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73 Cards in this Set
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membrane that lines the organs
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visceral membranes
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membrane that lines the body cavity
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parietal membrane
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fluid that reduces friction between visceral and parietal membranes
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serous fluid
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born with a disease
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congential
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pathological state resulting from bacteria in the blood stream
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sepsis
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something that produces pus
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suppurative
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removal of tissue
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ablation
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surgical joining of 2 structures
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anastomosis
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4 types of biopsies
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needle, punch, shave, frozen section
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nucleus
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kary/o
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far, farthest
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dist/o
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process of recording
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-graphy
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knowing
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-gnosis
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white
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leuk/o
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internal organs
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viscer/o
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yellow
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jaund/o
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tissue
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hist/o
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forming/producing
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-genesis
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back (of body)
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dors/o
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gray
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poli/o
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cause
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eti/o
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form, shape, structure
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morph/o
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dry
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xer/o
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unknown, peculiar
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idi/o
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body
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somat/o
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measurement of blood flow by reflecting sound waves off moving blood cells
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Doppler
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imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves
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ultrasonography
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visual exam of lungs, pleura, and pleural space via ribs
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thoracoscopy
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excision of core sample of tissue for exam
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punch biopsy
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visual exam of cavity or canal using lighted instrument
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endoscopy
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use of radioactive material and scanning device
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nuclear scan
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radiographic technique that directs x-rays to a fluorescent screen and displays "live" images on a monitor
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fluoroscopy
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diseased
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morbid
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feverish
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febrile
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partial excision of bone, organ, or other structure
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resection
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destruction of tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive
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cauterize
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seborrhea
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excessive secretion
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pyoderma
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bacterial infection of the skin
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tumor consisting of fat
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lipoma
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skin infection
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abcess, carbuncle
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pimple
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comedo
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pressure ulcer/bed sore
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decubitus ulcer
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bruise
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ecchymosis
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dry skin
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eczema
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itchy skin
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pruritus
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thickening of skin, silvery appearance
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psoriasis
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blackening of skin
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eschar
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facial hair
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hirsutism
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fungal infection of skin
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dematomycosis
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lice
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pediculosis
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loss of skin pigment
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vitiligo
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tissue destruction by means of high frequency electrical current
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fulguration
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accumulation of fluid in the abdomen, accompanies liver disease
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ascites
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sound intestines make as they push food
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borborygmus
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indigestion
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dyspepsia
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unpredictable responses to food that is eaten (alternating diarrhea and constipation)
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irritable bowel syndrome
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narrowing of sphincter between stomach and duodenum
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pyloric stenosis
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removal of the tongue
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glossectomy
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pertaining to the mouth
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buccal
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sialolith
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stone in the salivary gland
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removal of the gall bladder
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cholecystectomy
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wavelike contractions that push food through the digestive system
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peristalsis
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medication given to someone who is vomiting
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antiemetics
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medication given to someone with cramping of the intestines
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antispasmotics
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state of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting
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cachexia
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accumulation of fluid between outer lining and wrapping of lungs
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plural effusions
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listening to someone's breathing
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auscultation
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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procedure to monitor the percent of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen
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oximetry
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measurement of ventilatory ability by assessing lung capacity and flow
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spirometry
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cough suppressants
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antitussives
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thinkened epidermis
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keratosis
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chronic inflammation of the ileum
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Crohn's disease
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