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25 Cards in this Set
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Phalanx |
Any one of the bones of the fingers or toes |
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Prognosis |
Prediction as to probable outcome of a disease or injury |
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Prophylanx |
Guarding against injury or disease |
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Proprioception |
The sensory awareness of a joints position |
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Proximal |
Nearest to the point of reference |
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Quadriplegia |
Paralysis of all four limbs |
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Residual |
The remaining amount |
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Rhinitis |
The common cold (running nose) |
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Scoliosis |
Lateral and/or rotary curvature of the spine |
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Seizure |
Sudden onset of uncoordinated muscle activities and changes in consciousness lasting an unpredictable time |
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Spasm |
Transitory muscle contractions |
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Sublaxation |
Partial or incomplete dislocation of an articulation |
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Symptom |
Subjective evidence of an abnormal situation within the body |
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Syndrome |
Group of typical symptoms or conditions that characterize a deficiency or disease |
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Systolic |
The blood pressure exerted by the pumping of the heart |
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Tachycardia |
Rapid or abnormally high pulse rate |
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Tendinitis |
Inflammation of a tendon |
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Thermotherapy |
Therapeutic use of heat |
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Tinnitus |
Ringing in the ears |
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Valgus |
Angulation of the body outward Away from midline |
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Varus |
Angulation of the body inward Toward midline |
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Vasoconstriction |
Decrease in diameter of a blood vessel resulting in a decreased blood flow |
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Vasodilation |
Increase in the diameter of a blood vessel resulting in an increased blood flow |
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Viscera |
Internal abdominal organs |
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Volar |
Pertaining to the palm or sole |
