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CLT 3040 > L 5 Analyze & Define > Flashcards

L 5 Analyze & Define Flashcards

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achromatosis

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the condition of being without natural pigmentation

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agnosia

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inability to recognize or comprehend sights, sounds, words, or other sensory information

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amniography

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radiography of the fetus for abnormalities after injection of a water-soluble contrast medium into the amniotic sac

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anaphylaxis

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sudden, severe, allergic reaction against something

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anoxia

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absence of oxygen, complete oxygen deprivation

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aphemia

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aphasia in which patients know what they want to say but cannot say it because of their inability to coordinate the muscles controlling speech

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ascus

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a saclike spore case in which ascospored, typically eight, are formed

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barylaxia

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indistinct, husky speech due to imperfect articulation resulting from a disorder of the central nervous system

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bradylexia

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abnormal slowness of reading that cannot be attributed to lack of intelligence

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cholemesis

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bile in the vomitus

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chromophobia

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a persistent, irrational fear of colors and is usually a conditioned response

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dermatophyte

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a fungal parasite thay grows in or on the skin

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diaphragmitis

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inflammation of the diagphragm

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dipsophobia

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a phobia of drinking, especially alcohol

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dysacousia

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difficulty in hearing

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dysmnesia

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any impairment to memory

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echogram

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the record obtained by use of ultrasonography

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edema

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swelling in a local or generalized area in the body where tissues contain an excessive amount of fluid in the interstitial spaces

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emetic

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an agent that produces vomiting

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hypophrenia

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below average intelligence before the age of 18

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lalopathology

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the science of speech disorders and pathology

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laparocholecystotomy

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obsolete term for cholecystotomy (incision of the gallbladder)

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leikopoiesis

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a form of hematopoiesis where white blood cells are formed

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logagnosia

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type of aphasia in which words are seen but not identified with respect to their meaning

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monophasia

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inability to utter anything but one word or phrase repeatedly

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myelopoiesis

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development of bone marrow or formation of cells derived from bone marrow

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neostomy

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surgical formation of artificial opening into an organ or between two organs

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nephremphraxis

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obstruction in the renal vessels

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osteophyte

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a bony outgrowth, usually branched in shape

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oxyacusis

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abnormal sensitivity to sound, especially when hearing is abnormally acute

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oxyesthesia

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abnormal acuteness of sensation

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paracentesis

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the perforation of a cavity of the body or of a cyst or similar outgrowth, especially with a hollow needle to remove fluid or gas

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paranoid

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pertaining to or resembling paranoia

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paraphemia

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partial aphasia in which the patient uses wrong words, or uses words in wrong and senseless combinations

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parorexia

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an abnormal craving for unusual foods

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periphrenitis

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inflammation of the structures around the diaphragm

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phage

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a virus that infects and lyses bacteria

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phagocytosis

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a three-stage process in which phagocytes engulf and destroy harmful microorganisms

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phoniatrics

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the medical study of the voice and treatment of its disorders

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phrenicotomy

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cutting of the phrenic nerve to immobilize a lung by inducing paralysis of one side

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physical

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pertaining to nature or material things

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physiognosis

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diagnosis of disease based on a study of facial appearance or bodily habitus

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polyphrasia

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extreme talkativeness

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psychochromesthesia

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color sensation produced by the stimulus of a sense organ other than that of vision

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saprobe

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any organism living on decayed or dead organic matter

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saprophyte

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any organism living on decaying or dead organic matter

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stearodermia

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a disease of the sebaceous glands of the skin

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steatoma

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a fatty tumor

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tachyphasia

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excessive volubility or rapidity of speech, as seen in mania and some other psychotic illnesses

50
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toxophylaxin

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a substance that neutralizes bacterial toxins

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