Difficult Words (Midterm) Flashcards
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cachectic
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appearance of weight loss and muscle wasting
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sepsis
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severe bacterial blood infection
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LMP
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last menstrual period
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DTR
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deep tendon reflex
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IM
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intramuscular
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LP
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lumbar puncture
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LVH
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left ventricular hypertrophy
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NAD
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no acute distress
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US
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ultrasound
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anter/o
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front
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dist/o
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far
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dors/o
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back of body
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infer/o
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below/lower
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poster/o
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back, behind
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proxim/o
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near, nearest
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super/o
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upper/above
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radi/o
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radius (arm bone), x-ray, radiation
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WNL
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within normal limits
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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-gen, -genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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posterior
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behind
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pronate
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turn hands palm down
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prone
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lying belly down
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radiography
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process of recording radiation
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icthy/o
dry, scaly
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seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
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-phoresis
transmission, communication
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cellulitis
skin infection
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decubitis ulcer
pressure ulcer
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dermatitis
skin inflammation
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diaphoresis
sweating
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psoriasis
chronic skin condition marked by dry scaly patches and itchy
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pruiritic
itchy
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seborrhea
skin condition causing scaly patches, inflamed skin and dandruff
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sudoresis
condition of sweat (excessive sweating)
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bronchiolitis
inflammation of the bronchioles
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bronchitis
inflammation of the bronchi
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laryngoscope
instrument for examining the larynx
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rales
crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung
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rhonchi
coarse rattling breath sound
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stridor
wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)
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tuberculosis
infectious disease cause by bacteria
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thromb/o
blood clot
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aneurysm
widening/ballooning of an artery from weakness of the arterial wall
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angiography
process of recording a blood vessel
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arrhythmia
irregular heartbeat
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varicose
dilated vein
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immune/o
immune, immunity, safe
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myel/o
bone marrow (also spinal cord)
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-phylaxis
protection
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leukemia
blood condition of white (cancer developing from leukocytes – white blood cells)
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anaphylaxis
against protection
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lymphedema
swelling of lymph
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macrophage
large swallowing, eating (type of white blood cell, phagocyte)
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mononucleosis
abnormal condition of one nucleus (“mono” acute viral infection)
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phagocyte
swallowing, eating cell (cell that carries out phagocytosis)
