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25 Cards in this Set
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auscultation |
Listening to body sounds using a stethoscope |
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Palpation |
Examination of body by touch |
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lithotomy |
Supine position with feet in stirrups |
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oncology |
Stufy of cancerous tumors |
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Osteopathic |
Any bone disease |
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urologist |
MD specializing in urinary system |
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Psychologist |
Study of mental process by PhD |
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Transverse |
A line drawn horizontally across the body or a structure |
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Sagittal |
Line divides the body into right and left halves |
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Ventral |
Anterior side of the body |
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Hyperplasia |
Increase in the number of normal cells in normal tissue |
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Anterior |
In front of, before |
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Hypoplasia |
Underdevelopment of tissue or organ |
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Adenocarcinoma |
Malignant tumors of glands |
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Inferior |
Below, under |
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Desensitization |
The process of making an individual less susceptible to allergens |
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Syndrome |
Combination of symptoms with a disease or disorder |
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Rubella |
Viral infection with fever and find red rash (German measles) |
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Immune |
Protected or exempt from a disease |
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Epiphysis |
Ends of long bones, which allow for growth |
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Rickets |
Demineralized bone and related deformities caused by calcium and Vitamin D deficiency in early childhood |
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LAB |
Laboratory |
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Thorac/o |
Chest |
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T&A |
Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy |
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Derma |
Skin |
