Review 2

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a bronchoscope is a type of

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scope used to see inside the body

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a calorimeter

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measures the amount of heat in a chemical reaction

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a cancer of a muscle or connective tissue is called a

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sarcoma

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a carcinogen produces

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cancer/tumors

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a catheter is a

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thin tube

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a chromphilic substance

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is found in cytoplasm, stains easily

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a chronic disease

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lasts long-term

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a cyst is a

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sac that holds fluid or pus

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a disease that has no known cause is called an

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idiopathic disease

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a hernia is

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part of an organ that pertrudes

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a homeothermic animal retains the same

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temperature

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a lesion is a

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wound

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a lipoma is a

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fatty tumor

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a method for learning control of involuntary responses is called

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biofeedback

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a neoplasm that spreads to other parts of the body is described as

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metastatic

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a nosocomial infection is acquired

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in a hospital

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a photosensitive person is reactive to

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light

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a prolapsed organ has

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dropped

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a radiograph is made with an

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x-ray

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a sonogram is also called an

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echogram

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a stain commonly used in microbiology is named

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gram

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a sudden and severe disease over a short duration is called an

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acute illness

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a symptom is

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a sign of disease

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a synonym for dilation is

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expand/swell

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a toxin is a

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poison

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a word for swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid is

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edema

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a word that means enlargement of the spleen

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splenomegaly

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a word that means separation, dissolving, or destruction is

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lysis

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adenopathy is

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swelling of the glands

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an adenocarcinoma is a tumor of the

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glandular tissue

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an aerobic organism requires

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oxygen

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an analgesic is used to

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relieve pain

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an antipyretic is used to

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reduce fever

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an endotoxin is a

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poison found within a cell

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an oncologist specializes in the study and treatment of

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tumors

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an otoscope is used to examine the

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ears

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any organism capable of causing disease is a

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pathogen

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arteriosclerosis is the

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thickening of the artery walls

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arthroplasty is a

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surgical procedure to restore the function of a joint

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auscultation is accomplished with a

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stethoscope

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binding of pleural membranes is called

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pleurodesis

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biopsy is

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a tissue sample taken to be checked microscopically

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C&S stands for culture and sensitivity, a test done on

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C=germs S=sensitivity to certain medicine

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chlamydia and rickettsia are types of

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viruses

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cryotherapy is treatment using

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cold

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cystitis is

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inflammation of the bladder

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death of tissue is called

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necrosis

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diaphoresis is

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excessive/abnormal of sweating

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examination by touching the surface of the body is

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palpation

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hepatomalacia is

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softening of the liver

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in a hepatorrhaphy, the liver is

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repaired

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in an adenectomy

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the glands are surgically removed

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in blepharoptosis the eyelids

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droop

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in gastropexy, the stomach is

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sutured to the abdominal wall

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in osteoclasis, a bone is

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broken to correct a deformity

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in pachycephaly, the skull is

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abnormally thick

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in retinoschisis, the retina of the eye is

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seperated into 2 layers

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laparoscopy is

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surgery that uses a camera/scope to see inside the abdomen

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lavage is

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washing

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lithotripsy is

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breaking of stones

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malaise is

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general discomfort

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material that escapes from blood vessels as a result of an injury is an

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exudate

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metastasis is

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the spread of cancer

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mycology is the study of

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fungi

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neoplasia is

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abnormal growth of cells or tissues

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pain in the stomach is

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gastralgia

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prevention of disease is

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prophylaxis

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sequelae are

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aftereffects of a disease

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staging is a

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system used to describe the extent of cancer in the body

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syncope means

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fainting

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the etiology of a disease is its

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cause/origin

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the letters TNM relate to

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tumor, nodes, and metastases

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the opposite of tachycardia

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bradycardia

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the prefix in dysentary means

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difficult

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the prefix in endoscope means

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within

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the prefix in malabsortion means

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ill/bad

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the root in empyema means

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pus

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the root in lithiasis means

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stone

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the roots staphyl/o, strept/o, and bacill/o refer to

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bacteria

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the suffix odynia means the same as

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algia, algy, algo

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the suffix in seborrhea means

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sebum

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the term for creating an opening into the trachea is

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tracheostomy

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the term hepatorrhexis describes

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rupture of the liver

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the term hyperbaric refers to

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utilizing greater than normal pressure

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the terms purulent, suppuration, and abscess pertain to

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pus

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the word stasis means

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normal state

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tracheostenosis is

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narrowing of the trachea

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trauma is

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an injury

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when the order is NPO, the patient

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cannot eat or drink

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xerotic conditions are

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dry skin

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what is a phonostethograph

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an instrument that amplifies, filters, and records chest sounds

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what are the different imaging tests

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x-ray, sound/radio waves, radioactove isotopes, magnetic fields

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sepsis is caused by

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bacteria/infection