Chapter 2 Flashcards
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Fistula
Abnormal passage between organs
Fissure
Cracklike sore of skin
Diagnosis
Infection of a disease
General discomfort
Malaise
Prediction of disease outcome
Prognosis
Surgical removal of appendix
Appendectomy
Pain in joints
Arthralgia
Creation of a artificial excretory opening between colon surface
Colostomy
Study of ears nose throat
Otoehinolaryngology
Skin doctor
Dermatologist
Localized response to injury
Inflammation
Pain is classified as
Symptom
Medical screening
Triage
Torn or jagged wound
Laceration
Rotating arm so palm is forward or upward
Supination
Pathologic change of tissue due to injury
Lesion
Examination technique when examiners hands are used to feel
Palpation
Higher than normal blood pressure
Hypertension
Pathologic change in doses in the spinal cord
Myelopathy
Above ribs
Supracostal
Objective evidence of disease
Sign
Pertaining to virus
Viral
Pounding racing heart
Palpitation
Rapid onset
Acute