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71 Cards in this Set
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Contraindicated |
- not to be performed or used |
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Contralateral |
- pertaining to or situated on the opposite side |
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Dehydration |
- excessive loss of water |
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Debilitation |
- loss of condition and strength; weakness |
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Diarrhea |
- discharge through the bowels |
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Dialysis |
- separation of wastes from the blood |
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Disease |
- illness |
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Disarticulation |
- separation of a joint |
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Hemiglossectomy |
- partial removal of the tongue (one side of the tongue) |
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Hemiplegia |
- paralysis on one side of the body |
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Semiconscious |
- partially conscious |
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Panleukopenia |
- lower than normal number of ALL TYPES of white blood cells |
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Panosteitis |
- inflammation of ALL the bones |
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Percutaneous |
- through the skin |
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Pericardium |
- a membrane that surrounds the heart |
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Periosteum |
- tissue that forms the outer covering of the bone |
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Perianal |
- around the anus |
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Polioencephalitis |
- inflammation of the grey matter of the brain
(polio - pertains to grey matter & spinal cord) (encephal - brain) (Itis - inflammation) |
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Pathology |
- study of diseases |
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Pseuorabies |
- a viral disease affecting mainly pigs and rodents. "Fake" rabies |
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Pseudocyesis |
- false pregnancy |
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Pyothorax |
- pus in the thoracic cavity |
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Pyuria |
- pus in the urine |
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Autopsy |
- a post mortem exam performed by one human on another human |
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Autoimmune |
- the immune system recognizes its own tissues as foreign |
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Bifurcation |
- branching into two |
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Congenital |
- with birth |
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Epithelium |
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Insomnia |
- not sleeping |
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Mesoderm |
- middle layer of cells in embryo between ectoderm and endoderm |
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Metastasis |
- beyond control |
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Metamorphosis |
- change in appearance |
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Paralysis |
- loss of voluntary movement or mobility |
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Parathyroid |
- beside the thyroid gland |
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Synthesis |
- put together to form |
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Syndrome |
- a group of signs that occur together for a particular disease |
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Symmetry |
- even or equal in size or shape |
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Symphysis |
- plate of cartilage uniting bony surfaces like the pubic symphysis |
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Transfusion |
- introduction of whole blood or blood components into the bloodstream from one individual to another |
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Ultrasonic |
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Acute |
- severe or of short duration |
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Cardiac |
- pertaining to the heart |
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Renal |
- pertaining to the kidney |
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Neural |
- pertaining to the nervous system |
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Peritoneal |
- pertaining to the peritonium |
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Ovarian |
- pertaining to the ovary |
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Lumbar |
- pertaining to the loin |
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Glandular |
- pertaining to the glands |
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alimentary |
- pertaining to the GI tract |
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Axillary |
- pertaining to the axilla
Axilla: space below the shoulder through which vessels and nerves enter and leave the upper arm; a person's armpit. |
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Laryngeal |
- pertaining to the larynx |
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Enteric |
- pertaining to the intestines |
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Gastric |
- pertaining to the stomach |
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Chronic |
- persisting for a long time |
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Uterine |
- pertaining to the uterus |
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Cutaneous |
- pertaining to the skin |
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Mucous |
- pertaining to mucus |
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Sebaceous |
- pertaining to the sebum |
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Nephrotic |
- pertaining to the kidneys |
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Posterior |
- pertaining to the rear of the body |
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Adipose |
- pertaining to fat |
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Mastectomy |
- surgical removal of the mammary glands |
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Cholyecystectomy |
- surgical removal of the gall bladder |
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Gastropexy |
- fixation of the stomach to the abdominal wall |
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Rhinoplasty |
- surgical repair of the nose |
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Arthroplasty |
- surgical repair of a joint |
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Colostomy |
- surgical creation of a new opening from the colon to the surface of the body |
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Tracheostomy |
- surgical creation of a new opening from the trachea to the surface of the body |
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Gastroduodenostomy |
- a new opening is made between stomach and duodenum |
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Laparotomy |
- and incision in the abdomen |
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Lithotripsy |
- crushing of a stone (in the kidney, urinary bladder, gall bladder). |
