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INR |
International normalized ratio
a test to measure how quickly the blood clots
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NAD |
nothing abnormal detected |
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aPTT |
partial thromboplastin time, a test to measure how quickly the blood clots |
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UE |
upper entremity, arm |
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rehab |
rehabilitation |
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abduction |
away from the midline |
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aneurysm |
a pathological swelling in the walls of a blodd vessel |
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aphasia |
loss of ability to understand or produce language |
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ataxia |
lack of coordination |
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diathesis |
a hereditary predisposition to an illness |
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drift |
the fallinf¿g movement of a limb when the patient cannot support it |
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droop |
hanging downward |
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gait |
walking |
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gallop |
an abnormal heart sound with three or four separate beats |
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glenohumeral joint |
the shoulder joint |
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glide |
the smooth movement of a joint |
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ischemic |
a lack of blood supply to an organ |
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neoplasm |
an abnormal growth of tissue, a tumor |
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occlude |
to block |
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plasticity |
the ability to change shape or function |
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platelet |
a blood cell which takes prt in blood clot formation |
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probe |
a sensor that measures something (often electricity) |
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pronation |
to turn the hand so the palm faces down or back
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radiocarpal joint |
wrist joint |
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rub |
an abnormal heart sound caused by friction between the pericardium and the heart |
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subarachnoid |
below one of the membranes (arachnoid) that covers the brain |
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supination |
to rotate the hand so the pam faces froward |
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thrombus |
a blood clot |
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dorsal |
towards the back of the body |
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temporal |
near temples of skulls |
