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Test 3: Terms Flashcards

1
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Define Achalasia

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difficulty swallowing

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2
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Define Aphasia

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Impaired speech

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3
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Define Alopecia

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Loss of hair

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4
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Define Amygdyla

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spot in each cerebral involved with the experiencing of emotions

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5
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Define Pyrexia

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Raised body temperature; fever

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Define Pyrosis

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heart burn

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Define Pyromania

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An obsessive desire to set fire to things

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Define Pyloric stenosis

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Uncommon condition affecting the opening (pylorus) between the stomach and small intestine in infants

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Define Hernia

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part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it

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10
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Define Ileus

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A painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine

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11
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Define Torsion

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Act of twisting

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12
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Define Intussusception

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The inversion of one portion of the intestine within another

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13
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Define Volvulus

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A twisting of the bowel on itself

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Define Paralytic ileus

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Obstruction of the intestine due to paralysis of the intestinal muscles

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Define Ischemic bowel

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Inflammation and injury of the large intestine result from inadequate blood supply

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16
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Define Hemotochezia

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Feces containing bright red blood

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17
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Define Steatorrhea

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fat content in the feces

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Define Ataxia

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Failure of muscle coordination, resulting in incoordination and disturbances in posture and gait

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19
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Define Amylase

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An enzyme, found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid, that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars

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20
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Define Troponin

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A regulatory protein involved in regulation of actin-myosin cross-bridge formation

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21
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Define Bilirubin

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A substance formed from the degradation of erythrocytic hemoglobin by reticuloendothelial cells

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22
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Define Creatine

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A compound formed in protein metabolism and present in much living tissue. It is involved in the supply of energy for muscular contraction

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23
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Define Ascites

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

24
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Define Portal hypertension

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Abnormally high blood pressure in the blood vessels draining the intra-abdominal tract, pancreas, gallbladder, and spleen.

25
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Define Stress ulcer

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Acute peptic ulcers occurring in association with various other pathologic conditions, including burns, cor-pulmonale, intracranial lesions, and surgical operations

26
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Define Burrows

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A subcutaneous tunnel or tract made by a parasite

27
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Define Bulla

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Large thing-walled cysts. Commonly used in reference to lung or skin

28
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Define Keloid

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An area of irregular fibrous tissue formed at the site of a scar or injury

29
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Define Lichenification

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Skin has become thickened and leathery

30
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Define Macule

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A circumscribed change in the color of skin that is neither raised nor depressed

31
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Define Papule

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A small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, often forming part of a rash on the skin and typically inflamed but not producing pus

32
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Define Vesicle

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A portion of lipid bilayer membrane that forms a sphere and surrounds substances to be transported to a destination within the cell or plasma membrane

33
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Define Pustule

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Small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus

34
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Define Hemangiomas

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Benign tumors consisting of a mass of blood vessels

35
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Define Listeriosis

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Disease caused by infection with listeria

36
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Define Cholelithiasis

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Formation of stones in the gallbladder

37
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Define Diverticulosis

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The presence of diverticula, or outpouching, in the wall of the colon

38
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Define Cirrhosis

A

irreversible scarring of the liver

39
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Define Hepatitis C

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A form of viral hepatitis transmitted in infected blood, causing chronic liver disease

40
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Define Scabies

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Infestation with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei in humans

41
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Define Lice

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Any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)

42
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Define Candidiasis

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Infection with candida, especially with causing oral or vaginal thrush

43
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Define Herpes simplex

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A virus causing infection of the skin and nervous system

44
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Define Dacrocystitis

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An infection of the lacrimal sac

45
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Define Iritis

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Inflammation of the iris of the eye

46
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Define Conjunctivitis

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Inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye.

47
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Define Blepharitis

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Inflammation of the eyelid

48
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Define Presbyopia

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A refractive condition in which the accommodative ability of the elderly eye cannot meet the accommodative demand for near vision

49
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Define Hyperopia

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Farsightedness or the inability of the eye to focus on near objects

50
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Define Rentinal detachment

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A disorder of the eye in which the retina peels away from its underlying layer of support tissue.

51
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Define Myopia

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A condition of nearsightedness

52
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Define Otosclerosis

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A hereditary condition of unknown cause in which irregular ossification occurs in the ossicles of the middle ear causing hearing loss

53
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Define Mastoiditis

A

Inflammation of the mastoid process

54
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Define Tympanoplasty

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A surgery done to repair the eardrum and middle war bones.

55
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Define Myringotomy

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Surgical incision into the eardrum, to relieve pressure or drain fluid

56
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Define Mastoidectomy

A

A procedure performed to remove the mastoid air cells.

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