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The medical term for expanding or opening wider is__________.
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Dilate
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The medical term for gropus of cells with the same function is _______.
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Tissue
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The medical term for the basic unit of body structure is _________.
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Cell
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The medcial term for the time when menstruation begins is ________.
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Menarche
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The medical term for paralysis from the waist down is ____________.
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Paraplegia
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The medical term for paralysis from the neck down is __________.
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Quadriplegia
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The abbreviation for dressing is _______.
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dsg
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The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is ____________.
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hemiplegia
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The medical term for circular movement around a central point is __________.
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rotation
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The medical term for turning the palm forward, as applied to the hand is _____.
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supination
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The medical term for a decrease in size or wasting is __________.
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Atrophy
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The medical term for straightening of a body part is___________.
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extension
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The abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar is ____________.
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PPBS
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The medical term for moving a body part away from the body is ________.
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Abduction
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The medical term for bending a body part is___________.
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flexion
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The medical term for turning the palm backward is ____________.
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pronation
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The medical term for bending backward is____________.
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dorsiflexion
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The medical term for the abnormal shortening of a muscle is ___________.
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contracture
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The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is ________.
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adduction
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The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is __________.
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EEG
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The abbreviation for cancer is ________.
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Ca
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The medical term for loss of appetite is ______________.
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anorexia
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The medical term for tube feeding is_________.
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gavage
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The medical term for sugar in the urine is ___________.
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glucosuria
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The common term for a decubitus ulcer; a pressure sore is__________.
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bedsore
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The abbreviation for temperature, pulse,and respiration is __________.
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TPR
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The abbreviation for specimen is ___________.
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Spec or spec
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The abbreviation for glucose tolerance test is____________.
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GTT
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The word element hyster means_______.
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uterus
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The word element gastro means _______.
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stomach
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The word element myo means________.
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muscle
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The word element otomy means______.
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incision, surgical cutting.
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The word element oma means ________.
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tumor
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The word element adneo means___________.
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gland
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The word element algia, algesia means _________.
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pain
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The word element ectomy means ______.
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surgical removal
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The word element cise means_______.
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cut
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The word element renal meams ________.
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kidney
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The word element osis means _________.
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condition of
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The word element stomato means________.
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mouth or the ostium uteri.
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The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is__________.
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TSS
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The opposite of deep is__________.
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superficial
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Neoplasm refers to
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new growth
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Removal of synovial fluid from a joint is called ______________.
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arthrocentesis
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A condition seen in infancy due to a deficiency in vitamin D characterized by softening of the bone is called ____________.
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rickets
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Abnormal S- shaped lateral curvature of the spine is called ___________.
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scoliosis
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What is the name of the structure in the heart which distributes the electrical impulse to the ventricles ?
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purkinje fibers
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What is the break in a bone without penetration of the skin surface over the fracture site called?
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closed fracture
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Inflammation of the liver is called ________.
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hepatitis
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Inflammation of the eyelid is called _________.
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blepharitis
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An electronic thermometer measures a temperature in ___________.
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2 ot 60 seconds.
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Which of the following pulse pionts are usually used to take a pulse?
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Radial pulse
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What is considered a normal adult pulse rate?
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60-100
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What is considered a normal amount or respiration's for an adult minute?
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14 to 20
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Rapid breathing , the respiratory rate is usually greater than 24 respiration per minute is called __________.
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tachypnea
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Persistent measurements above the normal systolic an diastoliic pressures are considered ____________.
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hypertension
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Which is recorded as the systolic blood pressure?
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The point where the first sound is heard.
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Which of the following thermometer is used to take an infants temperature?
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Security(rectal) thermometer
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Never clean a glass thermometer with _________.
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hot water
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When a patient is breathing with only the upper part of the lungs this is referred to as __________.
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shallow respiration
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When the patient makes abnormal noises like snoring sounds when he is breathing , it is called ___________
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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When the heart is contracting, the pressure is the highest. This pressure is called the _________.
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systolic pressure
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When listening to the brachial pulse you will use a(an)_________.
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stethoscope
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The two types of sphygmomanomters are ___________.
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mercury and aneriod types
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When the pressure is lowest, this pressure is called ___________.
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diastolic pressure
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The process of inhaling and exhaling is called___________.
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respiration
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When the depth of breathing changes and the rate of the rise and fall of the chest is not steady,it is called_________.
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irregular respiration
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When taking the pulse, you must be able to report accurately the _________.
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rhythm of pulse beats
rate(number of pulse beats per minute) force of the beat |
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The balance between heat produced and heat lost is the ________________.
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body temperature
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The healthy adult excretes daily approximately ________ of urine.
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1000 to 1500 ml
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A patient with a cast or those patients in traction would use a __________.
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fracture pan
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A portable chair or wheelchair with a center opening for a bedpan or similar receptacleis called a __________.
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commode
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A rubber or plastic tube used to drain or inject fluid througha body opening is called ____________.
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catheter
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When you use an autoclave , fill the water reservior with ___________.
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distilled water
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The inhability to control the passage of urine in the bladder is called______.
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urinary incontinence
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The clean-catch urine specimen is also called ___________.
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clean-voided specimen and mid-stream specimen.
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The fresh-fractional urine specimen is used to test urine for _________.
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sugar
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A chronic disease in which the pancreas fails to secrete enough insulin is called _______________.
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diabetes mellitus
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Another term for acetone in the urine is ___________.
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ketone bodies(ketones)
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Some clinical signs for head injury could be______________.
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vomiting,headache, confusion
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Which test measures both sugar and acetone in urine?
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keto-diastix
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The passage of hard, dry stool is called___________.
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constipation
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An artificial opening between the colon and abdomen is called _________.
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colostomy
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Excessive formation of gas in the stomach and intestines is____________.
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flatus
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The alternating contraction and relaxation of intestinal muscles is called ____________.
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peristalsis
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A method of aseptic technique is called _______________.
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disinfection,sterilization,sanitation.
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The prolonged retention and accumulation of fecal material in the rectum is called_____________.
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fecal impaction
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The frequent passage of liquid stools is called_____________.
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diarrhea
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