Medical Terms S-V Flashcards
1
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Sign
A
Objective evidence of disease, such as a fever
2
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Supination
A
The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
3
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Suppuration
A
The formation of pus
4
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Supracostal
A
Above or outside the ribs
5
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Symptom
A
Subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
6
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Syndrome
A
A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
7
Q
Tenorrhaphy
A
Surgical suturing of a tendon
8
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Tonsillitis
A
Inflammation of the tonsils
9
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Trauma
A
Wound or injury
10
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Triage
A
The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
11
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Viral
A
Pertaining to a virus
