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15 Cards in this Set
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Acronym
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A word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase ex: DNR = do no resuscitate
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Acute
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Abrupt, severe onset
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Chronic
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Developing slowly and lasting for a long time
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Combining forms
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Word roots with their respective combining vowels
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Decodeable terms
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Word parts that can be used together to assemble a definition
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Diagnosis
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The disease or condition that is named after a healthcare professional evaluates a pt's signs, symptoms and history
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Eponym
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Terms that are named after a person or place ex: Alzheimer's disease or achilles tendon
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Non Decodeable term
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Terms that are not composed of word parts that can be used to assemble a definition
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Prefixes
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Word parts that sometimes appear at the beginning of a term
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Prognosis
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A prediction of a probable outcome of a disease or disorder
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Signs
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An objective finding of a disease state ex: fever, rash
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Suffix
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Word parts that appear at the end of a term
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Symptom
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Word parts that appear at the end of a term
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Symptoms
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A subjective report of a disease ex: pain, itching, throbbing, aching
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Word root
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A word origin
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