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Vocabulary study guide

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