Nur 101 Mlb Chp 1 Intro To Med Term 8-6-16

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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.