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Ch 29 Medical Terminology
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Court Reporting
Professional
10/17/2014

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a commonly used tissue fixative which is used to facilitate tissue preparation for microscopic study
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formaldehyde
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a -- uses a cylindrical instrument to obtain a plug of tissue for examination
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punch biopsy
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a malignancy still within the original area of growth is
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in situ
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the study of the causes of disease, or the cause of a disease, is
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etiology
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a morgue attendant
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diener
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the stiffening of the muscles that comes on within a few hours after death and passes off after another few hours is
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rigor mortis
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a -- is used to identify a patient's body at the morgue
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toe tag
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a material spread thinly over a microscopic slide for examination
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smear
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feelings of anxiety or fear that lead to maladaptive use of mechanisms
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neuroses
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an uncontrollable repetitious act
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compulsion
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