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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Acronym

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an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.

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Abdominocentesis

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The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

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Acute

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Of bad, difficult, or unwelcoming

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Angiography

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Examination by x-Ray of blood or lymph vessels

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Appendectomy

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Surgical operation to remove appendix

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Arthralgia

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Pain in the joints

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Colostomy

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Surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and body surface.

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Arteroclerosis

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Hardening of the skin.

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Cyanosis

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Discoloration of the skin (blue pale skin)

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Dermatologists

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Skin doctor

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Diagnosis

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Identification of illness

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Diahrrhea

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Frequent flow of loose stool

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Edema

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Swelling of the organs

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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 person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc is named

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell without nucleus.

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Fissure

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Long narrowing or line of breakage or splitting.

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Fistula

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Abnormal passage between a hallow/tubular organ and body surface.

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Gastralgia

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Stomachache

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach.

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Gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of the stomach and intestine.

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Hemorrhage

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Escape of blood from a rupture blood vessel.

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Hepatomegaly

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Enlargement of liver.

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure.

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure.

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Infection

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Process of being infected.

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Inflammation

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swelling

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Interstitial

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of forming/occupying interstices

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Intramuscular

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within a muscle

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laceration

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a deep cut in the skin

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Lesion

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an organ or tissue that has suffered injury through injury or disease

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Malaise

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discomfort

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Mycosis

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disease caused by infection with fungus

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Myelopathy

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disease of the spinal cord

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Maypathy

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muscle tissue disease

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Mayorrexis

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muscle tearing

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Natal

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having to do with birth

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Neonatology

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new born doctor

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Neurorrahaphy

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surgical suturing of the nerve

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Otorhinolarynology

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study of the ear nose and throat

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Palpation

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using your hands to examine the body

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Palpitation

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rapid irregular heart beats

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Phalanges

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finger of the toes

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Poliomyelitis

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infecting of the central nervous system

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Prognosis

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likely course of disease

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Pyodermia

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skin infection with pus

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Pyosis

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heart burn

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Remission

A

cancelation of a debt

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Sign

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something that can be seen

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Supination

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hands upside down like a bowl of soup

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Suppuration

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forming or discharge of pus

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Supracostal

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outside of the ribs

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Syndrome

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emotions/behavior

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Tonsilitis

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inflammation

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Trauma

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distressing experience

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Triage

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

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Viral

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relating to virus

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