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Terminology Flashcards

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Peripheral neuorpathy

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A result of nerve damage, often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in your hands and feet, but it may also occur in other areas of your body.

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Ataxia

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The loss of full control of bodily movements.

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Beefy tongue

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Red and sore

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Conjunctival pallor

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Lightness of conjuctiva

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5
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Romberg test

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Exam of neurological function

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Pin-prick test

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Test to look for test for sensory

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Anisocytosis

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Variety of blood cells shapes

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Poikilocytosis

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Varyting of blood sizes

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Macroovalocytes

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Enlarged oval-shaped erythrocytes

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Megaloblastic Anemia

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macrocytic anemia that that results from inhibition of DNA synthesisduring red blood cell production

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Crohn’s disease

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Disordered response to intestinal bacteria

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Antipyertic

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Reduces fever

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Analgesic

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Painkiller

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Ischemia

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Restriction of blood supply

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Thrombosis

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Formation of blood clot in blood vessel

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Aneurysym

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An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel.

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Cirrhosis

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Scarring of the liver

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Cyst

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closed sac, having a distinct membrane and division compared to the nearby tissue.

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Resection

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Surgical removal

20
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Quadriplegic

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One affected with paralysis of both arms and both legs

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Catheterization

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a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid

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Ecchymosis

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Bruise

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Atresia

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Condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed

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Brushfield spots

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small, white or grayish/brown spots on the periphery of the iris

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