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79 Cards in this Set
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a post-mortum exam
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necropsy
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the range through which a joint can be moved
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Range of motion
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voluntary activity, without external compulsion
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volition
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new or abnormal cell growth
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neoplasm
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a feeling of relationship, emotional kinship
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rapport
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a physician who diagnosis and treats diseases of the nervous system
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nuerologist
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a backward or return flow
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reflux
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a circumstance which points or shows a cause
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indication
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excessively fat
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obese
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a complete or partial disappearance of the symptoms of a disease
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remission
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invasion and multiplication of microrganisms in body tissue
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infection
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an external appliance that prevents or assists in movement
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orthosis
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an objective finding by an examiner
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sign
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localized protective response ilicited by injury or destruction of tisses which seeks to wall off or destroy the injurous agent
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inflamation
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a maker and fitter of orthopedic devices
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orthotist
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an instrument used for determining arterial blood pressure indirectly
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sphygamomanometer
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having a short and relatively poignant course
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accute
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a prime mover
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agonist
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a sac formed by the dilation of the wall of an artery, vein, or the heart
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aneurysm
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a marked deviation from the normal
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anomoly
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a substance that tends to nullify the action of another
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antagonist
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a defect or loss of the ability to speak or write due to injury or disease
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aphasia
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failure of muscle coordination
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ataxia
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a wasting away of a cell, tissue, organ, or part
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atrophy
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something that does not metasize, and the removal is curable
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benign
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a procedure that involves obtaining a tissue speciman for micro
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biopsy
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a tube for withdrawing fluid from a body cavity, particulariy the bladder
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catheter
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encompasses medical problems such as stroke, and cerbro hemmohrage
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Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
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persisting over a long period of time
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chronic
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afflicted with a coma
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comatose
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a shortening or reduction in size
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contraction
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a condition of fixed high resistance to passive strech of a muscle
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contracture
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any condidition whih renders some line of treatment undesirable
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contraindication
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pertaining to the opposite side
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contralateral
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a bruise or injury of a part without a break in the skin
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contusion
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a chronic ulcer that appears in pressure areas in patients confined to a bed or immobilized
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decubitous ulcer (bedsore)
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the determination of the nature of a disease
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diagnosis
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profuse perspiration
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diaphoresis
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large ammounts or fluid in intracellular tissue spaces
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edema
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a clot formed by platelets that blocks a blood vessel
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embolus
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emesis
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vommiting
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present in a population or geographic area at all times
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endemic
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occuring suddenly in numbers clearly in excess of normal expectancy
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epidemic
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reddness of the skin produced by congestion of the cappilarys
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erythema
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the study of the causations of diseases
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etiology
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an increase in the symptoms or severity of a disease
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exacerbation
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the enhancement of any function so it can be performed more easily
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facillitation
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pertaining to a fever
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febrile
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lax, weak
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flaccid
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a bed with divided sections for independent elevation
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Gatch Bed
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a branch of medicine concerned with the pysiological and pathological aspects of the aged
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geriatrics
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a device for measuring the range of motion of a joint
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goniometer
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paralysis affecting one side of the body
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hemiparesis, hemipalegia
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pertaining to one side of the body
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homolateral
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persistant high blood pressure
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hypertension
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an enlargement of an organ or part
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hypertrohy
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self originated, of an unknown cause
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idiopathic
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unable to restrain natural evacuations
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incontinent
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a development that is gradual or subtle
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insidious onset
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an alleviating medicine
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palliative
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waste or excrement expelled from the rectum
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stool
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a low oxygen state caused by the obstuction of the arterial blood supply
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ischemia
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paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body
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paraplegia
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lying on the back
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supine
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a vague feeling of discomfort
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malaise
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a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation
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physiatrist
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any subjective evidence of disease or of a patients conditions
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symptom
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tending to become progressively worse and result in death
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malignant
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a forecast for the probable outcome of an attack or disease
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prognosis
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a condition following as a consequence of a disease
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sequalae
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paralysis affecting a single limb
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homoplegia
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lying face down
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prone
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a brother or sister
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sibling
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a diseased condition or state
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morbidity
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an artificial substitute for a missing body part
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prostesis
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an aggregation of blood factors, primarily platlets
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thrombosis
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the death rate
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mortality
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one skilled in constructing and fitting prosthetics
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prosthetist
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manifestation of breathing, heartbeat, and blood pressure
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vital signs
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