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34 Cards in this Set
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Pyrexia
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Fever
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Pyr/o
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Fire
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Auscultation
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Listening to body sounds, which usually involves the use of a stethoscope
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Palpation
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Examination by feeling
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Percussion
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Examination by tapping the surface to determine density of a body area
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Venipuncture
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Withdrawing blood from the vein
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Asymptomatic
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Without signs of disease
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Atraumatic
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Pertaining to, resulting from, or caused by a noninjurious route
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Clinical
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Visible, readily observed (pertaining to treatment)
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Contract
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To catch a disease
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Epidemiology
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Study of relationships to determine the frequency and distribution of diseases
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Etiology
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Study of disease causes
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Excessive
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More than normal
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Focus
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Localized region
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Germ
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Any pathogenic microorganism (but especially bacterial or viral)
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Incidence
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Number of NEW cases of disease occurring in a population at a certain time
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Labile
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Unstable
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Lethal
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Causing death
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Morbid
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Afflicted with disease
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Morbidity
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Ratio of diseased animals to well animals in a population
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Moribund
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Near death
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Mortality
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Ratio of diseased animals that die to diseased animals that live in a certain population
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Palliative
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Able to relieve a condition but not cure it
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Phobia
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Extreme fear
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Prevalence
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Number of cases of disease occuring in a population at a certain time
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Prophylaxis
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Prevention
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Sequela
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Condition occurring as a consequence of another condition
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Subclinical
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Without showing signs of disease
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Susceptible
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Lacking resistance
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Swollen
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Enlarged by fluid retention
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Transmissible
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Ability to transfer from one animal to the next
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Transmission
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Transfer from one animal to the next
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Endoscopy
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Visual examination of the interior of a body cavity by means of an endoscope
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Radiography
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Procedure using radiation to show the internal body structures of an animal in profile
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