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Describing Disease Conditions Flashcards

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Supination

A

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

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Suppuration

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Formation or discharge of pus

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Triage

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

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Trauma

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Wound or injury, might occur in an accident, shooting, natural disaster or fire

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Viral

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Pertaining to a virus

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Virile

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Having the nature, properties or qualities of an adult male

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Dysuria

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Difficult or pain in urination

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Dyspnea

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Subjective difficulty or distress in breathing, shortness of breath

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Dysmenorrhea

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Difficult and painful menstruation

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal tissue development

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Dyshematopoiesis

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Defective formation of blood

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Dysglycemia

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Abnormal blood glucose levels

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Dysentery

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Disease marked by frequent watery stools, often with blood and mucus

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Dyscephalia

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Malformation of the head and face

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Dysarthrosis

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Malformation of a joint

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Hypervolemia

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Abnormally increased blood volume

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Hyperuricemia

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Increased concentrations of uric acid in the blood

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Hyperthyroidism

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Abnormality of the thyroid gland that leads to increased secretion of the thyroid hormones

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Hyperthermia

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Abnormally increased body temperature

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Hyperlipidemia

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Elevated levels of lipid in the blood

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Hyperkalemia

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Increased conc of potassium in blood

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Hyperglycemia

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Abnormally high glucose concentration in the blood

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Hyperglycosuria

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Persistent excretion of unusually large amounts of glucose in urine

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Hyperdipsia

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Intense thirst

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Hypercholesterolemia

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Elevated cholesterol levels in blood

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Hypercalcemia

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Elevated calcium levels in blood

27
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Hyperbilirubinemia

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Elevated bilirubin levels in the blood stream

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