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Chapter 7
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
01/26/2014

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Surgical position in which patient’s head is low and the body and legs are on an elevated and inclined plane
Definition
Trendelenburg
Term
Pertaining to the use of an x-ray device that allows the surgeon to visualize on a screen the internal area in which the procedure is being done
Definition
fluoroscopic
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Injection of an agent into a vein
Definition
intravenous
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Probable outcome
Definition
prognosis
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Windpipe
Definition
trachea
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Loss of feeling or sensation; may be general, regional, local, or topical
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anesthesia
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Clotting of blood or hardening of tissue
Definition
coagulation
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Beneath the skin
Definition
subcutaneous
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Exposure of the viscera through the edges of a totally separated wound
Definition
evisceration
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Uncontrolled bleeding
Definition
hemorrhage
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