Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Afferent nerve
A
Sensory nerve being sent to the cns
2
Q
Anatomy
A
The study of structure of the human body and the organisms within
3
Q
Ante cubital
A
Before the forearm
4
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Autopsy
A
Medical examination of the body after death
5
Q
Circumduction
A
To move a limb in a circular manner
6
Q
Cyrodessication
A
To dry out by freezing
7
Q
Diagnosis
A
What the clinician thinks the patient has
8
Q
Efferent nerve
A
Nerve being sent away from the CNS
9
Q
Electrocautery
A
To burn or melt something with electronically created heat
10
Q
Gastropexy
A
Surgical fixation if the stomach
11
Q
Hematochezia
A
Blood in the stool
12
Q
Invert
A
To upside down or in opposite direction
13
Q
Lithotripsy
A
Breaking apart stone
14
Q
Necropsy
A
Viewing of the dead; synonym for autopsy
15
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Pathognosis
A
To know the disease
