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88 Cards in this Set
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postoperative
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after surgery
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AFEBRILE
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WITHOUT FEVER (normal temperature)
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apy rex ia
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without fever
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ANESTHESIA
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WITHOUT FEELING
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arrhythmia
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irregularity or loss of rhythm
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A-,AN
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WITHOUT,NOT
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avascular
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lacking in blood vessels or having a poor blood supply
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-drome
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running
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anorexia
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without appetite
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pro-
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preceding, coming
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amenorrhea
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without menses
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hematemesis
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vomitting blood
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heterogeneous
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of unlike natures
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post-
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following, after
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dystocia
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difficult birth
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polyuria
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excessive secretion and discharge of urine (frequent urination)
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acrocephaly
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pointed head
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diarrhea
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flowing through of feces
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aero-
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air
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preoperative
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before surgery
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analgesic
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relieving pain
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lipoma
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fatty tumor
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dysphoria
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a mood of general dissatisfaction, unpleasantness, restlessness, anxiety, discomfort
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BIOAVAILABILITY
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RATE & EXTENT AT WHICH A DRUG ENTERS CIRCULATION
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anaerobic
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without air(oxygen), able to live without oxygen
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prodromal
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symptoms indicate an approaching disease
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atraumatic
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without trauma
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hypothyroid
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insuffient thyroid secretion
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*** atrophy ***
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a wasting; a decrease in size of an organ or tissue
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hypertension
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high blood pressure
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acro-
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extremities, top or extreme point
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BIO-
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LIFE
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homophobia
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an abnormal fear of homosexuals
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re-
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put back
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*** aphasia ***
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unable to speak
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hemi-
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one side, half
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aerobic
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needing oxygen
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BRADY-
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SLOW
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asepsis
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a condition free from germs
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hypo
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low; not enough; under
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euphoria
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a condition of good health
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hydro
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water
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postpartum
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after birth
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BIOETHICS
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STUDY OF LIFE/DEATH ISSUES
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-partus
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birth
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hyperactive
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too much activity
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asymptomatic
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without symptoms
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dia-
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through (as in running through)
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*** aphagia ***
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unable to swallow
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TACHY
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FAST
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anisocytosis
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condition of unequal cells
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dehydrate
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to deprive of, lose, or become free of water
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biofeedback
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training your body to control
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lip-
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fat
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atypical
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deviation from the normal; not conforming to type
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hypodermic
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under; or inserted under the skin
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dys-
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bad,painful,difficult
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liposuction
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removal of subcutaneous(under skin) fat tissue
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anoxia
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without oxygen
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rehydrate
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restoration of fluid volume
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euthanasia
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an easy,quiet,painless death
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diuresis
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increase out put of urine
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acrodermatitis
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skin inflammation of extremities
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poly-
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many,much
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heterosexual
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Pert. to the opposite sex,
A person whose sexual orientation is toward the opposite sex |
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hypotension
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low blood pressure
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eu-
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good,easy
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recurrence
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Relapse
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aniso-
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unequal
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hyper
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high; too much
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analgesia
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absence of a normal sense of pain (without pain)
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BRADYCARDIA
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SLOW HEART RATE
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eutocia
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?
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TACHYCARDIA
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RAPID HEART RATE
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homosexual
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pert. to attraction to another of the same sex
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DE-
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TAKE AWAY,REMOVE
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hetero-
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different
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heme,hemo,hemato
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blood
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homogeneous
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uniform in structure
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*** prognosis ***
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predicted outcome
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dysplasia
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abnormal cell growth
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polycystic
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composed of many cysts
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homeostasis
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equilibrium
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APNEA
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WITHOUT BREATHING
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homo-
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same
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*** polydipsia ***
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excessive thirst
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pre-
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before
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prenatal
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before birth
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