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46 Cards in this Set
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suppuration |
dicharge of pus |
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snocope |
fainting, also referred to as blacking out |
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synovia |
lubricating fluid resembling the white of any egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those of the joints |
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synovitis |
inflammation of a synovial membrane |
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syphilis |
sexually transmitted disease caused by treponema pallidum |
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tachycardia |
abnormally rapid heart rhythm that originates from a ventricle |
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tapeworm |
cysticerocosis, an infection caused by taenia solium |
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tens unit (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit) |
________. utilized for pain management |
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tetanus |
often fatal infectious disease that is caused by the bacterioum clostridium tetani, which usually enters the body through a puncture |
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thrombophlebitis |
inflammation of a vein that occurs when a blood clot forms |
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thrombosis |
formation or presence of a blood clot in a blood vessel |
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thrombus |
blood clot |
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tinnitus |
ringing or swishing that seems to originate in the ear or head |
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torticollis |
condition in which the neck is twisted and the head inclined to one side, caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscles of the neck |
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tourette syndrome |
neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics |
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toxemia |
condition in pregnancy, also known as pre-eclampsia characterized by abrupt hypertension |
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TPI (trigger point injection) |
______ treats knots of muscles that form when muscles don't relax |
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traction |
procedure for manually pulling a part of the body to a benificial effect |
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trauma |
physical or emaotional injury |
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truss |
supportive device, usually consisting of a pad with a belt, worn to prevent enlargement of a hernia or the return of a reduced hernia |
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trypanophobia |
fear of injections |
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tubal ligation |
permanent form of birth control in which a woman's fallopian tubes are surgically cut or blocked off to prevent pregnancy |
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tubal pregnancy |
pregnancy that is not in the usual place within the uterus but is located in the fallopian tube |
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tuberculosis |
infectious disease caused by mycobacterium __________ bacteria |
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typhoid fever |
acute illness characterized by fever caused by infection with the bacterium salmonella typhi |
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typhus |
severe acute disease with prolonged high fever up to 40 degrees C (104 degrees F), intectable headache, and a pink-to-purple raised rash, due to infection iwth a microorganism called rickettsia prowazekii |
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(peptic) ulcer |
____ in the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or esophagus |
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ultrasound |
radiology technique using high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the organs and structures of the body |
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upper GI (gastrointestinal) series |
radiological test that is used to visualize the structures of the upper digestive system - the esophagus, stomach and duodenum |
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uremia |
accumulation of urinary waste products in the blood |
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urinary incontinence |
loss of bladder control |
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urticaria |
raised, itchy area of the skin that is usually a sign of an allergic reaction |
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vaccine |
injection of a weaker strain of the disease to strengthen against that disease in the future by creating antibodies |
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varicella |
is a contagious childhood disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus |
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vasectomy |
surgical procedure designed to make a man sterile. excision of the vas deferens, or of a pertion of it: performed to effect sterility in men |
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venereal disease |
disease contracted and transmitted by sexual contact |
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vertigo |
feeling of spinning movement, and at times accompanied by nausea and vomiting occur |
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viscera |
organs within the abdominal cavity |
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whiplash injury |
hyperextension or flexion injury to the cervical spine and cervical cord |
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whooping cough |
highly contagious respiratory infection that is caused by the bacteria bordetella pertussis |
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wry neck |
same as torticollis |
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xenophobia |
unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers |
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xerostomia |
dry mouth |
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yellow fever |
acute, often fatal, infectious febrile disease of warm climates. caused by an rna virus transmitted by a mosquito, especially aedes aegypti, and characterized by liver damage and jaundice |
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trigger point injection |
TPI |
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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation unit |
TENS unit |
