pus
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Turgor
Condition of being distended or swollen
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