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99CNM Med Terms 7A

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atrophy   wasting away or underdevelopment  
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edema   fluid in the tissues  
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hypertrophy   very fast breathing  
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pulse   throbbing of an artery in time with the heartbeat  
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respiration   breathing  
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temperature   losely referes to body heat above normal  
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Vital Signs   temperature, pulse, & respiration (TPR)  
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anorexia   loss of appetite  
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dyspnea   painful or bad breathing  
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malaise   vague sensation of not feeling well  
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nausea   sickness of the stomach or the desire to vomit  
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tinnitus   ringing in the ear  
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vertigo   sensation of turning around in space  
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acute   having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course  
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central   the center area  
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chronic   being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering  
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generalized   involving the whole or many areas of the body at the same time  
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localized   pertaining to a small area or part of the body  
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paroxysmal   pertaining to sudden periodic attack  
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peripheral   Situated away from the center, as opposed to centrally located.  
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active   treatment that aims for a cure  
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palliative   treatment that relieves bothersome symptoms and makes a patient more comfortable  
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prophylactic   treatment that focuses on prevention of a disease  
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systemic   treatment directed toward control of life threatening signs such as pyrexia, shock and pain  
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prodrome   a diagnosis that defines symptoms running before a disease  
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prognosis   a diagnosis that predicts the course and outcome of a disease  
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syndrome   a group of symptoms occurring together that categorize a specific disease  
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morbidity   a diseases state  
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mortality   the state of being mortal and therefore subject to death  
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Antipyretic   An agent that reduces or prevents fever  
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Asymptomatic   without symptoms  
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Bradypnea   very slow breathing  
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration   breathing that reaches a climax then ceases before beginning again  
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Chlorocyte   green plant cell  
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Cyanoderma   blue skin  
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Diagnosis   The nature of a disease; the identification of an illness  
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Emesis   vomit  
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Erythremia   redness of the skin due to congestion of the capillaries  
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Hematemesis   bloody vomit  
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Hyperpnea   excessively fast breathing  
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Hyperpyrexia   Abnormally high fever  
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Hypothermia   Abnormally low body temperature  
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Leukocyte   white blood cell  
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Melanocarcinoma   a malignant melanoma (arising from the melanocytic system of the skin and other organs)  
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Pneometer   instrument for measuring breathing  
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Polyarthritis   Simultaneous inflammation of several joints  
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Pyretolysis   reduction of fever  
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Pyrexia   elevated temperature or fever  
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Symptom   bodily changes a person perceives  
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Symptomatic   having characteristics of a symptom or indications of a specific disease  
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Tachypnea   Abnormally fast breathing  
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Xanthopsia   yellow vision  
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