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72 Cards in this Set
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Aphasia |
Loss of the power of speech |
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Dysphagia |
Difficulty swallowing |
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Carcinoma |
Malignant new growth |
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Necrosis |
Cell death |
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Lipid |
Fat |
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Scleroderma |
Thickening of the skin |
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Hemostasis |
Controling blood flow |
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Trauma |
Any injury |
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Acute |
Severe but short duration |
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Anomaly |
Congenital defect |
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Chronic |
Persisting for a long time |
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Embolus |
Clot or plug in the blood stream |
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Emesis |
Vomiting |
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Volding |
Urinating |
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Edema |
Abnormal fluid accumulation |
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Coccyx |
Tail bone |
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Cervical vertebrae |
Vertebrae in neck |
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Excreting |
Eliminating waste |
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Exacerbation |
Increased severity of disease symptoms |
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Incontinence |
Inability to control bowel and bladder function |
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Inflammation |
Protective tissue response to injury or distruction |
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Ischemia |
Deficiency of blood in a part |
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Hemorrhage |
Escape of blood from vessels |
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Metastasis |
Transfer of disease from one organ to another not directly connected |
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Obesity |
Excessive accumulation of adipose tissue |
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Palpable |
Felt by touching |
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Prophylaxis |
Preventive treatment |
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Sputum |
Matter injected from lungs through the mouth |
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Virus |
Infectious agent too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope |
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Suture |
Securing the edges of of a wound with stiches |
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Metacarpals |
Bones between wrist and fingers |
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Laparotomy (Celiotomy) |
Incision through the abdominal wall |
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Oophorectomy (Ovariectomy) |
Excision of the overies |
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Podiatry |
Dealing with the care of the foot |
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Rhinoplasty |
Plastic surgery of the nose |
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Metatarsals |
Bones between ankle and toes |
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Thoracentesis |
Surgical puncture of the chest to aspirate fluid |
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Cryptorchildism |
Failure of the testes to decend |
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Primigravida |
Woman pregnant for the first time |
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Multipara |
Woman who has has two or more pregnancies |
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Salpingitis |
Inflammation of the utirine tube |
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Abortion |
Expulsion of the fetus from uterus before it is viable |
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Auscultation |
Listening for sounds within the body |
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Catgut |
Strand of collagen from a mammal |
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Catheter |
Tube to be passed into body channels |
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Dilatation |
Stretching or expanding |
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Embolus |
Clot or plug taken by the blood to a smaller vessel |
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Exacerbation |
Increase in severity of a disease or symptoms |
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Fascia |
Deep band of fibrous tissue |
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Metastasis |
Transfer of a disease or symptoms |
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Percussion |
Striking with short, sharp blows |
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Congenital |
Existing at the time of birth |
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Vagina |
Colpitis |
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Vein |
Phlepitis |
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Pleura |
Pleurisy |
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Vertebra |
Sponylitis |
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Mouth |
Stomatitis |
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Chondritis |
Inflammation in a cartilage |
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Vaginitis |
Inflammation in the vagina |
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Laryngitis |
Inflammation in the larynx |
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Paronychia |
Inflammation int he folds under the finger nail |
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Pancreatitis |
Inflammation in the pancreas |
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Phlebitis |
Inflammation in a vein |
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Salpingitis |
Uterine tube |
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Otitis |
Inflammation in an eustachian |
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Pleurisy/pleuritis |
Inflammation in the pleura |
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Spondylitis |
Inflammation in the vertebrae |
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Stomatitis |
Inflammation in the mouth and oral mucosa |
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Ureteritis |
Inflammation in the ureter |
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Urethritis |
Inflammation in the urethra |
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Esophagitis |
Inflammation in the esophagus |
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Neuritis |
Inflammation in the nerve |
