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kelsie.mitchell

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audiometer   an instrument used to measure hearing.  
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ausculation   the process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of disease  
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bariatrics   the branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity  
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clinical diagnosis   a tentative diagnosis of a patients condition ontained through the evaluation of the health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests.  
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diagnosis   the sciantific method of determining and identifying a patients condition  
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differential diagnosis   a determination of which of two or more diseases with similiar symptoms is producing a patients symptoms  
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inspection   the process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease.  
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mensuration   the process of measuring a patient  
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ophthalmoscope   an instrument for examining the interior of the eye  
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otoscope   an instrument for examining the external ear canal and tympanic membrane  
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palpation   the process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease  
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percussion   the process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease  
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percussion hammer   an instrument with a rubber head, used for testing reflexes  
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prognosis   the probable course and outcome of a patients condition and the patients prospects for recovery  
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speculum   an instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for veiwing.  
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symptom   any change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might be present.  
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