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Chapter 15

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Term
Definition
ALBUMIN/O   ALBUMIN, PROTIEN  
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CALC/I   CALCIUM, LIME  
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-CENTESIS   SURGICAL PUNCTURE TO REMOVE FLUID  
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CREATION/O   CREATININE  
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GLYCOS/O   GLUCOSE, SUGAR  
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-GRAPHY   THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING A PICTURE OR RECORD  
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HEMAT/O   BLOOD  
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LAPAR/O   ABDOMEN, ABDOMEN WALL  
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-OTOMY   SURGICAL INSICION  
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PHLEB/O   VEIN  
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RADI/O   RADIATION, X-RAY  
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-SCOPY   VISUAL EXAMINATION  
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SON/O   SOUND  
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-URIA   URINATION, URINE  
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ACUPUNCTURE   A TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICAL PRACTICE USING VERY THIN ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLES INSERTED INTO SPECIFIC POINTS OF THE BODY  
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ACETAMINOPHEN   ANALGESIC THAT REDUCES PAIN AND FEVER, BUT DOES NOT RELIEVE INFLAMATION  
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ANALGESIC   A MEDICATION THAT RELIEVES PAIN WITHOUT AFFECTING CONSCIOUSNESS  
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ARTHOCENTESIS   SURGICAL PUNCTURE OF THE JOINT SPACE TO REMOVE SYNOVIAL FLUID FOR ANALYSIS  
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AUSCULTATION   LISTENING FOR SOUNDS WITHIN THE BODY, USUALLY DONE WITH A STETHOSCOPE  
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BACTERIURIA   THE PRESENCE OF BACTERIA IN THE URINE  
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CALCIURIA   THE PRESENCE OF CALCIUM IN THE URINE  
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COMPUTED TOMAGRAPHY   AN IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT USES A THIN, FAN-SHAPED X-RAY BEAM TO PRODUCE MULTIPLE CROSS-SECTIONAL VIEWS OF THE BODY  
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CREATNURIA   AN INCREASED CONCENTRATION OF CREATININE IN THE URINE  
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY   AN ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE USED TO EVALUATE THE STRUCTURES AND MOTION OF THE HEART  
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ENDOSCOPE   A SMALL, FLEXIBLE TUBE WITH A LIGHT AND LENS ON THE END  
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GLYCOSURIA   THE PRESENCE OF GLUCOSE IN THE URINE  
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HEMATOCRIT   A BLOOD TEST THAT MEASURE THE PERCENTAGE BY VOLUME OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN A WHOLE BLOOD SAMPLE  
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HEMATURIA   THE PRESENCE OF BLOOD IN THE URINE  
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HYPERTHERMIA   AN EXTREMELY HIGH FEVER  
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HYPOTHERMIA   AN ABNORMALLY LOW BODY TEMPERATURE  
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INTRADERMAL INJECTION   THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY INJECTION INTO THE MIDDLE LAYERS OF THE SKIN  
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INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTION   THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY INJECTION DIRECTLY INTO MUSCLE TISSUE  
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INTRAVENOUS INJECTION   THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY INJECTION DIRECTLY INTO A VEIN  
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KETONURIA   THE PRESENCE OF KEYONES IN THE URINE  
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LAPAROSCOPY   THE VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ABDOMEN WITH THE USE OF A LAPAROSCOPE  
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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING   MRI AN IMAGING TECHNIQUE THAT USES A COMBINATION OF RADIO WAVES AND A STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD TO CREATE SIGNALS THAT ARE SENT TO A COMPUTER AND CONVERTED INTO IMAGES OF ANY PLANE THROUGH THE BODY  
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PALLIATIVE   A SUBSTANCE THAT EASES THE PAIN OR SEVERITY OF A DISEASE BUT DOES NOT CURE IT  
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PARENTERAL   THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY INJECTION THROUGH A HYPODERMIC SYRINGE  
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PRECUSSION   A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE THE DENSITY OF A BODY AREA THAT USES THE SOUND PRODUCED BY TAPPING THE SURFACE WITH THE FINGERS  
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PERFUSION   THE FLOW OF BLOOD THROUGH AN ORGAN  
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PERICARDIOCENTISIS   THE PUNCTURE OF THE PERICARDIAL SAC FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMOVING FLUID  
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PHLEBOTOMY   THE PUNCTURE OF A VEIN FOR THE PURPOSE FO DRAWING BLOOD  
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PROTEINURIA   THE PRESENCE OF AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF PROTEIN IN THE URINE  
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HORIZONTAL RECUMBENT POSITION   LYING ON THE BACK WITH THE FACE UP  
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DORSAL RECUMBENT POSITION   POSITION WHERE THE PATIENT IS LYING ON THE BACK, FACE UP , WITH THE KNEES BENT  
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RECUMBENT POSITION   ANY POSITION IN WHICH THE PATIENT IS LYING DOWN  
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PRONE POSITION   POSITION WHERE THE PATIENT LIES FACE DOWN ON THE ABDOMEN  
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LITHOTOMY POSITION   AN EXAMINATION POSITION IN WHICH THE PATIENT IS LAYING ON THE BACK WITH THE FEET AND LEGS RAISED AND SUPPORTED IN STIRRUPS  
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SIMS' POSITION   AN EXAMINATION POSITION IN WHICH THE PATIENT IS LYING ON THE LEFT SIDE WITH THE RIGHT KNEE AND THIGH DRAWN UP WITH THE LEFT ARM PLACED ALONG THE BACK  
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PYURIA   THE PRESENCE OF PUS IN THE URINE  
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RHONCHI   A COARSE RATTLING SOUND SOMEWHAT LIKE SNORING, USUALLY CAUSED BY SECRETION IN THE BRONCHIAL AIRWAYS  
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SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTION   THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION BY INJECTION INTO THE FATTY LAYER JUST BELOW THE SKIN  
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TRANSDERMAL   THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION THROUGH THE UNBROKEN SKIN SO THAT IT IS ABSORBED CONTINUOUSLY TO PRODUCE A SYSTEMIC EFFECT  
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URIANLYSIS   THE EXAMINATION OF URINE TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OF ABNORMAL ELEMENTS  
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