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99CNM Med Terms 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anti- | against |
| chlor/o | green |
| erythr/0 | red |
| melan/o | black |
| pyret/o | fever |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| Signs | Any abnormality of the body a physician may discover upon examination |
| Symptoms | An abnormality of the body that is experienced through one of the five organs of sense |
| Vital | relating to life |
| Qualifiers | Adjectives or adverbs that when used w/ another word maek the meaning of the term more specific |
| Treatment | Medical, surgical or psychiatric management of a patient's illness. |
| Statistics | a numerical way to keep score in medicine |
| Diagnosis | Identification of an illness |