Med Term Final Flashcards by Dylan Nalley

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Away from the surface

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Deep

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Tail bone

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Coccyx

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Towards the surface

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Superficial

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Turning outward

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Eversion

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Away from the head

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Inferior/caudal

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Near the back of the body

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Dorsal/posterior

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Part of the spine known as the loin

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to the sole of the foot

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Plantar

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Face down lying

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Prone

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Near the trunk

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Proximal

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Contains hear and lungs

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Thoracic cavity

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Turning inward

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Inversion

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Lying face up

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Supine

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Temporary loss of breathing

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Apnea

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Allows lungs to expand with ease

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Surfactant

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Blood oxygen deficiency

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Hypoxemia

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Collapsed lung

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Atelectasis

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Listening to sounds with stethoscope

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Auscultation

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Nose bleed

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Epitaxis

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Sound associated with exudates, spasms, or hyperplasia

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Crackle

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Difficult breathing

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Dyspnea

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Pus in pleural cavity

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Empyema

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Excision of the entire lung

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Pneumectomy

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Discharge of the nose

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Rhinorrhea

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Air in the chest

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Pneumothorax

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Inflammation of the pleural membrane

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Pleurisy

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Caused by spasms of larynx or obstructed airway

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Stridor

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Whooping cough

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Pertussis

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Difficulty swallowing

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Dysphagia

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Used to produce vomiting

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Emetic

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Surgery used to treat morbid obesity

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Bariatric surgery

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Poor digestion

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Dyspepsia

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Degenerative liver disease

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Cirrhosis

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Vomiting blood

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Hematemesis

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State of wasting away

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Cachexia

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Breakdown product of hemoglobin

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Bilirubin

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Surgical repair of small intestines

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Enteroplasty

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Open sore

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Lesion

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Surgical reconstruction of mouth

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Stomatoplasty

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Loss of appetite

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Anorexia

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Surgical repair for bile duct

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Choledochoplasty

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Intractable constipation

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Obstipation

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Destruction of a blood clot

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Thrombolysis