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Med Term Ch 1 Flashcards

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Acrocyanosis

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Abnormal blueness of the extremities

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Acrodermatitus

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Inflammation of the skin of the extremities

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Acromegaly

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Abnormally large extremities

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Cardialgia

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Heart pain

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Cardiologist

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Heart specialist

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Carditis

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Inflammation of the heart

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Cyanoderma

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Bluish discoloration of the skin

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Cyanosis

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Abnormal condition of blueness

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Cytology

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Study of the anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of the cell

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Gastrectomy

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Excision of part or all of the stomach

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach

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Gastroduodenostomy

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A new opening formed between the stomach and the duodenum

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Leukemia

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Overproduction/mass production of abnormal leukocytes

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Leukocyte

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White blood cell

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Leukoderma

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Absence of pigment. In the skin/ white skin

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Dermatologist

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Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treatment of skin diseases

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Dermatome

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Surgical instrument used to slice the skin

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Dermatosis

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Abnormal skin condition

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Disease

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Condition where bodily health is impaired-sickness, illness

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Duodenal

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Relating to the duodenum-the first part of the small intestine

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Electrocardiogram

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Graphic record of cardiac action currents obtained with the electrocardiograph

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Etiological

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Pertaining to the causes of diseases

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Gastralgia

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Stomach pain

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Manifestation

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Display, exhibition or evidence of disease

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Megalocardia

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Enlarged condition of the heart

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Megalogastria

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Enlarged condition of the stomach

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Pathologist

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One who studies structural and functional changes in the body produced by disease

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Pathology

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The scientific study of the changes in the human body produced by disease

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