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20 Cards in this Set
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Study of the cause of disease is called?
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Etiology
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Measures Metabolic rate?
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PET
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Diagnostic use of sound waves?
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Ultrasound
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The study of disease?
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Pathology
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Acronym of "computed axial tomography"?
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CAT
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Determination of the nature of the disease?
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Diagnosis
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Forecast of the cause or outcome of a disease?
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Prognosis
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Diagnostic procedure using a flexible probe and camera?
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Endoscopy
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Adjective meaning a disease that is induced by medical treatment?
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iatrogenic
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Adjective meaning of a disease of unknown cause?
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idiopathic
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A condition following and resulting from a disease?
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Sequelae
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A response to a trauma that is marked by symptoms of redness, swelling,heat and pain?
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Inflammation
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The multiplication of parasitic organisms within the body, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi?
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Infection
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A state of the body in which homeostasis has faltered due to any cause?
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disease
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Adjective describing a disease of long duration, usually with a slow progression?
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Chronic
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Adjective describing a disease of short duration and often with a sharp/severe effect?
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Acute
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A wound or Injury?
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Trauma
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A feeling or mental experience perceiving any stimulus?
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Sensation
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An abnormality that is discovered by an examination?
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Sign
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An appearance or sensation experienced by a patient that deviates from normal/healthy state?
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Symptom
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