Word Lists Arcadia Pa

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organic disease

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relating to an organ

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efficacy

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the power to produce an effect

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remission

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abatement or lessening in severity of symptoms of disease

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palpitate

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forcible pulsation of the heart perceptible to pt; usually with increase in freq, w/ or w/o irregularity in rhythm

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pile

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an individual hemorrhoidal tumor

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ecchymosis

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a purplish patch caused by extravasation of blood into the skin

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extravasate

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to exude or pass out of a vessel into tissues (blood, lymph, urine)

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CC

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a malady, disease, or symptoms; or description of it

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gavage

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feeding by the belly tube

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ascites

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accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity

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pathognomonic

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characteristic or indicative of a disease; denoting 1 or 2 specific symptoms

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uremia

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azotemis; an excess of urea or nitrogenous wastes in the blood

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flatuence

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the presence of an excessive amount of gas in the stomach and/or small intestines

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diaphoresis

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perspiration

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sequela

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a morbid condition following as a consequence of a disease

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nystagmus

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rhythmical oscillation of the eyeballs, horizontal, vertical, or rotary

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somatic

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relating to the soma or trunk; to the body; physical

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vertigo

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a sensation or irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects

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tympany

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low pitched, resonant drum-like sound; note: obtained by percussing the surface of a large air-containing space

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lethargy

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a state of deep or prolonged unconsciousness resembling profound slumbers from which the person can be aroused, but into which he immediately relapses

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benign

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the mild character of an illness or the nonmalignant character of a neoplasm

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claudication

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Charcots' syndrome
a condition c/b ischemia in the legs due to sclerosis with narrowing of the arteries
attacks are characterized by lameness and pain usually brought on by walking

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distress

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mental or physical suffering or anguish

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pan

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all; entire

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transient

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a short-lived cardiac sound having little duration as compared to a murmur

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thrill

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the vibration accompanying a cardiac murmur which can be felt on palpation

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auscultation

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listening to the sounds made by the thoracic or abdominal viscera, by the contracting muscles, by the blood in vessels, by the fetus in utero, or to the sounds in any other internal parts of the body

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pathogenesis

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the mode of origin or development of any disease or morbid process

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prostrate

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marked loss of strength, as in exhaustion

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purulent

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suppurative; suppurating; containing or forming pus

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fasciculation

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involuntary contractions or twitching of groups of muscle fibers; a coarser form of muscular contraction than fibrillations

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syncope

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fainting; a swoon
a sudden fall in BP or of the cardiac systole resulting in cerebral anemia and more or less complete loss of consciousness

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anesthesia

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a state characterized by loss of sensation, the result of pharmacological depression of nerve function or a neurological disease

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shock

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a sudden physical or mental disturbance

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flatus

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expired air; gas in the stomach or SI; eructation.

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somnolent

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sleepy, drowsy, having an inclination to sleep; in a cond. of incomplete sleep; semi-comatose

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regurgitation

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a backward flow

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calculus

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a concentration formed in any part of the body, usually composed of salts of organic and inorganic acids or other material

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edema

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an accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities

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paroxysm

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a sudden spasm or convulsion

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compliance

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the ease (measure of) with which a structure or substance may be deformed; usually a measure of the ease with which a hollow viscous may be distended

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chronic

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of long duration; denoting disease of slow progress and long continuance

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ischemia

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hypoemia; local anemia due to mechanical obstruction to the blood supply

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localized

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restricted or limited to a definite part

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syndrome

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aggregation of S&S associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease

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ictal

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related to or b/c a stroke or seizure

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paralysis

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loss of power of a voluntary muscle through injury or disease of its nerve supply; loss of any function

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anasarca

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a generalized infiltration of edema fluid into SC connective tissue

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obtund

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to dull or blunt; esp. to blunt sensation or deaden pain

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emaciation

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extreme loss of flesh; growing lean

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serology

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the branch of science dealing with serum; esp. with specific immune or lytic serums

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perfusion

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artificial passage of fluid through blood vessels

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viable

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capable of living; denoting a fetus sufficiently developed to live outside the uterus

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flaccid

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relaxed, flabby, without tone

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stupor

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lethargy; unconsciousness

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evisceration

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to disembowel; protrusion of the abdominal viscera through a defect created by wound dehiscence

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acute

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a short and sharp course

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inanition

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exhaustion from lack of food or defect in assimilation

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nocturnal dyspnea

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SOB appearing suddenly at night, waking pt preventing an hr or 2 of sleep; subjective difficulty breathing

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contraction

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a shortening or increase in tension denoting the normal function of muscular tissue; a shrinkage or reduction in size

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exudate

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passage of fluid, often coagulable, or blood cells, into tissues or cavities, esp. as a result of increased vascular permeability

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rales

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a small rhonchus; an adventitious sound of varied character, heard on auscultation of the chest, in disease of lungs or bronchi

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pica

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a depraved or perverted appetite; a hunger for substances not fit for food

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functional disease

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non-organic; ailment is one that is not c/b a structural defect

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angina pectoris

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severe constricting pain in the chest, often radiating from the precordium to the left shoulder and down the arm due to ischemia of the heart muscles, usually c/b coronary disease

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rebound tenderness

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felt when pressure is suddenly released (particularly abd pressure)

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apoplexy

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a classical term for cerebral hemorrhage, thrombus, embolism, or vasospasm; aka stroke or CVA

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cachexia

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a general lack of nutrition and wasting occurring in the course of a chronic disease or emotional disturbance

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anorexia

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diminished appetite or aversion of food

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adventitious

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coming from without, extrinsic; accidental

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radiation (ref to pain)

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the act or condition of diverging in all directions from a center

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prophylaxis

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the prevention of disease; to guard before, take precaution

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dullness

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the character of sound obtained by percussing over a solid part, which is incapable of vibrating

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contracture

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a permanent muscular contraction due to tonic spasm or to loss of muscular equilibrium, the antagonists being paralyzed

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DM

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diabetes mellitus
A metabolic disease in which carb utilization is reduced and that of lipid/prot is enhanced; c/b def of insulin and characterized in more severe form by glycosuria, water and lyte loss, ketoacidosis, and coma; chr. complications include neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, and generalized degenerative changes in large and small blood vessels

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percussion

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dx'tic procedure designed to determine the density of a part by means of tapping the surface with a finger or presser

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hematemesis

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vomiting of blood

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fissure

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a deep furrow, cleft, or split

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sign

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any abnormality indicative of a disease discoverable by the physician as his exam; objective sx of a disease

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sepsis

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the presence of various pus-forming or other pathogenic organisms, or their toxins in the blood or tissues

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insufficiency

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lack of completeness of function or of power

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parity

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the state of having given birth to an infant or infants, alive or dead

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hemoptysis

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pulmonary hemorrhage; the spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes

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fetid

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foul-smelling

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constriction

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binding or contracting of a part, stricture, stenosis

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aneurysm

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circumscribed dilation of an artery or blood-containing tumor, connecting directly with the lumen of an artery

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obesity

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fattiness, corpulence; an abnormal increase of fat in the SC connective tissue

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DI

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chronic excretion of very large amt of pale urine of low SG, accompanied by extreme thirst; it ordinarily results from inadequate output of pituitary ADH, though it may be mimicked as a result of excessive fluid intake in emotionally disturbed individuals

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shunt

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to change direction, divert

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formication

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an abnormal sensation resembling that made by insects creeping in or on the skin

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melena

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passage of dark colored or tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices

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resonance

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the sound obtained on percussing a part that can vibrate freely

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apex

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the extremity of a conical or pyramidal structure

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prosthesis

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a fabricated substitute for a missing part of the body

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atelectasis

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airlessness of the lungs due to failure of expansion or reabsorption of air from alveoli

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insidious

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denoting a disease that progresses with few or no symptoms to indicate its gravity

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transudate

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term given to solvents and solutes that pass through membranes, such as the capillary wall, as a result of difference in hydrostatic pressure; the solvent filters through, and carries with it any solutes to which the membrane is permeable

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stridor

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a high-pitched, noisy respiration like the blowing of winder; a sx of respiratory obst. esp. the trachea and larynx

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fistula

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a pathologic sinus or abnormal passage leading from an abscess cavity or a hollow organ, to the surface or from one organ to another

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occlusion

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the act of closing or the state of being closed

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broad spectrum

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a term indicating a broad range of activity of an antibiotic against a wide variety microorganisms

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murmur

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soft sound, like that made by a somewhat forcible expiration such as the mouth opening; heard on auscultation of the heart, lungs, or blood vessels

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crepitation

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1. crackling; the quality or sound of a rale, which resembles noise, heard on rubbing hair between fingers
2. the sensation felt on placing the hand over the seat of a fracture when the broken ends of the bones are moved, or over tissue in which gas gangrene is present
3. noise or vibration produced by rubbing bone or irregular cartilage surfaces together as by movement of patella

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bruit

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an ausculatory sound, esp an abnormal one

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paresthesis

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an abnormal, spontaneous sensation, such as burning, prickling, tingling, or tickling

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micturition

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urination, the desire to urinate or frequent urination

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differential diagnosis

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the determination of which of two or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which the pt is suffering

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symptom

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any morbid phenomenon or departure from the normal in fx, appearance, or sensation, experienced by the pt and indicative of disease; subjective sign of disease

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nuchal

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the nape of the neck, back of the neck

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catarrh

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simple inflammation of a mucus membrane; properly, chronic rhinitis