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KSS SM Vocab 12
SM Vocab 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PALLOR | Deficiency of color in the face; condition of being white or pale |
| PALMAR FLEXION | Refers only to the wrists; Movement of the hand at the wrist toward the head from a starting position |
| PALPATION | Examination by touch |
| PASSIVE | not active; submissive |
| PATELLA | Kneecap |
| PATHOLOGY | Study of the nature and causes of disease and injury, which cause change in structure, and function of body parts |
| PERIOSTEUM | The membrane of connective tissue that closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces |
| PHARYNGITIS | Sore throat |
| PHYSIOLOGY | The study of function |
| PLANTAR | Referring to the sole of the foot |
| PLANTAR WART | An epidermal tumor of viral origin on the sole of the foot |
| PLANTAR FLEXION | Ankle movement pointing toes toward the ground, or away from the body |
| POSTERIOR | The back of the body or the body part |
| PROGNOSIS | Prediction of the course and end of a disease or eventual outcome of injury |
| PRONATION | Rotation of a limb toward the midline of the body, turning the palm downward, flattening the arch of the foot |