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28 Cards in this Set
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ACUTE |
sudden on set, severe, sharp |
right away |
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ABDUCT |
to move away from the body |
u would do this when u are made at someone |
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ADDUCT |
to move toward the body |
u would do this when u are going to say hi to someone |
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ADL |
activities of daily living |
what u do every day |
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AMBULATE |
walk |
u love to do this everyday |
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ASEPTIC |
free from pathogenic(harmful) oraganism |
free from harmful germs |
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ASPIRATION |
to draw in or out by suction |
to suck out blood or body fluid
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CHF |
congestive heart failure |
the heart is not able to pomp blood |
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CHRONIC |
long,drawn out, long duration |
this word means long |
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CODE |
someone has stopped breathing |
this word is used when someone faints |
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CYANOTIC |
bluish color |
this word has to do with a color |
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DEMENTIA |
irreversible(usually)condition of deterioration of the mind |
lose of mine this word usually happen to old ppl |
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EDEMA |
excess fluid in a body tissue |
water in a tissue |
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EXACERBATION |
worsening of symptom |
this word is happens when u are sick and it get worse then better |
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FOOT DROP |
the person loses the ability to flex the foot toward the body |
this happens when when u cant move your foot |
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GRADUATE |
a measuring device |
use this to measure things like water and milk ect. |
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NECROSIS |
death of an area of tissue |
when a tissue dies |
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OMBUDSMAN |
person to advocates for the residents |
looking after someone |
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PERINEAL |
area around the gentials |
the area around the private part |
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PROSTHESIS |
artificial body part |
extra body parts |
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ROM |
range of motion |
exercise machine
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SPUTUM |
material coughed up from the lungs |
stuff that comes out when u cough |
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STERILE |
free of organisms |
no germs |
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TERMINAL |
near or approaching the end |
close to then end of death |
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TIA |
transient ischemic attack |
when the blood gets blocked and cant move |
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MS |
(multiple sclerosis) disease of the central nervous system, communication between the brain and other parts of the body is disrupted |
when u have a disease in your nerves |
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SYMPTOMS |
muscle weakness in the extremities and difficulty with coordination and balance MS can produce partial or complete paralysis |
disease
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VOID |
to urinate |
to pee |
