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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Abdominocentesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Angiography

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Process of producing an X-ray or radiographic study of blood vessel after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessel visible

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Appendectomy

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Surgical removal of the appendix

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Arteriosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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Arthralgia

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Pain in a joint or joints

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Cyanosis

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Blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood

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Dermatologist

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A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

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Diagnosis

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The identification of a disease

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Diarrhea

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The frequent flow of loose or watery stools

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Edema

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Swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluids in cells, tissues, or cavities in the body

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Endarterial

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Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Eponym

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A disease, structure or operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.

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Erythrocyte

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A mature red blood cell

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Fissure

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A groove or crack like sore of the skin;this term also describes normal folds in the contours of the brain.

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Fistula

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An abnormal passage usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.

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Gastralgia

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Stomachache

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Gastritis

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Inflammation in the stomach

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Gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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Gastrosis

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Any disease in the stomach

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Hemorrhage

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The loss a large amount of blood in a short time

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Hypertension

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Higher than normal blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Lower than normal blood pressure

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Infection

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Invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease producing) organism

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Inflammation

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A localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissues

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Interstitial

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Between, but not within, parts of the tissue

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Intramuscular

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Within the muscle

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Laceration

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A torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut

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Lesion

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A pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury

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Malaise

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Word of French origin referring to a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

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Mycosis

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Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

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Myelopathy

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Any injury, degeneration or disease in the spinal Cord

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Myopathy

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Any pathological change or disease of muscular tissue

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Natal

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Pertaining to birth

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Neonatology

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The study of disorders of the newborn

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Neurorrhaphy

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Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

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Otorhinolaryngology

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The study of the ears, nose and throat

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Palpation

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An examination technique in which the examiners’ hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts.

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Palpitation

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A pounding or racing heart

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Pathology

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The study of all aspects of disease

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Phalanges

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The bones of the fingers and toes

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Poliomyelitis

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A viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spiral cord

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Prognosis

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A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

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Pyoderma

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Any acuteinflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo

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Pyrosis

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Also known as heartburn, is discomfort due to regurgitation of stomach acid upwards in the esophagus

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Supination

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The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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Suppuration

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The formation of pus

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Supracostal

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Above or outside the ribs

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Symptom

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Subjective evidence of a disease

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Syndrome

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A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of of a specific disease process that

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Tenorrhaphy

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Surgical suturing of a tendon

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammation of the tonsils

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Trauma

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Wound or injury

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Triage

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The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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Viral

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Pertain in to a virus

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