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Acute stress reactions

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Reactions to stress that occur during a stressful situation

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Airborne transmission

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The spread of an organism via droplets or dust

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Blood borne pathogens

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Pathogenic microorganisms that are present in human blood and can cause disease in humans

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Communicable disease

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A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another

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Cumulative stress reactions

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Prolonged or excessive stress

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General adaptation syndrome

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The body’s natural response to stress that begins with an alarm response followed by a stage of reaction and resistance and then recovery or; if the stress is prolonged, exhaustion.

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, that causes fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function

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Immune

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The body’s ability to protect itself from acquiring a disease.

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Vector borne transmission

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The use of an animals to spread an organism from one person or place to another

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Advance directive

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Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions

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Applied ethics

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The manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into professional conduct

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Compensatory damages

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Damages awarded in a civil lawsuit that are intended to restore the plaintiff to the same condition that he or she was in prior to the accident

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Contributory negligence

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A legal defense that may be raised when the defendant feels the conduct of the plaintiff somehow contributed to any injuries or damages that were sustained by the plaintiff

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Abduction

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Motion of a limb away from the midline

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Adduction

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Motion of a limb toward the midline

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Anterior

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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position

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Apex (plural apices)

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The pointed extremity of a conical structure

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Bilateral

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A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

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Distal

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Further from the trunk or near to the free end of the extremity

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Dorsal

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The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

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Extension

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The straightening of a joint

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Flexion

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The bending of a joint

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Fowler position

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An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

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Inferior

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Below a body part or nearer to the feet

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Inferior

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Below a body part or near to the feet

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Lateral

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Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline; also called outer structures

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Palmar

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The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomical position

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Plantar

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The bottom surface of the foot

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Posterior

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The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position

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Proximal

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Closer to the trunk

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Superior

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Above a body part or nearer to the head

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Ventral

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Anterior surface of the body

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Alges

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Root word for pain

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Root word for weakness

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Asthen

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Dilopia

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Double vision

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Cardi

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Heart

Ex. Tachycardia (fast heart rate)

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Hepat

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Liver

Ex. Hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver)

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Nephr

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Kidney

Ex. Nephropathy (disease of the kidney)

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Neur

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Nerves

Ex. Neurologist (physician who specializes in diseases of the neurosystem)

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Psych

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Mind

Ex. Psychology (study of the mind)

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Thorac

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Chest

Ex. Thoracic (pertaining to the chest or thorax)

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Hyper-

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Over, excessive,high

Ex. Hyperventilate

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Hypo-

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Under, below normal

Ex. Hypoperfusion (below normal blood flow to vital organ)

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast

Ex. Tachycardia (fast heart rate)

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Brady-

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Slow

Ex. Bradypnea (slow breathing)

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Hepat

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Liver

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Arthr

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Joint

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Oste

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Bone

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Pulmon

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Lungs

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Circum

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Around, about

Ex. Circumferential burn (burn around an entire area)

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Peri

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Around, about

Ex. Pericardium (sac around the heart)

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Trans

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Across, through, beyond

Ex. Transvaginal

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Epi

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Above, upon, on

Ex. Epigastric( above or over the stomach)

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Retro

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Behind

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Para

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Near, besides, beyond, apart from

Ex. Parasternal (besides the sternum)

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Ecto

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Out, outside

Ex. Ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the uterus)

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Endo

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Within

Ex. Endoscopy (examining inside someone’s body)

Medical Terminology Root Words (2 decks)

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