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Medical Terminology
Flash cards for Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Progressive | more and more each day |
| auscultation | to listen |
| palpatation | to feel |
| idiopathic | no known specific cause; it just happens |
| occult | hidden |
| sequelae | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| prophylaxis | preventative treatment |
| proximal | closer to the center |
| caudal | toward the bottom |
| ipsilateral | same side |
| dorsum | Top of the hand or foot |