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02/13/2013
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Down's Syndrome is an example of
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Eponym
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Nausea would be an example of a
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Subjective finding
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Part of one's small intestines
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Iieum
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Adeno
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Gland
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Cephalgia
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Headache
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Dys-
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Bad, difficult, painful
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Hypo-
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Deficient, decreased
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Intra-
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Within or inside
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Sub-
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Under, less, below
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Pre-
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Before
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-Itis
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Inflammation
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-necrosis
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tissue death
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing
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Arterio-
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artery
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Sclera
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Hardening
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Oto-
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Ear
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Rhino-
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Nose
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Laryngo-
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Throat
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-ology
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study of
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Erthro-
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Red
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Leuko-
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White
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Cyano-
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Blue
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What is included in a physical exam?
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Palpation, Percussion, Inspection, Ausculation
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If someone at work had the flu, what would be the mode of transmission of the disease?
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Airborne
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A professional who studies the organization of tissues?
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Histologist
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What body plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
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Midsagittal plane
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The reproductive organs are located in what cavity?
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Pelvic
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Antero-
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Front
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Cephalo-
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Head
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Exo-
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Out of
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-stasis
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Control
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-plasia
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formation
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adip-
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fax
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caudo-
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Lower part of the body, tail
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endo-
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within
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Hypertrophy
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Increeased in the bulk of a body part or organ
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Anatomy
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Study of the structure of the body
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Idiopathic
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Illness without known cause
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Prenatal
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Before birth
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Adeno-
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glands
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-sclerosis
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Abnormal harding
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What is included in a physical exam?
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Palpation, Percussion, Inspection, Ausculation
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Opthalmoscope
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Used to view eyes
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Patient lying on their back is what position?
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Supine
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Analgesic refers to what drug?
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relieves pain
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-graphy
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process of producing a picture or record
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pheblo-
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vein
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systolic
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first beat heard- contraction of the heart
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diastolic
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last beat heard
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Ausculation
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Means listening for sounds within the body
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Stethoscope
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used to listen to sounds within the body
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Vital Signs
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Tempature, Pulse, Repiration, and blood pressure
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NPO
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Nothing by mouth
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PRN
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As needed
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TID
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Three times a day
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IM
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intramuscular
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q.h.
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every hour
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c
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with
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Px
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Prognosis
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Hyper-
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excessive, increased
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-thermia
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temperature
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Echo-
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sound
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cardio-
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heart
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CBC
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complete blood count
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Synovial joints
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freely moveable joints
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Shaft of a long bone
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diaphysis
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Common fracture in children?
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greenstick
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Kyphosis
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Curve found in the upper back (Thoracic spine)
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Meniscus is a specialized cartilage found where?
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Knee
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Periosteum
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Fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of the bone
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Malleoulus
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rounded bony protuberance on each side of the ankle
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Ligaments
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Connective tissue attaches bone to bone
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Foramen
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Opening in a bone through blood vessels, nerves and ligaments pass
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Arthro-
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joint
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Chondro-
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cartilage
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Costo-
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Rib
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Cranio-
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skull
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Osteo-
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bone
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-otomy
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surgical incision
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-pathy
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disease
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Oblique
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muscles that fibers are slanted at an angle
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flexion
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decreasing the angle between two bones by bending a limb at the joint
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Internal rotation and medial rotation
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rotate shoulder so that your hand and forearm are pointing to the left
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Cardiac muscle
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striated and involuntary
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Fascio-
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Fascia
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-cele
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hernia, swelling
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myo-
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muscle
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kineso-
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movement, motion
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recto-
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straight
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fascitis
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Inflammation of the fascia
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tendonotomy
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surgical incision of a tendon
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dyskinesia
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distortion or impairment of movement
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paraplegia
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paralized below the waist
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Origin
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Is the less moveable attachment
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capillaries
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smallest of all blood vessels
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aorto-
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aorta
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angio-
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vessel
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hemo-
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blood
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vaso-
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veins
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-tachy
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fast, rapid
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Ischemia
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Insufficient oxygen supply due to a restricted blood flow. Hold back blood
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Bradycardia
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pertaining to a slow heart
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hemostasis
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process through which the body maintains a constant internal environment
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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Hb or HGB
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Hemoglobin
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EKG or ECG
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electrocardiogram
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Angina
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Severe chest pain
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Phlebitis
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Inflammation of a vein
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Varicose vein
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valves in the veins malfunction and allosw blood to pool in the veins, causing them to become adnormally swollen
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Bacteria endocarditis
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inflammation of the lining or valves of the heart caused by the presence of bateria in the bloodstream
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-oma
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tumor, neoplasm
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Oncologist
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physician who specialized in malignant disorders such as tumors and cancer
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Hemolytic
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spleen function that destroying worn-out red blood cells and release their emoglobin for reuse
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Lymphadenitis
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Inflammation of the lymph nodes
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phago-
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to eat, swallow
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lymph vessel
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lymphangio-
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metastasis
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spread within the body
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splenomegaly
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abnormally large spleen
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antigen
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Any substance that the body regards as bing foreign
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viruses
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small infectious agent that live only by invading other cells
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Adenoido
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adenoids
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lymphadeno
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lymph nodes
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lymphango
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lymph vessels
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immuno
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Immune, protect or safe
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thymo-
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thymus
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-rrhaphy
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to suture
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Pituitary gland
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secretes hormones that control the activity of other endocrine glands
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Luteinizing
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hormone that stimulates ovulation in the female
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FSH
 Definition
follice stimulating hormone
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GH
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Growth hormone
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glucagon
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amount of glucose in the bloodstream is increased by what hormone?
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parathyroid
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controls the blood calcium levels
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Thymus gland
 Definition
plays a key role in the immune system
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Thyroid gland
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stimulates metabolism
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Pancreatic gland
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controls blood sugar levels
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Pineal gland
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influences sleep wakefullness cycle
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Type II diabetes
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insulin resistance
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Type I diabetes
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autoimmune insulin deficiency
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Adrenal gland
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controls the electrolytes
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hypothalamus
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regulates body fluids
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