Medical Terminology

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A-

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Without

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-plasia ?

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Formation or development of tissue.

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dys- ?

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Bad

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Hypo- ?

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Low or below

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Hyper?

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Above or high

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-trophy

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Nutrition

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hyper + plasia

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Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in a tissue.

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hyper + trophy

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Increase in size of cell rather than increase in number of cell.

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Cephalad

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Near the head.

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Caudal

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Towards the tail or inferior direction in humans.

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Proximal

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Nearer to the origin or point of attachment.

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Distal

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Far or distant from the origin or point of attachment.

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Frontal plain:

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Divides body into front and back.

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Sagittal plane:

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divides body into right and left.

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Transverse plane:

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Divides body into upper and lower.

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Omphal/o or umbilic/o

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Umbilicus

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Acr/o

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Extremities

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Lapar/o

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Abdominal wall

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Acral

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Pertaining to arms and legs.

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Acr/o

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Extremities

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Plantar

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Sole or undersurface of feet.

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-dynia

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Pain

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Sial/o

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Saliva

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Leuk/o

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White

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-poiesis

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Production

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-osis

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Increased or abnormal

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Hematoma

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Collection of blood, usually clotted in a tissue, organ or space. A blood clot.

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-oma

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Tumor

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-orrhagia

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Hemorrhage

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-tosis

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Prolaspe or drooping

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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-dacry/o or lacrim/o

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Tears

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Py/o

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Pus

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-lith

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Stone

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Susceptibility:

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Being vulnerable to a disease or disorder.

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Resistance:

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The Body's natural ability to counteract microorganism.

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Complement:

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Is a protein that promotes inflammation and phagocytosis and causes bacterial cell to rupture.

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Interferon

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Is a cell produced protein that protects the cell from viral infection.

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Immunity

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The bodies ability to counteract the effects of infectious organisms.

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Immunization

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Is the process by which resistance to an infectious disease is induced or augmented.

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Vaccination

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Is the administration of antigenic material to induce immunity.

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Metastasis

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Spreading from one part of the body to another.

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Pathogen

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Any disease producing agent or microorganism.

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Omphalitis

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Inflammation of the navel.

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Within a cell?

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Intracellular

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Presence of thrombus is called ?

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Thrombosis

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Formation and development of blood cells is called?

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Hemopoiesis

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Prognosis

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Predicted outcome of a disease.

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Specimen

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A small sample taken from the body to represent the whole.

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Diagnosis

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The identification of a disease or condition by scientific evaluation.

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Respiration

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The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide within the body, or to breath..

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Blood pressure

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The pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries, veins and chambers of the heart by the circulating volume of blood.

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Inspection

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The examiner uses eyes and hears to observe and listen to the patient.

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Palpation

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The examiner feels the size, texture, consistency, and location of certain body parts with the hands.

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Percussion

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Examiner taps the body with fingertips or fist to evaluate the size , consistency and borders of internal organ and to determine the amount of fluid in body cavity.

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-graphy

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Process of recording.

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-graph

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Instrument for recording.

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-gram

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A record.

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure.

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-metry

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Process of measuring.

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Radiology

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Is the branch of medicine that is concerned with x-ray and radioactive substances and the diagnosis and treatment of disease using any of the various sources of radiant energy.

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Flour/o

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Emitting or reflecting light.

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tom/o

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To cut

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Radiopaque

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Substances that do not allow passage of x-ray.

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Radiolucent

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Are substances that readily allow the passage of x-rays.

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Computed tomography (CT scan)

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Uses ionizing radiation to produce a detailed image of a cross section of tissue.

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Sonography or ultrasonography

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The process of imaging deep structures of the body by sending and receiving high frequency sound waves that are reflected back as echoes from tissue interfaces.

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-therapy

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Treatment

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Algesi/o

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Sensitivity to pain

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Plastic/o

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Repair

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Pharmaceutical/I or pharmac/o

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Drugs or medicine

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tox/o

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Poison

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-therapy

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Treatment

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therapeutic/i

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Treament

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Auscultation

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Using a stethoscope to listen to sounds within the body.

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Pulse

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Rhythmic expansion of the artery as the heart beat.

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Magnetic Resonance imaging

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Creates images based of the magnetic properties of chemical elements within the body.

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A drug that produce insensibility?

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Norcotics

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A small sample intended to represent the whole?

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Specimen

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Myel/o

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Spinal cord or bone marrow.

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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arthr/o

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Articulation or joint

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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ankyl/o

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Stiff

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Abduction

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Moving away from the midline of the body.

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Adduction

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Moving towards the midline of the body.

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There are three types of muscles?

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*Smooth muscle (visceral) in organs, is involuntary

*Cardiac muscle

*skeletal muscle is voluntary

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pathy

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Disease

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Simple fracture

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Bone is broken but does not puncture the skin.

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Compound fracture

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Bone is broken and punctures the skin or is visible through the skin.

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-cele

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Hernia

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Para + plegia

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Paralysis of the lower portion of the body and both legs.

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Paresis

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Motor weakness

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Porosis

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Thinning of bone.

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Scoliosis

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Is lateral curvature of the spine.

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Kyphosis

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Exaggerated curvature of the spine from front to back.

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emia

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Blood.

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Reduction

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Is pulling the broken fragment into alignment.

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A fracture is usually restored to its normal position by manipulation with surgery is called ?

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A closed reduction.

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If a fracture is exposed to surgery before the broken ends can be realigned this is called?

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Open reduction

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Pren/o

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Mind or diaphram

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Pneum/o or pneumon/o

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Lungs

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Phon/o

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Voice

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Phas/o

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Speech

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Algia

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Pain

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Atelo

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Imperfect

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Coni/o

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A relationship to dust

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Spir/o

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To breathe

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Pnea

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Breathing

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What is the meaning of dysphonia?

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Difficulty speaking or hoarseness.

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What is the meaning of Aphonia?

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Larynx cannot produce sound.

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What is the meaning of Aphasia?

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Inability to communicate through speech, writing or signs.

Caused by improper functioning of the brain.

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What is Dysphasia?

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Speech impairment resulting from brain lesion.

Lack of coordintion and ability to arrange words in their proper order.

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What is the function of the Glottis?

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Contains the vocal cords.

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How many lobes does the right and left lung have?

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Right has 3 lobes.

Left has 2 lobes.

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What is Oximetry?

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A noninvasive photo + diagnostic method of monitoring blood oxygen saturation in the arteries.

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What is Spirometry?

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A measurement of the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lung.

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A nother name for the pharyxn?

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The throat

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What is oxygen saturation?

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The percentage of hemoglobin molecules that are saturated with oxygen.

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-ecstasis

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Stretching

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What is COPD?

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Chronic Obstructive pulmonary Disease.

Process that decreases the lungs ability to perform their ventilatory function.

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What is tuberculosis?

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An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Myobacterium tuberculosis, it is chronic in nature and usually affects the lungs.

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid.

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-ectomy

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Excision or surgical removal or cutting out.

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-lysis

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Process of loosening, freeing, or destroying

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-pexy

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Surgical fixation

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-scopy

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Visual examination with lighted instrument .

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-stomy

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Formation of an opening.

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-tome

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An instrument used for cutting.

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-tomy

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Incision(cutting into tissue)

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-tripsy

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Surgical crushing.

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What is ventilation?

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Movement of air in and out the lungs.

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What is respiration?

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The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

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What are Antihistamines?

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Used to treat cold and allergies.

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What are Broncho+dilators:

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Agents that causes dilation of the bronchi; used in respitory conditions such as asthma.

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What are Anti+tussives?

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Prevent or relieve coughing.

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What are decongestants?

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Eliminate or reduce swelling or congrestion.

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Moco+lytics

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Destroys or dissolves mucus, helps open breathing passage.