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59 Cards in this Set
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andropaise
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male menopause
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circumcision
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surgical removal of the skin covering the tip of the penis
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cochlear implantation
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electric medical device that replaces the function of the damaged inner ear
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cystitis
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inflammation of the bladder
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dementia
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a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking, and social abilities
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fontanel
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a membrane covered opening in bone or between bones
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geriatrics
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the branch of medicine or social science dealing with health and care of old people
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gerontology
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the scientific study of old age. the process aging and particular problems of old people
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incontinence
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lack of control
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macular degeneration
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eye disease that causes vision loss
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menopause
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a natural decline in reproduction hormones when a woman reaches 40 or 50
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myringotomy
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surgical incision into the ear drum to relieve pressure or drain fluid
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neonate
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a newborn child
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organomericul
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an organic compound or a pharmaceutical preparation containing mercury
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phenylketonuria
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a birth defect that causes an amino acid called phenylalanine to build up in the body
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presbycusis
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age related hearing loss
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senile
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a group of thinking and social symptoms that interferes with daily functioning
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supporative
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the formation, the conversion into, process of discharging pus
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tympanostomy
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a small plastic tube inserted into the ear drum to keep the middle ear aerated for a period of time
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ALS
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amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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BS
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blood sugar
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ccr
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creatine clearance
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cl
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chlorine
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ct
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computed tomography
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EEG
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electroencephalogram
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g
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gram
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grav1,2,3
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gravida 123 first second third pregnancy
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ht
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height
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LFT's
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liver function tests
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MCH
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mean corpuscular hemogloban
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pc
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after meals
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PD
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peritoneal dialysis
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PTT
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partial thromboplastin time
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PU
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pregnancy urine
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RHOGAM
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DRUG TO PREVENT RH FACTOR REACTION IN RH negative women
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RNA
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ribonucleic acid
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TAB
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therapeutic abortion
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TLE
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temporal lobe epilepsy
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VC
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vital capacity
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gnos/o
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knowlwdge
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insulin/o
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insulin
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kal/i
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potassium
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-lytic
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reducing, destroying, seperating
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ment/o
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mind, chin
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mon/o
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one single
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narc/o
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numbness stupor sleep
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nid/o
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nest
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-or
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one who
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phall/o
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penis
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phot/o
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light
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-rrhapy
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suture
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-stalsis
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contraction
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supra-
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above upper
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-tropia
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to turn
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-ule
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little small
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ventr/o
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belly side of the body
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-verse
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to turn
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xanth/o
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yellow
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zo/o
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animal life
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