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mod b voc

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1. apo   Separation  
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2. –desis   binding  
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3. Intra   : within  
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4. –malacia   softening  
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5. Quad   four  
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6. Amputation   Surgical excision of a limb, part or other appendage  
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7. Aponeurosis   A fibrous sheet of connective tissue that serves to attach muscle to bone or other tissue  
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8. Atrophy   a lack of nourishment; a wasting of muscular tissue that may be caused by lack of use  
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9. Brachialgia   Pain in the arm  
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10. Diaphragm   The partition, of muscles and membranes, that separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity.  
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11. Dystrophy   Faulty muscular development caused by lack of nourishment  
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12. Fascia   a thin layer of connective tissue covering, supporting, or connecting the muscles or the inner organs of the body.  
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13. Fascioplasty   surgical repair of a fascia  
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14. Flaccid   lacking muscle tone, weak, soft and flabby  
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15. Insertion point   the point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves  
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16. Isometric   pertaining to having equal measure  
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17. Isotonic   pertaining to having the same tone or tension  
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18. Lordosis   abnormal anterior curve of the spine  
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19. Myolysis   destruction of muscle tissue  
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20. Myosarcoma   a malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue  
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21. Myomelanosis   a condition of abnormal darking of muscle tissue  
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22. Origin   The beginning of anything; the more fixed attachment of a skeletal muscle  
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23. Rhabdomyoma   a tumor of the striated muscle tissue  
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24. Sarcolemma   a plasma membrane surrounding each striated muscle fiber  
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25. Scoliosis   lateral curvature of the vertebral column  
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26. Tenodynia   pain in a tendon  
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27. Triceps   a muscle having 3 heads with a single insertion  
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28. Visceral   pertaining to a viscus  
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29. Muscles make up what % of body weight?   42%  
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30. What are the functions of the muscular system?   Responsible for movement, maintain posture (tonicity), help produce heat  
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1. Abrasion   Rubbed away due to scrapping  
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2. Anaerobic   microorganism which thrives best or lives without oxygen.  
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3. Aseptic   germ free  
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4. Autoclave   A chamber for sterilizing with steam under pressure  
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5. Bactericidal   ability to destroy disease causing bacteria  
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6. Biopsy   the removal of tissue for purposes of determining the presence of cancerous (malignant) cells.  
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7. Carbolic acid   disinfectant, used to kill germs, founded by Joesph Lister  
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8. Cryosurgery   use of freezing temperatures from a probe to destroy abnormal cells  
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9. Disinfection   The process of destroying pathogenic organisms  
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10. Electrocautery   An instrument couglates small blood vessels.  
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11. Hepatitis B   caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) which infects the liver, recommend by dr. that vaccine is given  
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12. Hyfrectors   small electrocautery units used to perform minor cautery procedures in the medical office  
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13. I&D   incision & drainage; relives the build  
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14. Immunity   resistance to disease  
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15. Incisions   surgical SMOOTH cut into the tissue  
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16. Incubation   period of time during which a disease develops after the person is exposed  
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17. Invasive   pathogen enters the body through a portal of entry(respiratory, digestive, reproductive, urinary tract & skin)  
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18. Laceration   a wound in which the edges are torn in an irregular shape  
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19. What do lymphocytes produce?   antibodies  
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20. Nosocomial infection   acquired at the hospital  
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21. Pathogen   a disease producing microorganism  
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22. Phagocytosis   Process of engulfing, digesting and destroying pathogens  
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23. Probe   instrument used to explore wound and cavities usually with a curved blunt point  
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24. Puncture   to pierce with an object to make a hole  
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25. Sanitization   to make sanitary, careful scrubbing of inserterments  
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26. Scrub assistant   a sterile assistant who passes instruments, swabs bodily fluids from the operative site, retracts incisions, and cuts sutures.  
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27. Sterile   all microorganisms and spores are killed  
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28. Sutures   bring and hold tissues together  
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29. Syndrome   A group of symptoms or disorders  
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30. Xylocaine   a local anesthetic  
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