Need To Know Terms Week 4

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Babinski Reflex

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a reflex extension of the great toe with flexion of the other toes, evoked by stroking the sole of the foot: normal in infants but otherwise denoting central nervous system damage.

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Extinction

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the process of eliminating or reducing a conditioned response by not reinforcing it

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Nephrostomy

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the surgical formation of an opening between a renal pelvis and the outside of the body

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Proprioceptors

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a sensory receptor that is located deep in the tissues (as in skeletal or heart muscle, tendons, the gastrointestinal wall, or the carotid sinus) and that functions in proprioception (as in response to changes of physical tension or chemical condition within the body)

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Reflex

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an automatic and often inborn response to a stimulus that involves a nerve impulse passing inward from a receptor to the spinal cord and thence outward to an effector (as a muscle or gland) without reaching the level of consciousness and often without passing to the brain

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Romberg's Sign

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a diagnostic sign of tabes dorsalis and other diseases of the nervous system consisting of a swaying of the body when the feet are placed close together and the eyes are closed

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Specific Gravity

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the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (as pure water) taken as a standard when both densities are obtained by weighing in air

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Stereognosis

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ability to perceive or the perception of material qualities (as shape) of an object by handling or lifting it : tactile recognition

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Stoma

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an artificial permanent opening especially in the abdominal wall made in surgical procedures

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Ureterostomy

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surgical creation of an opening on the surface of the body for the ureters

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Gastrostomy

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the surgical formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach

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Ileostomy

Back 12

surgical formation of an artificial anus by connecting the ileum to an opening in the abdominal wall

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Ingestion

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to take in for or as if for digestion

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Proprioceptors

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a sensory receptor that is located deep in the tissues (as in skeletal or heart muscle, tendons, the gastrointestinal wall, or the carotid sinus) and that functions in proprioception (as in response to changes of physical tension or chemical condition within the body)

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Reflex

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an automatic and often inborn response to a stimulus that involves a nerve impulse passing inward from a receptor to the spinal cord and thence outward to an effector (as a muscle or gland) without reaching the level of consciousness and often without passing to the brain

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Romberg's Sign

Back 16

a diagnostic sign of tabes dorsalis and other diseases of the nervous system consisting of a swaying of the body when the feet are placed close together and the eyes are closed

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Specific Gravity

Back 17

the ratio of the density of a substance to the density of some substance (as pure water) taken as a standard when both densities are obtained by weighing in air

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Stereognosis

Back 18

ability to perceive or the perception of material qualities (as shape) of an object by handling or lifting it : tactile recognition

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Stoma

Back 19

an artificial permanent opening especially in the abdominal wall made in surgical procedures

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Ureterostomy

Back 20

surgical creation of an opening on the surface of the body for the ureters

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Gastrostomy

Back 21

the surgical formation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach

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Ileostomy

Back 22

surgical formation of an artificial anus by connecting the ileum to an opening in the abdominal wall

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Ingestion

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to take in for or as if for digestion

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Jejunostomy

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A surgical operation to create an opening of the jejunum (a part of the (a part of the small intestine) to a hole (stoma) in the abdomen.

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Nasogastric Tube

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A tube that is passed through the nose and down through the nasopharynx and esophagus into the stomach

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Ostomy

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An operation to create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside.

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Parenteral Nutrition

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Intravenous feeding. Also called parenteral alimentation.

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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a surgical procedure for placing a tube for feeding without having to perform an open operation on the abdomen (laparotomy). It is used in patients who will be unable to take in food by mouth for a prolonged period of time.

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Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy

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(PEJ) A surgical procedure for placing a feeding tube into the jejunum (part of the small intestine) without having to perform an open laparotomy (an operation opening the abdomen). The aim of PEJ is to feed a patient who cannot swallow.