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97 Cards in this Set
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Abcess
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Bag of pus
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Acinus
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grape-like”; clusters of cells that make up a functional entity (i.e the exocrine pancreas)
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Acute
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Following a short and sharp (beginning and ending quickly) course
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Analgesia
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Removal of pain
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Angina
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Pain associated with coronary insufficiency
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Anorexia
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loss of appetite
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Anuria
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no urine flow
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Apnea
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cessation of breathing
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Ashen
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grey color
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Atelectasis
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airless state; lung alveoli devoid of air (i.e. collapsed)
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Atrophy
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decreased size; wasting away
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Azotemia
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accumulation of nitrogenous wastes in blood
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Calculi
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Stones
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Chronic
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Long-term duration
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Cicatrix
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scar
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Clinical Manifestations
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what occurs as a result of disrupted physiological mechanism
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Colic
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Spasmodic pains in the abdomen
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Colloid osmotic pressure
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osmotic pressure due to colloids in fluid (i.e. plasma proteins); aka oncotic
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Compensation
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return to normal of a specific parameter through shift away from normal of other factors
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Cor pulmonale
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primary pulmonary disease leading to right heart failure
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Correction
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everything returns to normal
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Cyanosis
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Bluish color to the skin due to oxygen poor blood
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Diapedisis
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“walking across”; movement of leucocytes through capillary walls
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Diaphoresis
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increased sweating
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Diuresis
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increase urine flow
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Diurnal
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occruing in 24 hour cycles
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dysphoria
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discomfort
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dysphagia
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difficulty swallowing
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dysuria
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difficulty with urination
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ecchymosis
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black and blue spots
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ectopic
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occurrence at an abnormal site
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Edema
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accumulation of free fluid in interstitial space
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Enteritis
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inflammation of the intestine, especially the small intestine
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Episodic
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irregular occurrence of symptoms
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Etiology
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cause
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Exudate
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fluid the exudes (oozes or passes out gradually) from a tissue
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Febrile
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Fever
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Granulation Tissue
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vascularized tissue that replaces the clot in wound clean-up
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Hematocrit
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percentage of cellular elements in blood
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Hematuria
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blood in urine (esp. erythrocytes)
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homeostasis
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maintaining an optimal internal (ECF) environment
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Hypercapnia
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excess carbon dioxide in the blood
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Hyperplasia
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increased number of cells
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Hypertrophy
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increased size of cells
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Hypoxia
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low oxygen in blood
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Latrogenic
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Physician or medicine caused
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Icterus
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Jaundice
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Idiopathic
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of unknown cause
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Infacrtion
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death of tissue
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Insidious
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asymptomatic progress of disease without relation to severity
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Ischemia
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reduction in blood supply to a tissue that may result in cellular injury or death
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Isotonic
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solution that has the same osmotic pressure as body fluids
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Keloid
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nodular mass of hyperplastic scar tissue
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Lesion
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pathological change in tissue; a wound or injury
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Lethargy
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drowsiness; slow to respond
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Malaise
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a feeling of general discomfort; sick
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Margination
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sticking of leucocytes to margins of a blood vessel
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Mole
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a gram molecular weight of any compound; contains 6.023 X 1023 molecules
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Narcosis
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anesthetic-like; stupor
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Necrosis
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pathologic death of cells
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Negative Feedback
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process of returning a disturbed parameter to a steady state
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Nephrolithiasis
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presence of calculi in kidney
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Nocturnal
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events occurring at night
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Obtundation
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decreased sense of pain/awareness
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Oliguria
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reduced urine flow
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Orthopnea
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discomfort on breathing in supine position
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Osmole
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unit of osmotic pressure
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Palpitations
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forcible pulsations of heart perceptible by patient
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Paralytic ileus
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bowel paralysis
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Parameter
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any measured variable
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Parenchymal cell
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major cell type in an organ
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Paresthesia
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tingling, prickling sensation
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Paroxysmal
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sudden onset with short duration
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Pathophysiology
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abnormalities of physiological mechanisms
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Perfusion
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pouring into; blood flow through an organ
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pK
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the pH of a buffer solution when acidic and basic components are equal
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Pneumothorax
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air in thoracic (pleural) cavity
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Polydipsia
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frequent drinking usually because of extreme thirst
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Polyuria
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increased urine flow
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Postprandial
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occurring after a meal
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Proteinuria
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protein in the urine
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Pruritis
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itching
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Purpura
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hemorrhage into the skin
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Pyrogen
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fever-producing substance
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Sclerosis
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hardening of an organ or tissue
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Signs
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any abnormality indicative of disease discoverable by examination
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Sprue
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gluten enteropathy
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Steatorrhea
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passage of large amounts of fat in the feces
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Stress
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condition imposed on the body control mechanisms that may cause disease
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Stressor
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agent responsible for initiating the stress response
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Supine
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horizontal position (face up)
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Symptoms
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patient experiences indicative of disease (subjective signs of illness)
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Syncope
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fainting
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Uremia
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abnormal presence of urinary waste products in blood
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Urolithisis
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presence of calculi anywhere in renal system
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Vasultis
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inflammation of blood vessels
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Xerostoma
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dryness of mouth due to decreased salivary secretion
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