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| INHERITED ANTIGENS FOUND ON THE SURFACE OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S RED BLOOD CELLS. |
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| A TERM USED TO CHARACTERIZE A TUMOR THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO SPREAD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY AND USUALLY IS COMPOSED OF TISSUE SIMILAR TO ITS TISSUE OF ORIGIN. |
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| THE IMPLANTATION OF SMALL PELLETS OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL TO DESTROY TUMORS. |
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| COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) |
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| A BLOOD TEST THAT MEASURES SPECIFIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE HEMOGLOBIN, HEMATOCRIT, RED BLOOD CELLS, AND WHITE BLOOD CELLS. |
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| AN IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT ALLOWS PHYSICIANS TO OBTAIN CROSS SECTIONAL RADIOGRAPHIC VIES OF THE PATIENT. |
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| A RADIOPAQUE FLUID USED IN RADIATION STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE SHAPE AND DENSITY OF THE ANATOMY. |
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| THE PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE WALLS OF THE BLOOD VESSELS DURING VENTRICULAR CARDIAC CONTRACTION. |
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| A NONINVASIVE ASSESMENT OF THE HEART'S ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY. |
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| MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF BODY CAVITIES USING A FIBEROPTIC LENSED INSTRUMENT. |
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| A COMPONENT OF WHOLE BLOOD THAT PROMOTES CLOTTING. |
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| A RADIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE THAT PROVIDES REAL-TIME IMAGES OF AN ANATOMICAL REGION. |
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| A PROCESS IN WHICH BIOPSY TISSUE IS FROZEN, SLICED, AND EXAMINED MICROSCOPICALLY. |
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| THE RATIO OF RED BLOOD CELLS TO PLASMA. |
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| THE OXYGEN-CARRYING MOLECULE FOUND IN RED BLOOD CELLS. |
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| AN ABNORMALLY LOW SERUM CALCIUM. |
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| AN ABNORMALLY LOW SERUM POTASSIUM. |
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| AN ABNORMALLY LOW SERUM SODIUM. |
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| A FINE NEEDLE USED TO INSTILL A RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE INTO A TUMOR. |
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| MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) |
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| A DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE THAT USES RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNALS AND MAGNETIC ENERGY TO PRODUCE IMAGES. |
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| A TERM USED TO CHARACTERIZE TISSUE THAT SHOWS DISORGANIZED, UNCONTROLLED GROWTH (CANCER). THIS TISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD LOCALLY OR TO DISTANT AREAS OF THE BODY. IT IS THEN TERMED METASTIC. |
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| THE SPREAD OF MALIGNANT OR CANCEROUS CELLS TO A LOCAL OR DISTANT AREA OF THE BODY. |
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| ORTHOSTATIC (POSTURAL) BLOOD PRESSURE |
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| A TECHNIQUE USED TO CHECK THE PATIENT'S BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE UPRIGHT OR RECUMBENT POSITION. |
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| ASSESSING A PART OF THE BODY BY FEELING THE OUTLINE, DENSITY, MOVEMENT, OR OTHER ATTRIBUTES. |
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| POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) |
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| A TYPE OF MEDICAL IMAGING THAT MEASURES SPECIFIC METABOLIC ACTIVITY IN THE TARGET TISSUE. |
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| A MEASUREMENT OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE SYSTOLIC PRESSURE AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURE. THIS CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT SIGN OF METABOLIC DISTURBANCE. |
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| SMALL SEEDS OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL THAT ARE IMPLANTED FOR CANCER TREATMENT. |
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| A SUBSTANCE THAT IS IMPENETRABLE BY X-RAYS (GAMMA RADIATION) |
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| AN INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASSURE BLOOD PRESSURE. |
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| AN INTERNATIONAL METHOD OF CLASSIFYING TISSUE TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF METASTASIS. |
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| THE PRESSURE EXERTED BY BLOOD ON THE WALLS OF VESSELS DURING THE RESTING PHASE OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE. |
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| LITERALLY "THROUGH THE SKIN"; IT REFERS TO A PROCEDURE IN WHICH A NEEDLE OR OTHER MEDICAL DEVICE IS INSERTED FROM OUTSIDE OF THE BODY TO THE INSIDE. |
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| HIGH-FREQUENCY SOUND WAVES USED IN MANY MEDICAL APPLICATIONS. THE IMAGING PRODUCES A PICTURE OF THE TARGET ANATOMY, WHICH IS SHADED BY TISSUE DENSITY. |
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| CARDINAL SIGNS OF WELL BEING; TEMPERATURE, PULSE RESPIRATION, AND BLOOD PRESSURE. THESE ARE MEASURED TO ASSESS A PATIENT'S BASIC METABOLIC STATUS. |
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| SUDDEN ONSET OF DISEASE OR TRAUMA OR DISEASE OF SHORT DURATION, USUALLY 3 WEEKS OR LESS. |
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| REMOVAL OF A SAMPLE OF TISSUE FOR PATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. |
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| USUALLY A BLOOD OR URINE ANALYSIS THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE METABOLISM AND FUNCTION OF THE BODY. |
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| AN ILLNESS THAT HAS CONTINUED FOR MONTHS, WEEKS, OR YEARS. |
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| CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY (C&S) |
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| A MICROBIOLOGICAL STUDY IN WHICH CELLS OR FLUID ARE ALLOWED TO INCUBATE AND THEN ARE TESTED FOR INFECTIVITY AND SENSITIVITY TO AN ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT. |
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| A TEST THAT DETERMINES THE NUMBER OF EACH TYPE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL IN A SPECIMEN OF BLOOD. |
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| A TECHNIQUE THAT USES ULTRASONIC WAVES TO MEASURE BLOOD FLOW IN A VESSEL. |
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| ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH MACHINE |
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| A MEDICAL DEVICE THAT RECEIVES ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TRANSMITTED BY THE HEART THROUGH CONDUCTIVE PADS AND DISPLAYS THE ACTIVITY ON A GRAPH IN REAL TIME. |
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| ELECTRONIC PROBE THERMOMETER |
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| A DIGITAL THERMOMETER COMMONLY USED IN THE CLINICAL SETTING. |
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| A SECTION OF TISSUE REMOVE BY CUTTING AND SUBMITTED FOR PATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS. |
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| MEDICAL ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES IN WHICH IRRADIATION IS USED; USUALLY REQUIRES INVASIVE PROCEDURES COMBINED WITH RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY. |
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| A MEDICAL OR NURSING PROCEDURE IN WHICH THE SKIN IS BROKEN OR A BODY CAVITY IS ENTERED. |
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| MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE (MAP) |
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| THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE EXERTED THROUGHOUT THE CARDIAC CYCLE. |
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| A TUMOR, WHICH MAY BE BENIGN OR MALIGNANT. |
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| MEDICAL PROCEDURES THAT USE RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES TO TRACK TARGET TISSUE IN THE BODY. |
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| PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME (PTT) |
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| A TEST OF BLOOD COAGULATION USED IN PATIENTS RECEIVING HEPARIN TO DETERMINT THE CORRECT LEVEL OF ANTICOAGULATION. |
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| A DISPOSABLE ADHESIVE STRIP IMPREGNATED WITH TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE DOTS THAT INDICATE THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF SKIN. |
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| THE OUTCOME OF A DISEASE. |
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| A MEASUREMENT OF THE TIME REQUIRED FOR BLOOD TO CLOT. |
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| RADIONUCLIDES OR ISOTOPES |
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| IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE, RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES ARE DIRECTED AT THE NUCLEUS OF A SELECTED ELEMENT TO CREATE ENERGY. |
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| AN INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE EXTENT OF CANCER SPREAD AND THE LEVEL OF CELL DIFFERENTIATION, TWO ATTRIBUTES THAT DETERMINE TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS. |
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| AN ANTIGEN PRESENT ON THE TUMOR CELL, OR A SUBSTANCE (PROTEIN, HORMONE, OR OTHER CHEMICAL) RELEASED BY THE CANCER CELLS INTO THE BLOOD. |
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| TYMPANIC MEMBRANE THERMOMETER |
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| A TYPE OF THERMOMETER THAT MEASURES THE PATIENT'S CORE TEMPERATURE BY SCANNING THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE. |
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