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febrile FEH-brail |
to have fever example: body temperatures above 100.4 F |
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afebrile AY-FEH-brail |
to not have a fever example: body temp around 98.6 F |
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auscultation aws-kul-TAY-shun |
to listen example: a doctor using a stethoscope to hear a persons heart beat |
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palpation pal-PAY-shun |
to feel example: a doctor using their hands to feel for abnormalities under the skin |
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localized LOH-kah-LAIZD |
stays in a certain part of the body example: one tumor in a specific place that is not spreading |
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systemic/generalized sih-STEM-ik/ jin-er-ah-LAIZD |
all over the body (or most of it) example: several tumors throughout the body and spreading |
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pathogen PATH-oh-jin |
the organism that causes the problem example: the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi which causes lyme disease |
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lesion LEE-shun |
diseased tissue example: a cyst which is raised, has distinct borders, and contains fluid |
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proximal PRAWK-sih-mal |
closer to the center example: the shoulder is proximal to the elbow |
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ventral/antral/anterior VEN-tral/AN-tral/ an-TIH-ree-or |
the front example: the kneecap is located on the anterior side of the leg |
