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30 Cards in this Set
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What is the term for a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterine cavity?
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ectopic
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What is the term that refers to shrinkage of muscle tissue due to decrease in activity?
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atrophy
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What term refers to the normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow?
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hematopoiesis
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Symptoms that are experienced and described by the patient but not
observed by others are referred to as what? |
subjective
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What are symptoms that are perceptible to others called?
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objective
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What is a prefix meaning "without or not"?
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a
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What do the initials COPD stand for?
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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What is the term pertaining to an agent that destroys or damages tissue cells?
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cytotoxic
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What is the medical term for double vision?
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diplopia
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What is the medical term for incontinence of urine, especially at night, or bed-wetting?
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enuresis
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What is the medical term for excessive gas in the digestive system?
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flatulence
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What term describes a disease or condition without a known cause?
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idiopathic
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What do the initials REM stand for?
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rapid eye movement
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What term describes the process in which two organs, substances, or
agents work simultaneously to enhance the function and effect of one another? |
synergy
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What medical term describes ringing in the ears?
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tinnitus
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What is an organic substance that initiates and accelerates a chemical reaction?
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enzyme
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What is a muscle which draws a part away from the median plane of the body called?
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abductor
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What is the medical term that means fatty or pertaining to fat?
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adipose
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What is the chemical symbol or abbreviation for silver?
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Ag (the A must be capitalized)
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What is the medical term meaning absence or loss of hair?
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alopecia
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What term refers to the cessation of breathing?
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apnea
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What term refers to the accumulation of serous fluid (edema) in the peritoneal cavity?
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ascites
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What term refers to a sensation preceding a seizure?
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aura
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What is the term by which any substance that produces or incites cancer is known?
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carcinogen
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What is a substance which speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
without itself being permanently altered in the reaction called? |
catalyst
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What is the medical term for a bluish, grayish, or slatelike discoloration
of the skin due to oxygen deficiency called? |
cyanosis
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What is the medical term meaning evacuation of the bowels?
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defecation
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What term refers to the division of sex cells?
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meiosis
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What term means closed, plugged, or obstructed?
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occluded
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What term refers to a foreign substance or thrombus that circulates in the blood stream until it becomes lodged in a vessel?
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embolus (must be exact)
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