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critical analysis
chapter 3: body & health disease
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anterior | the front of the body |
| Microscopic | structures that can't be seen with the naked eye |
| prone | laying face down |
| hereditary | pasted from generation to generation |
| cavity | structure with opening around it |
| auscultation | process of listening |
| medial | in the middle |
| acute | symptoms and signs that occur suddenly and are severe in nature |
| infectious | the spread of disease |
| congenital | born with it or happens in the beginning in life |
| palliative | to comfort but not cure |
| plane | imaginary surface that divides the body into sections |
| ambulatory | ability to walk |
| lateral | from side to side |
| macroscopic | viewing things with the naked eye |
| supine | laying face up |
| asymptomatic | don't have any symptoms |
| chronic | identifies a period of time |
| posterior | behind the body |
| palpation | exam where they feel the body to check to make sure things are normal |