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26 Cards in this Set
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Abdomen |
Area between the chest and the hips that contains the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen |
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Adhesion |
A band of scar tissue that joins normally separated internal body structures, most often after surgery, inflammation, or injury in the area |
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Adnexa |
Conjoined, subordinate, or associated anatomic parts |
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Amniotic fluid |
Clear liquid that surrounds and protects the fetus throughout pregnancy |
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Anesthesiologist |
Specialist who administers anesthetics (drugs or other agents to prevent or relieve pain during medical procedures) to a patient before being treated |
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Angiography |
X-ray that uses dye injected into arteries so that blood circulation can be studied |
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Angioplasty |
The use of a small balloon on the tip of a catheter inserted into a blood vessel to open up an area of blockage inside the vessel |
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Anteroposterior |
In x-ray imaging, taken or viewed from front to back |
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Aortic aneurysm |
Swelling of the main blood vessel leaving the heart |
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Appendectomy |
Surgical removal of the vermiform appendix |
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Arthroscopy |
A minimally invasive diagnostic and treatment procedure used for conditions of a joint |
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Basic metabolic panel |
A group of eight tests used as a general screening tool |
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Bilateral |
Affecting both sides of the body |
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Brain lesion |
A destructive change in brain tissue, such as a wound, injury or inflammation |
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Carotid artery |
The major artery in the neck that supplies blood to the brain |
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Carpal tunnel |
Passageway in the wrist through which nerves and the flexor muscles of the hands pass |
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Cautery |
Instrument or substance used to destroy tissue by burning it with a hot iron, electric current, caustic, or by freezing it |
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Clostridium difficile (c dif) |
An intestinal bacteria that can be detected by a culture |
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Cellulitis |
Subcutaneous inflammation of connective tissue |
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Cervical spine |
The area of the spinal cord located in the neck |
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Cervix |
Relating to the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb) located between the bladder and the rectum |
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Cholecystectomy |
Surgical removal of the gallbladder |
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Colon |
Large intestine |
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Comorbidity |
Existing simultaneously with and usually independently of another medical condition |
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Coronary bypass |
Surgical procedure in which a healthy blood vessel is transplanted from another part of the body into the heart to replace a diseased vessel |
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Coronary catheterization |
Minimally invasive produces that accesses coronary circulation and blood-filled chambers of the heart using a catheter |
