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72 Cards in this Set
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Abnormal |
Pertaining to being away from the norm |
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Adrenal glands |
Produce hormones
Above the kidney |
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Analysis |
Separating a substance into its components |
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Anemia |
Low oxygen in blood |
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Antepartum |
Before birth |
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Antibiotic |
Inhibits bacteria |
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Antigen |
Foreign protein that stimulates WBC to make antibodies |
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Aphasia |
Absence of communication through speech |
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Apnea |
Not able to breathe |
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Ateophy |
Decrease in cell size in organs |
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Benign |
Not cancerous
Don't spread |
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Bilater |
Pertaining to both sides |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heart rate |
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Congenital anomaly |
Irregularity at birth |
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Dialysis |
Separation of wastes from the blood when kidneys fail |
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Diarrhea |
Discharge of watery wastes from the colon |
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Dysphagua |
Difficulty swallowing |
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Dyspnea |
Painful breathing |
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Dysuria |
Painful urination |
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Ectopic pregnanvy |
Development of zygote in a place outside the uterus |
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Endocrine glands |
Organs that produce hormones. |
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Epidural hematoma |
Pathogenic mass of blood above the dura mater |
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Endoscopy |
Visual examination of hollow organs with endoscope |
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Excision |
Removing
Cutting out |
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extrahepatic |
Pertaining to outside the liver |
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Hemigastrectomy |
Removal of half the stomach |
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Hemiplegia |
Paralysis of one side of the body |
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Hyperglycemia |
Increased blood sugar |
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Hypertension |
High BP |
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Hyperthyroidism |
Excessive activity of thyroid gland |
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Hypertrophy |
Enlargement of an Oran as a result of increased cell # |
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Hypiglycemia |
Low blood sugar |
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Incision |
Cutting into body or organ |
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Intervertebral |
Pertaining to lying between two backbones |
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Intrauterine |
Pertaining to within the uterus |
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Intravemous |
Pertaining to within a vein |
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Malignant |
Cancerous tumor that spreads |
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Metacarpal |
Bones of hand between wrist and fingers |
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Metastasis |
Change of space |
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Neonatal |
New birth |
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Neoplastic |
Pertaining to new growth |
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Paralysis |
Impairment or loss of body parts |
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Paralegia |
Impairment or loss of lower part of body |
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Parathyroid glands |
Maintain levels of calcium in blood |
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Perianal |
Pertaining to surrounding the anus |
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Prriodteum |
Membrane that surrounds bone |
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Polysipsia |
Excessive thirst |
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Polyneuropathy |
Disease of many berves |
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Polyuria |
Excessive urination |
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Portmorteum |
After death |
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Precancerous |
Before cancer |
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Prolaspe |
Dropping part of the body |
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Prosthesis |
Place before |
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Quadriplegia |
Paralysis of all four extremities |
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Relaspe |
Return of disease after apparent termination |
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Remission |
Absence of signs and symptoms of a disease |
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Resection |
Removal of organ or a structure |
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Retroperitoneal |
Pertaining to behind he peritoneum |
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Subcoastal |
Pertaining to below the ribs |
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Subcutaneous |
Lower layer of the skin composed of fatty tissue |
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Subdural hematoma |
Collection of blood under the dura mater |
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Subscapular |
Pertaining to below the shoulder |
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Subtotal |
Less than total |
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Sundrome |
Set of signs and symptoms that occur together to indicate a disease condition |
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Tschycardia |
Fast heart beat |
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Tachypnea |
Rapid breathing |
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Transabdominal |
Across the abdomen |
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Transurethral |
Across the urethra |
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Tricuspid valve |
Fold of tissues between upper and lower chambers of the right side of the heart |
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Ultrasonography |
Recording of internal body structures with sound waves |
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Unilateral |
One side |
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Urinalysis |
Examine of urine to determine its content |
