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Ch 1 Flashcards

1
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Ostomy

A

Fake opening by surgery

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Otomy

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Surgical incision

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Sign

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Objective:Like fever, can be seen by self or others

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Symptoms

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Subjective,pain or headache; ONLY be measured by the patient.

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5
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Syndrome

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Signs and symptoms that happens at the same time with a specific disease process

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Diagnose,Diagnoses(dx)

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Process of finding out the the diagnosis,Identification of a disease

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Differential diagnosis d/dx

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Rule out r/o, getting to the signs/symptoms by getting at many possibilities.

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8
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prognosis

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prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

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9
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Acute condition

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Rapid,severe, doesn’t last long.

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10
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fissure

A

groove or crack-like sore of the skin

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Fistula

A

between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body. A fistula may be due to surgery, injury, or the draining of an abscess, through an abnormal passage

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12
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ileum

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Longest part of the small intestines, and the last

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13
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ilium

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Part of the hip bone

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14
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mening

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meninges, three membranes (dura mater,arachnoid,pia mater)… Line of skull and vertebral canal, it encloses the brain and spinal cord

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15
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tendinitis

A

Caused by overuse

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16
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Infection

A

invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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17
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Malaise

A

Discomfort caused by infection/ disease

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18
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exudate

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Like pus, it comes out of an infected wound

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19
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erythema

A

Redness

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20
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hyperthermia

A

OverHeat

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21
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edema

A

Swelling ,condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body.

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22
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Laceration

A

Accidental cut

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23
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lesion

A

Change in tissue by an injury or disease

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24
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mucous, adj

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Membranes I’m the lining of the body cavities.

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25
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mucus,noun

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Fluid secreted by mucous membranes

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26
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myc/o

A

Fungus

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27
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Mycosis

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Disease or condition Caused by fungus

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28
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Osis

A

Abnormal condition or disease

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29
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myel/o

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Bone marrow/ spinal cord

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30
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myelopathy

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Disease in the spinal cord

31
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-Pathy

32
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Myopathy

A

Disease in the muscles

33
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-Ologist

A

Specialist

34
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Dermat

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Ology

36
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Neonatology

A

study of disorders of the newborn

37
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Neo-

38
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Palpation

A

Exam of body parts by feeling texture, consistency, and location

39
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Palpitation

A

Racing heart

40
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pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis, part of the kidney

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Py/o

42
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Pyoderma

A

acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo

43
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impetigo

A

contagious bacterial skin infection forming pustules and yellow crusty sores

44
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pyr/o

45
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Pyrosis

A

Heartburn, discomfort regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus

46
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Supination

A

Rotation of turning the palm upward/ forward

47
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Suppuration

A

Formation of pus,discharge

48
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Triage

A

Medical screening of patients. They put them in their proper place of treatment

49
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Trauma

A

Wound or injury

50
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Virile

A

Quantities of an adult male

51
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BE

A

Below elbow, when it comes to amputation AND barium enema

52
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MS, DON’T USE

A

Morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate

53
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QD and QOD

A

Daily or every other day

54
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U is a unit

55
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eponymous

A

Name after a Person who described a disease( condition)

56
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natomic Reference Systems

A

Location of body planes, directions, and cavities

57
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Tissue

A

Cells that work together to form functions

58
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Cells that produce secretion

59
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aden/o

60
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adip/o

61
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anter/o

A

Before, front

62
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caud/o

A

Lower part of the body, tail

63
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cephal/o

64
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hist/o

65
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plas/i, plas/o, -plasia

A

Development, growth, formation

66
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poster/o

A

Behind, towards the back

67
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stasis, -static

A

control, maintenance of a constant level

68
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adenectomy

A

Surgical removal of a gland

69
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adenocarcinoma

A

carcinoma derived from glandular tissue.

70
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adenoma

A

Benign Tumor of a glandular tissue

71
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Aden

72
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adenomalacia

A

Abnormal softening of a gland

73
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adenosclerosis

A

Abnormal hardening of a gland

74
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anaplasia

A

change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to each other

As101, Prefixes/ Suffixes (3 decks)

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