Chapter 35 Flashcards

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Geriatric

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Branch of medicine that deals with the problems and disease of old age and aging people

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Hirsutism

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Abnormally excessive hair growth associated with Cushing’s disease in horses and ponies

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Hospice

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Facility or program designed to provide a caring environment to meet the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill

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Incontinence

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Involuntary urination or defecation

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