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25 Cards in this Set
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Adipose |
Fatty |
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Afferent |
Sensory neurons that receive messages |
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Amputation |
Removal of a body part |
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Anemia |
Condition in which there is a reduction in red blood cells |
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Anterior |
Before or in front of |
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Anuria |
Absence of urine formation |
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Anxiety |
Uneasiness or dread |
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Aphasia |
Unable to express oneself |
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Apnea |
Cessation of breathing |
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Atherosclerosis |
Plague deposits in arteries |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Loss of elasticity / hardening of the walls |
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Atrophy |
To waste away |
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Contracture |
Abnormal shortening of muscles |
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Cyanosis |
Blueness or purple discoloration of skin |
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Decubitus |
A bedsore |
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Disinfect |
Free from infection by chemical means |
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Distal |
Furthest from the center |
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Douche |
Vaginal irrigation |
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Duodenum |
First position of the small intestine |
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Dyspepsia |
Indigestion |
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Dysuria |
Difficult of painful urination |
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Efferent |
Conducting away from the center |
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Embolus |
A foreign substance , blood clot , fat globule , of piece of tissue |
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Exacerbation |
An aggravation of symptoms or increase in severity |
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Extension |
Straightening of a flexed limb |
