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53 Cards in this Set
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abd
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abdomen, abdominal
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AP
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anteroposterior
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BSA
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body surface area
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DNA
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
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lat.
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lateral
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
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PA
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posteroanterior
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PE
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physical examination
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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VS, v.s.
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vital signs
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that part of the body lying between the thorax and the pelvis and containing the abdominal cavity and viscera.
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abdomen
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puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnosis.
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abdominal paracentesis
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surgical puncture of the abdomen.
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abdominocentesis
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a condition marked by symmetrical cyanosis of the extremities.
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acrocyanosis
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a chronic disease of adults in which there is abnormal enlargement of the extremeties of the skeleton - nose, jaws, fingers, and toes - caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone after maturity.
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acromegaly
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a loss of differentiation of cells and of their orientation to one another and to their axial framework and blood vessels, a characteristic of tumor tissue.
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anaplasia
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congenital absence of one or both ears.
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anotia
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what is action of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
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inhibits inflammation by blocking prostaglandin synthesis.
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relieving or reducing fever; an agent that relieves or reduces fever.
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antipyretic
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lack of development of an organ or tissue.
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aplasia
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effusion and accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity.
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ascites
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pertaining to a tail or tail-like appendage.
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caudad
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denoting a position more toward the tail.
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caudal
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referring to the head; toward the head.
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cephalad
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surgical repair of the hand.
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chiroplasty
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The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot.
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chiropody
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cramping of the hand; writer's cramp.
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chirospasm
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divides the body into front and back portions.
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coronal plane
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inflammation of the finger or toe.
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dactylitis
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a fingerprint taken for purposes of identification.
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dactylogram
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any skin condition not characterized by inflammation.
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dermatosis
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a chromosome disorder characterized by a small flattened skull, short, flat-bridge nose, epicanthal fold, short phalanges, widened spaces between the first and second digits of hands and feet, and moderate to severe mental retardation. Also called trisomy 21 and nondisjunction; formerly called mongolism.
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Down syndrome
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abdnormality of development; in pathology, alteration in size, shape, and organization of adult cells.
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dysplasia
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a record produced by the electrical impulses of the brain.
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electroencephalogram
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highly increased body temp. around 105.
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hyperpyrexia
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pertaining to the hypochondrium; a person who has morbid anxiety about his or her health but has no attributable cause.
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hypochondriac
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any pathologic or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part.
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lesion
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pertaining to the navel.
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omphalic
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herniation of the navel.
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omphalocele
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rupture of the umbilicus.
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omphalorrhexis
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Of or relating to a disorder having physical symptoms but originating from mental or emotional causes.
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psychosomatic
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abnormal elevation of body temperature.
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pyrexia
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A substance that produces a fever.
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pyrogen
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Sensitivity of the hands to cold due to spasms of the digital arteries, resulting in blanching and numbness of the fingers.
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Raynaud's phenomenon
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pain in the chest
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thoracodynia
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puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
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paracentesis
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A small, oval endocrine gland attached to the base of the vertebrate brain and consisting of an anterior and a posterior lobe, the secretions of which control the other endocrine glands and influence growth, metabolism, and maturation.
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pituitary gland
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a cell that upon division replaces its own numbers and also gives rise to cells that differentiate further into one or more specialized types, as various B cells and T cells.
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stem cell
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thoracodynia
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chest pain
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The part of the human body between the neck and the diaphragm, partially encased by the ribs and containing the heart and lungs; the chest.
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thorax
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