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72 Cards in this Set
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lapar/o |
abdominal wall |
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pyrexia |
fever |
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hidro- |
sweat |
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glyc/o |
'animal starch' reserved in food (energy) |
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type 1 |
insulin dependent, IDDM |
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type 2 |
noninsulin dependent NIDDM |
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gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) |
not previously diabetic, develop hyperglycemia during pregnancy |
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immunization |
vaccination injections to stimulate an immune response
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-plegia |
paralysis |
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multipara |
more than one live child, multiple children |
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ab- |
away from |
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de- |
down from, resulting in less |
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ex- |
out from
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abrasion |
scrape on outter layer of skin |
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contusion |
bruise, damage of soft tissues and vessels |
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laceration |
cut into the skin |
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avulsion |
when the skin or tissue is torn away from the body |
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iso- |
equal or same |
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-tonic |
osmotic pressure |
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aniso- |
unequal |
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mast/o |
breast |
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peri- |
around |
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osmolality |
concentration of a solution determined by the ionic concentration |
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osmotic pressure |
pressure that develops when two solutions of different concentrations are separated by a semipermeable membrane. |
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eczema |
skin that becomes rough and inflamed with blisters that cause itching and bleeding |
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FME |
full mouth extraction |
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I&D |
incision and drainage |
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IDDM |
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
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NIDDM |
nonsinsulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
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ablation |
weaning a baby from the breast |
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flexation |
to shorten or bend |
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necrotic |
pertaining to death tissue |
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antiarrhythmic |
irregular heartbeat |
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antibiotic |
bacteria |
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anticholinergic |
parasympathetic impulses |
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anticoagulant |
clotting |
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anticonvulsant |
seizures |
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super- |
excess, above |
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contra- |
against |
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trans- |
across |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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pod/o |
foot |
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epi- |
over, upon |
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extra- |
outside of, beyond, in addition to |
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infra- |
below, under |
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sub- |
below, under |
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epigastic |
over the stomach |
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epidermal |
outer layer upon the skin |
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metaphysics |
the study of things beyond the physical or of the spirit |
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ultrasonography |
process of making an image using an ultrasound |
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symptoms of diabetes (3 P's) |
polydipsia, polyuria, and polyphagia |
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antiemetic |
vomiting |
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antihypertension |
high blood pressure |
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antineoplastics |
tumors |
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antipruritic |
dry skin (itching) |
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antipyretic |
fever |
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antispasmodic |
muscle spasms |
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antitoxins |
poisons |
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antitussive |
coughs |
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administration |
giving medicine in any form or method |
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dispensing |
preparing and giving medicine |
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prescription |
written orders for medication or treatment |
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injection |
medicine through a needle or syringe |
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transdermal |
medication through skin; patch, cream or lotion |
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oral |
medication is swallowed |
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inhalation |
medications breathed in through inhalers or respiratory treatments |
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AAMA |
American Association of Medical Assistants |
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ARDMS |
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography |
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cath |
catheter |
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CMA |
certified medical assistant |
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TURP |
trans urethral resection of the prostate |
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XM |
cross match |
