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Reading Text Ch.#2
Vocabulary study guide
Term | Definition |
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metabolism | the sum of the process by which a particular substance is handled in the living body |
feed back loop | |
prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or perculiar |
bradycardia | relatively slow heart action |
p.r.n. | when ever needed- practical registered nurse |
gross anatom | a branch of anatomy that deals with the structure of tissues and organs |
vital sign | signs of life, specifically the pulse rate, respetory rate, body temperature and blood pressure |
CXR | chest x-rays |
homeostasis | physiological process internal environment or that monitors and maintains a stable equilibrium |
nephritis | acute or chronic inflamation of the kidney caused by infection degeneration process or vascular |
hypothalamus | a |
diagnosis | is an identification of a disease determined by studying patient signs, symptoms, history and results of centers diagnostic test |
set point | a level or point at which a variable physiological state (as body temp or weight)tend to stablize |
liter | a metric unit of capacity equal to one cubic decimeter |
histology | a branch of anatomy that deals with the minute structurre of animal and plant tissue as discernible with micro scope |
syndrome | a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition |
arthroscope | a fiber-optic instrument surgically inserted through an incision near a joint (as a knee)and used to visually examine the joints |
etiology | cause |
acrocyanosis | |
NPO | nothing by mouth |