Medical Terminology (2&3)

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Colectomy

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Excision of part or all of the colon

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Conjunctiva

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Mucous membrane that covers the front of the eye and lines the inside of eyelid

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Contusion, ecchymosis

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Bruise

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Cornea

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Transparent layer of the eyeball

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Crepitus

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Grating sound or sensation produced by friction between bone & cartilage or fractured parts of a bone

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Cyanosis

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Blue coloration of skin and mucoud membranes

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D & C (dialation and curettage)

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Dialation of cervix and surgical removal of part of the uterus or contents of uterus by scraping and scooping

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D-dimer

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Blood test used when concerened for PE (neg-no PE; Pos-must further assess)

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Debridement

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Removal of foreign matter or dead tissue from a wound

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Decubitus

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Bed sore

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Dehiscence

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Surgical complication on which a wound ruptures along surgical incision

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Dialysis

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Clinical purification of blood

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Diaphragm

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Muscle that separates the chest cavity from Abdominal cavity

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Diarrhea

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Loose or liquid stool

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Distal

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Further from trunk

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Dorsiflexion

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Backward flexion (hand or foot)

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Dysarthia

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Difficult or unclear articulation of speech

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Dysmenorrhea

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Pain with menstruation

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Dyspareunia

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Pain with intercourse

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Dyspepsia

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Indegestion

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Dysuria

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Pain or burning with urination

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Edema

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Swelling caused be abnormal accumulation of fluid beneath the skin

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Edentulous

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Without teeth

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Effusion

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escape of fluid into a body cavity

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Emaciated

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Extremely thin or lean

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Embolism

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Obstruction of blood vessel by clot of blood or foreign substance

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Dyspnea

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Difficult or labored breathing

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Epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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Erythema

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redness of the skin

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Etiology

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the cause of a disease or condition

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febrile

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with fever

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Flourescein

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red crystalline substance used in diagnostic examination of the eye

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Fundus

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part of a hollow organ that is the furthest from the opening

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Grand mal

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severe epileptic attack

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Hallucination

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Perception of something that is not there

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Hemangioma

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tumor consisting of blood vessels

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Hematemesis

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vomiting of blood

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Hematochezia

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blood in stool

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Hematoma

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Swelling of clotted blood within tissues

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hematuria

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blood in urine

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hemo

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hemoptysis

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coughing up blood

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hemmorrhage

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excessive bleeding

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hemorrhoid

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swollen or inflamed vein in anus

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hemothorax

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Accumulation of blood in pleural cavity

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hepatosplenomegaly

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simultaneous enlargement of liver and spleen

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hyperkalemia

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high potassium

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hypertension

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high blood pressure

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hyponatremia

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low sodium

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iieus

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paralysis of bowel

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induration

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hardened tissues

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infarct

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area of necrosis in a tissue or organ

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infiltrate

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to penetrate

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inguinal

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related to groin

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ischemia

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restriction in blood supply to tissues

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joint

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articulation between 2 or more bones or cartilage