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50 Cards in this Set
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Impetigo
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Pustular inflamation of the skin
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Dermatomycosis
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fungal infection of the skin
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Tinea
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Ringworm
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Hidrosis
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Sweating
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Pallor
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unnatural paleness/ lack of color in the skin
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Pediculosis
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hair lice
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Bx (abbr.)
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Biposy
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Carbuncle
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Pyogenic (originating from pus) infection involving subcuteaneous tissue
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AC (abbr.)
PC (abbr.) |
Before meals
After meals |
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Trichopathy
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(any) disease of the hair
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Hyperesthesia
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excessive sensation
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Alopecia
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Baldness/hair loss
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Scabies
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contageous skin disease transmitted by an itch mite
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Ichthyosis
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scaley, dry skin
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antipruritic
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anti-itch
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Abcess
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walled cavity containing pus, surrounded by inflamed or necrotic tissue
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Lunula
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half-moon shaped area at the base of the nail where new growth occurs
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Dentin
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the matrix/main structure of a tooth, lies beneath the enamel
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Eupepsia
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good/normal digestion
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qPM or qN (abbr.)
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every night
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Odont/o
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tooth
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Melena
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balck, tarry stools; indicative of blood in the feces
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Ascites
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accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
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bid (abbr.)
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twice a day
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stomat/o
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mouth
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Where is the appendix?
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at the end of the cecum
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Where is the spleen?
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near the transverse colon
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Hernia
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a protrusion of any organ, tissue, or structure through the wall of a cavity
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3 accessory organs to digestion?
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the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder
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deglutition
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swollowing
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cheilitis
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inflamation of the lips
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hematemesis
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vomiting blood
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perforated ulcer
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an untreated ulcer that has created a hole in the stomach
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choledocholithiasis
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(gall)stones in the bile ducts
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tachypnea
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rapid respiration
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antitussive
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cough supressant
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ate/o
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incomplete/partial
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-phonia
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voice
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phren/o
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diagphram
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bronchiectasis
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abnormal dialation of the bronchi
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consolidation
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solidification of the lungs due to prolonged pathological engorgement
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stridor
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a high-pitched breath sound caused by the swelling of the laynx or by an obstruction to the upper airway.
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nasal septum
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separates the nasal cavity into 2 halves.
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epitaxis
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nosebleed
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decubitus ulcer
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bedsore
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paronychial
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(pert. to) around the nail
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Hidr/o
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sweat
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pyogenic
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originating from pus
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atelectasis
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partially of fully collapsed lung
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dysphonia
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difficulty speaking
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