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Word List #2 pg 1
supplementary med terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| edema | an accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavites |
| anasarca | a generalized infiltration of edema fluid into subcutaneous connective tissue |
| ascites | an accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| idiopathic | denoting a disease of unknown cause |
| etiology | causation; the doctrine of causes; specifically the cause of disease |
| iatrogenic | resulting from, or in the course of, activities of a doctor or surgeon |
| pathognomic | charateristic or indicative of a disease; denoting one or two specific symptoms |
| pathogenesis | the mode of origin or development of any disease or morbid process |
| cachexia | a general lack of nutrition and wasting occuring in the course of a chronic dicease or emotional disturbance |
| asthenia | weakness, debility |
| emaciation | extreme loss of flesh; growing lean |
| murmur | soft sound, like that made by a somewhat forcible expiration such as the mouth opening; heard on ausculation of the heart, lungs or blood vessels |
| bruit | an ausculatory sound, especially an abnormal one |
| thrill | the vibration accompanying a cardiac murmur which can be felt on palpation |
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