terms Flashcards by Kaitlin Ledvina | Brainscape

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adduction vs abduction

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towards midline vs away from midline

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acronym vs eponym

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PERRLA vs Huntington’s disease

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afebrile

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without fever

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ambulate vs auscultate

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ability to walk vs listening to organ sounds

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aneurysm

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balloon like enlargement in vessel of brain

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astigmatism

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unequal curvature of cornea

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bulla

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bubble like cavity filled with air or fluid

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bursa

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fibrous sac to ease joint movement

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calculus

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stones

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cataract

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clouding of lens/eye

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cauterize

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basically to stop bleeding by sealing via burn

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chronic

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continuous

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contusion vs convulsion

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caves inward vs spasm

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deep

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farther from surface/skin

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emesis

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vomiting

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enema

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emptying

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diuretic

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helps bowel movement

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enuresis

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urinary incontinence

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fissure

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natural cleft between bones

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glaucoma

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tunnel vision

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incontinence

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inability to control urination

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ischemic/ischemia

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lack of oxygen t the heart

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jaundice

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yellow skin

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lavage

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wash out

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micturition

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act of passing urine

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midsagittal

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splits vertically in half

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myocardial infarction

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heart attack

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palpation vs palpitation

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by touch vs skip heart beat

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pertussis

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whooping cough

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presbycusis

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hearing loss

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pulmonary embolism

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blood clot in a vein

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reduce/reduction

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put back in place

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remission

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period where symptoms go away

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sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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sepsis/septic

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bacteria in blood stream

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strabismus

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crossing of the eyes

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superficial

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towards the surface/skin

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syncopal episode

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fainting spell

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tinnitus

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ringing in the ear

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traction

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pulling on a part of the body

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transverse plane

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in half horizontally

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tuberculosis

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disease of the lungs

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urea

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waste product of the urine

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varicose veins

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enlarged veins

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vertigo

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spinning sensation