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66 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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To lessen, decrease, or cease
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Abnormal
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Pertaining to away from the normal or rule
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Abscess
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Localized collection of pus
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Acute
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Sudden, sharp, severe, a disease that has a sudden onset,
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Adhesion
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Process of being stuck together
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Afferent
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Carrying impulses toward a center
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Ambulatory
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Condition of being able to walk, not confined to a bed
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Antidote
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Substance given to counteract poisons and their effects
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Antipyretic
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Pertaining to an agent that is used to lower an elevated body temperature (fever)
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Antiseptic
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A technique or product used to prevent or limit infections
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Antitussive
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Pertaining to an agent that works against coughing
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Apathy
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Condition in which one lacks feelings and emotions and is indifferent
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Asepsis
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Without decay, sterile, free from all living microorganisms
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Autoclave
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Apparatus used to sterilize articles under pressure
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Autonomy
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Condition of being self-governed, to function independently
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Axillary
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Pertaining to the armpit
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Biopsy
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Surgical removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination
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Cachexia
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Condition of ill health, malnutrition, and wasting.
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Centigrade
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Referring to a thermometer scale of 100 degrees
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Centimeter
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A metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
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Centrifuge
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Device used in laboratory to separate solids from liquids
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Chemotherapy
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Treatment for cancer using chemical agents
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Chronic
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A disease that continues over a long time, showing little change in symptoms or course
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Diagnosis
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Determination of the cause and nature of a disease
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Diaphoresis
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To carry through sweat glands, profuse sweating
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Disease
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An abnormal condition of the body that presents a series of symptoms that sets it apart from normal
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Disinfectant
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Chemical substance that can be applied to objects to destroy pathogenic microorganisms
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Efferent
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Carrying impulses away from a center
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Empathy
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State of understanding the feelings, emotions, and behavior of another person
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Epidemic
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Pertaining to among people, the widespread rapid occurrence of an infectious disease
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Etiology
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Study of causes of disease
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Excision
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Process of cutting out, surgical removal
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Febrile
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Pertaining to having fever
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Gram
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Unit of weight in the metric system
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Heterogeneous
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Pertaining to a different formation, composed of unlike substances
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Illness
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State of being sick
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Incision
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Process of cutting into
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Kilogram
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Unit of weight in the metric system
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Liter
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Unit of volume in the metric system
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Macroscopic
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Pertaining to objects large enough to be examined by the naked eye
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Malaise
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Feeling of discomfort, uneasiness; often felt by a patient who has a chronic disease
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Malformation
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Process of being badly shaped, deformed
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Malignant
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Pertaining to the spreading process of cancer from one area of the body to another area
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Maximal
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Pertaining to the greatest possible quantity, number, or degree
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Microgram
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Unit of weight in the metric system
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Microorganism
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Small living organisms that are not visible to the naked eye
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Microscope
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Instrument used to view small objects
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Milligram
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Unit of weight in the metric system .001
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Milliliter
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Unit of volume in the metric system
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Minimal
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Pertaining to the least possible quantity,number
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Multiform
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Occurring in or having many shapes
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Necrosis
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Condition of tissue death
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Neopathy
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New disease
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Oncology
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Study of tumors
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Pallor
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Paleness, lack of color
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Palmar
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Pertaining to the palm of the hand
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Paracentesis
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Surgical puncture of a body cavity for fluid removal
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Prognosis
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Predicting the course of a disease and the recovery rate
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Prophylactic
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Pertaining to preventing or protecting against disease
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Pyrogenic
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Pertaining to the production of heat -fever
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Radiology
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Study of radioactive substances
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Rapport
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Relationship of understanding between two individuals, especially between patient and doctor
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Syndrome
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Combination of signs and symptoms occurring together that characterize a specific disease
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Thermometer
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Instrument used to measure degree of heat
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Topography
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Description of a body part in relation to the anatomic region in which it is located
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Triage
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Sorting and classifying of injuries to determine priority of need and treatment.
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