Chapter 2: Vocab Flashcards

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Abrasion

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Process of scraping away from a surface, such as skin or teeth, by friction

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Anesthetize

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To induce the loss of feeling or sensation with the administration of an anesthetic

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Arousal

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Pertaining to a state of alertness or consciousness

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Asymmetrical

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Unequal in size or shape. Without proportion of the body or parts of the body; different in placement or arrangement about an axis

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Comatose

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Literally means pertaining to a state of deep sleep (coma); total lack of consciousness

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Epithelium

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Structure that covers the internal and external organs of the body and the lining of vessels, body cavities, glands, and organs. It is the layer of cells forming the outer most layer of the skin and the surface layer of mucus and serous membranes

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Exogenus

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Pertaining to originating outside the body or an organ of the body or produced from external causes, such as a disease caused by a bacterial or viral agent foreign to the body

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Grandiose

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Pertaining to a feeling of greatness

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Gynecoid

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Literally means to resemble a female; gynecoid pelvis is the normal shape of the birth canal that allows for The exit of the average fetus

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Infection

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Process whereby a pathogenic microorganisms invades the body, reproduces, multiplies, and causes disease

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Arthropods

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Invertebrate animals (mosquitoes, ticks, mites, fleas, sand fleas, lice) that can transmit disease to humans and animals they function as hematophadeois

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Helminths

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Worm like animals vermiform parasites. Broadly classified into tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms, these parasites often live in the gastrointestinal tract of their hosts but may also burrow into other organs where they produce psychological damage how many thesis is the term used for the patient having intestinal parasites or worms

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Mycoses

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Fungal infections

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Nonsuppurative

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Pertaining to inflammation without the production of pus

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Prion infections

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Disease caused by a protein-like infectious particle (prion). Orion’s pause a number of diseases in animals and humans known as spongiform encephalopathies (brain diseases), in which the brain becomes damaged with holes.

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Protozoan

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Pertaining to single-celled parasitic organisms (protozoa) with flexible membranes and the ability to move. They can cause amoebic dysentery, sleeping sickness, and malaria

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Rickettsiosis

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Infection with ricketts

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Spirochetal

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Pertaining to spirochetes, especially infections caused by them, such as syphilis

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Zoonoses

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Diseases that are communicable (transmissible) from animals to humans. Examples are viruses, bacteria, parasites, and mycoses

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Nasolabial

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Pertaining to the nose and lip

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Palpate

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To use the hands or fingers to examine by touch; to feel

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Sanguineous

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Pertaining to or containing blood

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Sanguinopurulent

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Containing blood and pus

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Sepsis

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Pathological condition in which bacteria are present in the blood; The spread of infection from its initial site to the bloodstream

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Steroid

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Literally means resembling a solid substance; applies to any one of a large group of substances chemically related to sterols; natural steroid hormones include androgens, estrogen, and adrenal cortex secretions

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Trauma

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Physical injury or wound caused by external force, violence, or a toxic substance; also refers to psychological injury resulting from a severe emotional shock, which can cause disordered feelings and/or behavior

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Turgor

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Generally refers to the expected resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the cells and interstitial fluid. An evaluation of the skin turgor is an essential part of physical assessment