Medical Terminology L.1,2,3

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Not malignant, nonrecurring

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benign

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lesson 1

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TREATMENT of CANCER by using PHARMACEUTICALS

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chemotherapy

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lesson 1

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IDENTIFICATION of a DISEASE

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diagnosis

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lesson 1

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LOCALIZED, protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, SWELLING, heat, and pain

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inflammation

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lesson 1

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tending to become PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, possibly resulting in death

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malignant

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PREDICTION of a possible outcome of a DISEASE

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prognosis

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TREATMENT of cancer with a RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE, x-ray, or radiation

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radiation therapy

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LESSENING or ABSENCE of signs of disease

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remission

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CA

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cancer, carcinoma

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chemo

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chemotherapy

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lesson 1

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Dx

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diagnosis

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lesson 1

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MET

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metastasis

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lesson 1

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Px

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prognosis

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XRT

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radiation therapy

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VERTICAL field passing through the body from SIDE to SIDE, dividing the body into ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR PORTIONS

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frontal OR coronal plane

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VERTICAL field running through the body from FRONT to BACK, dividing the body into RIGHT and LEFT SIDES

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sagittal plane

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HORIZONTAL field dividing the body into SUPERIOR and INFERIOR portions

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transverse plane

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lesson 2

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around the NAVAL, what region?

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unbilical region

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lesson 2

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to the RIGHT and LEFT of the UMBILICAL region, near the waist

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lumbar regions

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lesson 2

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SUPERIOR to the UMBILICAL region

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epigastric region

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lesson 2

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to the RIGHT and LEFT of the EPIGASTRIC region

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hypochondriac regions

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lesson 2

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INFERIOR to the UMBILICAL region

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hypogastric region

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lesson 2

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to the RIGHT and LEFT of the HYPOGASTRIC region, near the GROIN

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iliac regions

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SEMI-SITTING position with SLIGHT ELEVATION of the KNEES

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fowlers position

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lesson 2

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SITTING UPRIGHT in a chair or in a bed SUPPORTED by PILLOWS BEHIND NECK. sometines the patient tilts forwart resting on a pillow supported by and over head table

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orthopnea position

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LYING on ABDOMEN, facing DOWNWARD

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prone position

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lesson 2

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LYING on BACK, facing UPWARD

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supine position

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lesson 2

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LYING on BACK with BODY TILTED so that the HEAD is LOWER than the FEET

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trendelenburg position

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lesson 2

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LYING on LEFT SIDE with RIGHT KNEE drawn up and with LEFT ARM drawn BEHIND, PARALLEL to the BACK

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sims position

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ant

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anterior

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lesson 2

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AP

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anteroposterior

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inf

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inferior

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lesson 2

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lat

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lateral

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

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lesson 2

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med

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medial

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lesson 2

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PA

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posterior anterior

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lesson 2

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post

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posterior

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lesson 2

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RLQ

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right lower quradrant

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lesson 2

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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lesson 2

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sup

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superior

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localized COLLECTION OF PUS accompanied by SWELLING and INFLAMMATION; can occur in tissues, organs, and contained spaces

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abscess

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lesson 3

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MALIGNANT EPITHELIAL TUMOR arising from the bottom layer of the epidermis called the BASAL layer; it seldom metastasizes, but invades local tissue and often recurs in the same location

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basal cell carcinoma

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lesson 3

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REMOVAL of LIVING TISSUE to be VIEWED under a microscope for diagnostic purposes

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biopsy

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INFLAMMATION of the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE caused by infection; characterized by redness, swelling, and fever

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cellulitis

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lesson 3

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puffy SWELLING of tissue from the ACCUMULATION of FLUID

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edema

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lesson 3

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redness

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erythema

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lesson 3

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inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus characterized by SMALL BLISTERS in CLUSTERS

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herpes

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lesson 3

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INVASION of PATHOGENS in body tissue

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infection

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condition characterized by YELLOW TINGE to the SKIN, mucous membranes, and sclera

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jaundice

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TORN, ragged-edged wound

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laceration

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any visible change in the tissue resulting from injury or disease

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lesion

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circumscribed malformation of the skin, usualy brown, black, or flesch colored (also called a MOLE)

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nevus

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lesson 3

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palenes

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pallor

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lesson 3

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erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure (aka BEDSORE; formerly called decubitus ulcer)

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pressure ulcer

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lesson 3

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malignant growth developing from scalelike epithelial tissue of the surface layer of the epidermis; it invades local tissue and may metastasize. while most commonl appearing on the skin, SqCCA can occur in other parts of the body including mouth, lips, and genitals

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squomous cell carcinoma

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lesson 3

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bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grapelike clusters and can cause skin infections

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staphylococcus

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lesson 3

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bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains and can cause skin infections

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streptococcus

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lesson 3

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BCC

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basal cell carcinoma

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lesson 3

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Bx

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biopsy

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lesson 3

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decub

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pressure ulcer

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lesson 3

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MRSA

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methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

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lesson 3

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RBC

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erythrocyte

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lesson 3

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SqCCA

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spuamous cell carcinoma

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lesson 3

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staph

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staphylococcus

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lesson 3

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strep

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streptococcus

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lesson 3

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WBC

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leukocyte

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lesson 3