quiz 1 Flashcards
1
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diaphoresis
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- excessive sweating due to a condition or medication
- sweating/perspiration
2
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dysuria
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pain urination
3
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epistaxis
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- bleeding from inside the nose
- nosebleed
4
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eructate
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- release of air/gas from stomach via mouth
- to burp or belch
5
Q
flatus
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- air from intestines that passes through the rectum
- passing gas
6
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pyrexia
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- raised body temperature (fever)
- fever
7
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febrile
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- symptoms of fever
- feverish
8
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afebrile
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- no fever
- without fever
9
Q
feces
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- waste released from bowels
- stool
10
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micturate
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- urination
- to urinate
11
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voiding
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- discharging of waste products
12
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emesis
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- vomiting
13
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edentulous
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- toothless
- without teeth
14
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dyspnea
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- shortness of breath
- difficulty breathing
15
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tachycardia
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- abnormally fast heart rate greater than 100bpm
16
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tachypnea
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- abnormally fast respiration rate greater than 20 breaths per minute
17
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prophylaxis
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prevention of disease
18
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prognosis
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- likely course of disease
19
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gingivitis
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- inflammation of gums
- gum disease
20
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petechiae
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- pinpoint, small red round spots on skin because of broken blood vessels
21
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ecchymosis
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bruise = discolouration of skin due to ruptured blood vessels
22
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caries
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- tooth decay
- cavity
23
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nares
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nostrils
24
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halitosis
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bad smelling breath
25
necrosis
death of body tissue
26
tinnitus
ringing noise in ears
27
vertigo
sensation that you or environment is spinning, dizziness
28
expectorate
cough/spit out phlegm from lungs
29
syncope
fainting/passing out
