MCC Paramedic Medical Glossary Terms
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| show | Move away from.
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| show | Being abnormal or malformed.
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| abortion | show 🗑
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| criminal abortion | show 🗑
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| show | Some products of conception remain.
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| show | No possibility pregnancy will go term.
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| missed abortion | show 🗑
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| spontaneous abortion | show 🗑
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| therapeutic abortion | show 🗑
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| threatened abortion | show 🗑
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| abrasion | show 🗑
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| show | Premature separation of placenta from uterine wall, with massive hemorrhage, during the third trimester.
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| abscess | show 🗑
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| show | Early phase of cardiac repolarization, wherein the heart muscle cannot be stimulated to depolarize
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| show | Passage of a substance thru a membrane into blood.
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| show | Abbreviation meaning "before meals."
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| show | Cavity in which head of femur rotates.
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| acetone breath | show 🗑
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| show | Chemical mediator of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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| acid | show 🗑
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| show | Acid base balance of the body characterized by a pH less than 7.35.
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| show | A viral illness characterized by severe impairment of the body's immune defense system.
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| activated charcoal | show 🗑
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| acute | show 🗑
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| show | Irritation of the peritoneal lining.
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| acute myocardial infarction (AMI) | show 🗑
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| show | Any condition in which breathing is inadequate to supply oxygen to or remove carbon dioxide from body tissues.
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| addiction | show 🗑
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| show | Movement toward the median line of the body.
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| ad lib | show 🗑
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| Adrenalin | show 🗑
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| show | Small pair of glands situated on the kidneys.
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| adrenergic | show 🗑
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| show | Adherence of a substance onto surface of another.
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| show | Without fever
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| show | Placenta.
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| agglutination | show 🗑
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| show | Pertaining to the period of dying.
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| air embolism | show 🗑
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| air hunger | show 🗑
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| alcoholic | show 🗑
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| alimentary tract | show 🗑
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| show | Having a pH greater than 7.0; in physiology, having a pH greater than 7.35.
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| alkalosis | show 🗑
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| allergen | show 🗑
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| show | Susceptibility to substance that causes adverse symptoms.
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| alopecia | show 🗑
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| show | Positively charged subatomic particle.
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| alpha receptor | show 🗑
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| show | Drug or hormone that activates alpha receptors, e.g., norepinephrine.
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| show | An electric current whose direction at regular intervals.
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| alveoli | show 🗑
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| amenorrhea | show 🗑
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| AMI | show 🗑
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| aminophylline | show 🗑
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| amnesia | show 🗑
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| amniotic fluid | show 🗑
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| amniotic sac | show 🗑
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| amobarbital | show 🗑
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| amplitude | show 🗑
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| show | A sealed glass container of sterile medication.
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| show | Severing of a part of the body.
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| show | An agent that relieves pain.
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| anaphylactic shock | show 🗑
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| anasarca | show 🗑
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| anastomosis | show 🗑
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| show | Pertaining to anatomy or the structure of an organism.
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| show | The study of body structure.
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| anemia | show 🗑
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| anesthesia | show 🗑
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| show | A sac or bulge resulting from the weakening of the of a blood vessel or ventricle.
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| show | Any disease marked by attacks of choking or suffocation.
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| angina pectoris | show 🗑
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| show | Angina pectoris characterized by periodic with a predictable pattern.
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| show | Angina pectoris by a changing, unpredictable pattern of pain, which may signal an impending acute myocardial infarction.
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| show | A teflon catheter inserted over a needle.
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| angiogram | show 🗑
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| angioneurotic edema | show 🗑
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| angle of Louis | show 🗑
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| anion | show 🗑
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| anisocoria | show 🗑
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| show | Any feature that departs significantly from the normal.
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| anorexia | show 🗑
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| anoxia | show 🗑
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| show | Opposition between the effects of medications.
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| show | A prefix meaning "before."
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| antecubital | show 🗑
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| antenatal | show 🗑
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| antepartum | show 🗑
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| show | Situated in front of or in the forward part of.
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| show | Drugs given to prevent or terminate cardiac dysrhythmias.
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| antibiotic | show 🗑
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| antibody | show 🗑
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| anticoagulant | show 🗑
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| antidote | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that stimulates the formation of specific protective proteins called antibodies.
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| antihypertensive agents | show 🗑
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| antipyretic | show 🗑
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| show | A preparation that prevents the growth of bacteria.
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| antiserum | show 🗑
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| anus | show 🗑
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| anxiety | show 🗑
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| show | Largest artery , originating from the left ventricle.
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| aortic arch | show 🗑
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| apathy | show 🗑
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| show | The caudal end of the ventricles.
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| Apgar score | show 🗑
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| show | Defect in speaking or comprehending in normal fashion.
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| show | Loss of speech or some component thereof.
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| show | The loss of comprehension.
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| show | Loss of voice.
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| show | Pertaining to or located at the apex of the heart.
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| show | Pulse obtained by auscultating over the apical portion of the heart.
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| show | Absence of breathing.
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| apothecary system | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of the appendix.
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| show | Wormlike structure attached to the cecum, in the right quadrant of the abdomen.
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| show | The fluid in the anterior chamber of the eye.
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| arachnoid | show 🗑
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| show | A stoppage, usually referring to pulse or respiration.
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| show | A disturbance in the normal rhythm of the heart.
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| show | Oxygenated blood.
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| arteriole | show 🗑
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| arteriosclerosis | show 🗑
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| show | Blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart.
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| arthalgia | show 🗑
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| show | An inflammatory disease of the joints.
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| show | A place where two bones meet to form a joint.
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| artifact | show 🗑
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| ascending aorta | show 🗑
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| ascites | show 🗑
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| asepsis | show 🗑
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| asphyxia | show 🗑
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| aspirate | show 🗑
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| asthma | show 🗑
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| asymptomatic | show 🗑
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| show | Absent ventricular contractions; "straight line ECG."
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| show | Inability to coordinate the muscles; staggering gait.
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| show | A collapse of the alveolar air spaces of the lungs.
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| atherosclerosis | show 🗑
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| atlas | show 🗑
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| show | Arrhythmia arising in the SA node or atrial tissue.
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| show | Electric process causing atrial contraction, represented on the ECG by the P wave.
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| atrial fibrillation | show 🗑
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| show | A dysrhythmia characterized by the rapid discharge of an atrial ectopic focus, with varying degrees of AV block.
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| atrial repolarization | show 🗑
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| show | Atrial contraction precedeing ventricular contraction.
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| show | Condition where passage of impulses from the atrium through the AV junction is hindered or prevented altogether.
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| atrioventricular dissociation (AV dissociation) | show 🗑
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| atrioventricular junction (AV junction) | show 🗑
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| show | Structure located in the atrioventricular junction that slows conduction through the AV junction.
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| atrium | show 🗑
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| atrophy | show 🗑
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| atropine | show 🗑
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| auditory nerve | show 🗑
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| show | A sensation of impending illness. Term used in connection with epileptic attack.
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| auricle | show 🗑
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| auscultation | show 🗑
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| show | The spontaneous initiation of depolarizing electric impulses by pacemaker sites within the electric conduction system of the heart.
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| autonomic nervous system | show 🗑
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| show | Redirecting the patient's own blood from one part of the body to another.
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| AV | show 🗑
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| avulsion | show 🗑
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| axilla | show 🗑
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| Axis | show 🗑
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| show | A reflex response of the big toe seen in patients with injury to the brain. When the sole of the foot is struck with a sharp object, the big toe turns upward, instead of in the normal downward direction.
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| show | A type of joint found in the hip and shoulder.
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| bandage | show 🗑
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| show | A class of drugs that produce a calming, sedative effect
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| show | A compound that dissociates to form hydroxyl ions (OH ); a solution having a pH greater than 7.0
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| basic life support | show 🗑
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| show | A bluish discoloration over the tip of the mastoid bone behind the ear, signifying basilar skull fracture.
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| Benadryl | show 🗑
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| bends | show 🗑
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| show | Noncancerous; nonmalignant; not dangerous.
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| Benzedrine | show 🗑
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| beta particle | show 🗑
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| beta receptor | show 🗑
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| show | Any agent that activates the beta receptors of the body, e.g., isoproterenol.
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| show | The slanting edge of the point of a hollow needle.
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| bicarbonate | show 🗑
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| show | The large muscle of the front part of the upper arm, which bends the forearm at the elbow.
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "twice a day."
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| show | Division into two branches.
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| bigeminy | show 🗑
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| bile | show 🗑
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| show | See death.
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| biopsy | show 🗑
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| show | Transmission of physiologic data, e.g., an ECG, from the patient to a distant point of reception.
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| bivalent | show 🗑
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| bladder | show 🗑
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| blind panic | show 🗑
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| show | A drug that counteracts or inhibits the action of another drug or agent. For example, atropine is a parasympathetic blocker.
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| blood pressure (BP) | show 🗑
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| diastolic blood pressure | show 🗑
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| systolic blood pressure | show 🗑
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| show | One of the several groups into which human blood is divided according to its antigens.
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| blood volume | show 🗑
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| bloody show | show 🗑
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| bolus | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation for blood pressure.
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| bradycardia | show 🗑
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| show | The organ located in the skull that controls all body functions and is the seat of consciousness.
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| breech birth | show 🗑
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| show | Small subdivision of a bronchus, or airway.
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| bronchiolitis | show 🗑
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| show | Inflammation of the bronchi.
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| bronchoconstriction | show 🗑
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| bronchodilation | show 🗑
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| show | An agent that causes dilation of the bronchi.
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| bronchospasm | show 🗑
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| show | One of the main branches of the trachea carrying air into various parts of the lung.
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| bruise | show 🗑
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| buccal | show 🗑
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| buffer | show 🗑
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| bundle branch block | show 🗑
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| bundle branches | show 🗑
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| show | The portion of the electric conduction system in the interventricular septum that conducts the depolarizing impulse from the atrioventricular junction to the right and left bundle branches.
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| burn | show 🗑
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| first degree burn | show 🗑
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| second degree burn | show 🗑
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| show | A full thickness burn, involving all layers of the skin and underlying tissue as well, having a charred or white, leathery appearance.
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| cachexia | show 🗑
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| cafe coronary | show 🗑
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| calcium | show 🗑
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| show | A growth in any tissue that has the power to invade other tissues and spread to other parts of the body.
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| cannula | show 🗑
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| capillary | show 🗑
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| capsule | show 🗑
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| show | An element of food containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, e.g., sugar or starch.
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| carbon dioxide (CO2) | show 🗑
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| show | Hemoglobin that is combined with carbon monoxide instead of oxygen.
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| show | Pertaining to the heart; sometimes used to refer to a person who has heart disease.
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| cardiac arrest | show 🗑
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| show | Left heart failure and pulmonary edema with wheezing respirations.
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| cardiac cycle | show 🗑
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| show | The amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute, calculated by multiplying the stroke volume times the heart rate per minute.
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| cardiac rupture | show 🗑
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| show | Asystole; absence of cardiac contractions.
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| cardiac tamponade | show 🗑
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| show | The energy consumed by the heart in maintaining cardiac output. Cardiac work is increased by increases in heart rate or peripheral vascular resistance.
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| cardiogenic | show 🗑
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| cardiogenic shock | show 🗑
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| cardiopulmonary arrest | show 🗑
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| show | Artificial ventilation and external chest compression.
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| cardiotonic drugs | show 🗑
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| show | Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.
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| show | Failure of the heart and blood vessels; shock.
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| show | The use of synchronized direct current (DC) electric shock to convert tachyarrhythmias (e.g., atrial flutter) to normal sinus rhythm.
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| carina | show 🗑
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| show | One of the main arteries of the neck supplying blood to the head.
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| show | A dilated area in the internal carotid artery, usually found just above the bifurcation of the common carotid artery, containing very sensitive nerve endings that participate in regulation of heart rate and blood pressure. Massage of this area can
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| show | The eight small bones of the wrist.
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| carpopedal spasm | show 🗑
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| cartilage | show 🗑
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| show | Opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye or its capsule, causing impaired vision and eventually blindness.
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| show | A substance, such as epinephrine and norepinephrine, that acts on receptors of the sympathetic nervous system in the heart and small peripheral blood vessels to increase cardiac output and blood pressure.
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| show | A tube used for withdrawing fluid from various structures of the body or for irrigating hollow organs, such as the bladder.
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| catheter embolism | show 🗑
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| show | A positively charged ion, e.g., Na+ (sodium ion).
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| caudad | show 🗑
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| cecum | show 🗑
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| show | The brain and spinal cord.
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| show | An abnormal pattern of breathing seen in severe illness and injury involving the brain, characterized by marked tachypnea and hyperpnea.
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| show | Pertaining to the head.
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| show | The portion of the brain, located behind and below the cerebrum, whose general function is coordination of movement.
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| show | Relating to the brain.
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| cerebral hemorrhage | show 🗑
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| cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | show 🗑
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| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | show 🗑
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| cerebrum | show 🗑
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| cervical | show 🗑
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| show | The lower portion, or neck, of the uterus.
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| show | The delivery of a baby by an operation in an opening is made directly into the uterus through an abdominal incision.
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| show | The treatment of a disease by drugs.
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| Cheyne Stokes respiration | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation for congestive heart failure.
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| show | The problem for which a patient seeks help, stated in a word or short phrase.
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| show | Technique of opening the airway by supporting the chin in a forward position.
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| chloride | show 🗑
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| cholesterol | show 🗑
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| cholinergic | show 🗑
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| show | The muscles that attach to the free edges of the three leaflets, or cusps, of the tricuspid valve and to the papillary muscles. The chordae are fibrous strands, shaped like umbrella stays.
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| chronic | show 🗑
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| show | A term comprising chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and sometimes asthma illnesses that cause obstructive problems in the lower airways.
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| chronotropic | show 🗑
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| circulatory | show 🗑
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| show | Chronic progressive fibrosis of the liver, often associated with heavy alcohol ingestion.
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| show | The collar bone, attached at right angles to the uppermost part of the sternum.
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| show | Characterized by rapid contraction and relaxation of a muscle or group of muscles.
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| clot | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation for central nervous system.
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| CO2 | show 🗑
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| show | The process of changing from a liquid to a thickened or solid state; the formation of a clot.
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| show | The lowest part of the spine, composed of four small, fused bones. It is also called the tail bone.
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| show | Crampy pain associated with obstruction of a hollow organ.
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| show | An inflammation of the colon.
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| collateral circulation | show 🗑
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| colloid | show 🗑
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| show | The large intestine.
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| show | The establishment of an opening between the colon and the surface of the body for the purpose of providing drainage of the bowel.
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| show | A state of unconsciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused, even by powerful stimulation.
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| comatose | show 🗑
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| communicable disease | show 🗑
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| compensatory pause | show 🗑
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| show | Third degree heart block; complete absence of electric conduction from the atria to the ventricles. The block can occur anywhere in the conduction system, from the AV junction, AV node, or bundle of His to the bundle branches. The ventricles ar
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| compress | show 🗑
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| concussion | show 🗑
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| show | Transfer of heat to a liquid or solid object.
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| show | The potential of the electric conduction system of the heart to transmit electric impulses.
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| show | The delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers exposed surfaces of the eyeball. Normally pink in color, it may be pale in anemia or red in infection (conjunctivitis).
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| show | Agreement by the patient to accept a medical intervention.
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| show | To make smaller or narrower, e.g., constricted pupils.
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| show | Narrowing, as in the term vasoconstriction, which is a narrowing of the internal diameter of the blood vessels.
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| show | Describing a disease that is readily transmissible from one person to another.
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| show | Infected with bacteria, such as a wound or other surface; may also refer to polluted water, foods, or drugs.
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| contractility | show 🗑
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| show | A shortening of a part, such as a muscle.
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| contraindication | show 🗑
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| show | On the opposite side.
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| contusion | show 🗑
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| convection | show 🗑
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| conversion hysteria | show 🗑
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| show | A violent, involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles; a "fit"; a seizure.
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| show | An abbreviation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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| cornea | show 🗑
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| coronary | show 🗑
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| show | A pathologic process caused by atherosclerosis that leads to progressive narrowing and eventual obstruction of the coronary arteries.
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| coronary occlusion | show 🗑
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| corticosteroid | show 🗑
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| show | Pertaining to the ribs.
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| costochondral | show 🗑
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| show | A trade name for preparations of sodium warfarin, an anticoagulant drug.
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| show | An abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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| craniad | show 🗑
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| cranial | show 🗑
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| show | The skull.
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| show | A special type of bandage made from a large, triangular piece of cloth.
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| crepitus | show 🗑
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| crib death | show 🗑
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| cricothyroid membrane | show 🗑
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| show | The puncture of the cricothyroid membrane for the purpose of establishing an emergency airway in cases of upper airway obstruction.
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| show | A critical turning point.
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| show | A common disease of childhood characterized by spasm of the larynx and resulting upper airway obstruction.
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| show | The stage of birth when the presenting part of the baby is visible at the vaginal orifice.
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| show | An intravenous solution that does not contain protein, e.g., 5% dextrose in water (D5/W), normal saline, Ringer's solution.
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| show | An abbreviation for cerebrospinal fluid.
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| show | An abbreviation for carotid sinus massage.
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| show | Action of increased intensity evidenced after several doses of a drug.
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| show | pertaining to the skin.
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| cutdown | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation for cerebrovascular accident.
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| cyanosis | show 🗑
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| show | A trade name for propoxyphene, a narcotic analgesic.
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| DC | show 🗑
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| dead space | show 🗑
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| show | Irreversible brain damage, usually occurring after 3 to 10 minutes of cardiac arrest.
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| death, clinical | show 🗑
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| show | A posture assumed by patients with severe brain dysfunction, characterized by extension and internal rotation of the arms and extension of the legs.
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| decompensation | show 🗑
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| decorticate posture | show 🗑
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| show | A unit of 10; a system based on 10s.
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| show | A bedsore; an eroded wound acquired by sustained pressure on a single area of skin.
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| defibrillation | show 🗑
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| defibrillator | show 🗑
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| show | The D of the ABC D sequence in advanced life support. Definitive care includes ECG monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias, defibrillation, and administration of intravenous fluids and drugs.
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| show | An unusual alteration in the shape of a part or organ.
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| show | The condition that results from excessive loss of body water.
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| show | A disturbed mental condition, usually resulting from fever, injury, or intoxication.
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| show |
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| show | The expulsion or extraction of the child at birth.
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| delusion | show 🗑
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| Demerol | show 🗑
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| denial | show 🗑
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| dependency | show 🗑
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| show | The process of discharging resting cardiac muscle fibers by an electric impulse that causes them to contract.
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| depolarization wave | show 🗑
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| depressant | show 🗑
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| show | Sadness, dejection, a decrease of functional activity.
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| show | The inner layer of skin, containing hair follicle roots, glands, blood vessels, and nerves.
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| show | A preparation obtained by hydrolysis of starch, used as an intravenous nutrient.
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| show | A systemic disease affecting many organs, including the pancreas, whose failure to secrete insulin causes an inability to metabolize carbohydrate and consequent elevations in blood sugar.
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| diabetic ketoacidosis | show 🗑
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| diagnosis | show 🗑
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| show | Profuse perspiration.
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| diaphragm | show 🗑
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| show | The shaft of a long bone.
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| diarrhea | show 🗑
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| show | The period of ventricular relaxation during which the ventricles passively fill with blood.
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| show | The blood pressure obtained during ventricular diastole; the lowest arterial pressure between two systolic peaks.
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| diazepam | show 🗑
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| diffusion | show 🗑
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| show | A drug used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and certain atrial dysrhythmias.
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| digitalization | show 🗑
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| digitoxicity | show 🗑
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| show | The condition of being dilated or stretched beyond normal dimensions.
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| Dilaudid | show 🗑
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| show | Double vision.
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| show | An electric current that flows at a steady rate in a single direction.
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| show | An electric shock delivered with a defibrillator to the heart directly or through the chest wall to terminate certain dysrhythmias, such as ventricular fibrillation, or to convert various tachyarrhythmias.
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| disc | show 🗑
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| show | The disruption of the normal anatomy of a joint.
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| show | A disturbed mental state characterized by incoherence.
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| show | A disturbed mental state characterized by confusion regarding one's relationship to either physical surroundings, time, or person.
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| show | An aneurysm, or bulge, formed by the separation of the layers of the arterial wall.
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| distal | show 🗑
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| distention | show 🗑
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| show | The secretion of large amounts of urine by the kidney.
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| show | A drug used to promote elimination of excess extracellular fluid by increasing the renal secretion of urine. Diuretics are often used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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| DOA | show 🗑
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| show | The normal phenomenon in which the eyes move in the direction opposite to that in which the head is turned.
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| dominant pacemaker | show 🗑
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| dorsal | show 🗑
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| show | A protective covering for a wound, used to stop bleeding and to prevent contamination of the wound.
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| show | The name given to the first 11 inches of the small intestine.
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| show | A radio system employing more than one frequency.
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| show | The tough membrane that covers the brain.
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| duty to act | show 🗑
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| show | A heart that contracts weakly and ineffectively and produces an ECG showing marked broadening of the QRS complexes.
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| show | Interference with proper articulation in speech.
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|
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| show | A gaze in which the two eyes are not aligned but instead stare in different directions.
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| dysfunction | show 🗑
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| show | Pain or cramps during menstruation.
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| dysphagia | show 🗑
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| show | The sensation of difficulty in breathing, with resultant rapid, shallow respirations.
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| dysrhythmia | show 🗑
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| show | A flexible structure stretched across the far end of the ear canal, whose vibrations conduct sound to the middle ear.
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| ECC | show 🗑
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| show | An extravasation of blood under the skin causing a "black and blue mark."
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| show | An abbreviation for extracellular fluid.
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| ECG | show 🗑
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| eclampsia | show 🗑
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| ectomy | show 🗑
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| ectopic | show 🗑
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| ectopic focus | show 🗑
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| show | A pregnancy in which the fetus is implanted elsewhere than in the uterus, e.g., in the fallopian tube or in the abdominal cavity.
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|
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| show | The condition in which excess fluid accumulates in body tissue, manifested by swelling.
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|
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| show | An abbreviation for electroencephalograph.
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| show | An abbreviation for eye, ear, nose, and throat.
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| effusion | show 🗑
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| electric conduction system | show 🗑
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| show | The condition in which there are ectopic foci in the ventricles capable of producing life threatening dysrhythmias.
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|
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| electrocardiogram (ECG) | show 🗑
|
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| show | An instrument that records electric currents produced by the heart.
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|
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| show | A probe used to sense electric activity.
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|
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| electroencephalogram | show 🗑
|
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| show | A substance whose molecules dissociate into charged components (ions) when placed in water.
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|
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| electrolyte imbalance | show 🗑
|
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| show | The condition in which ECG complexes are present without effective cardiac contractions.
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| elixir | show 🗑
|
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| show | Excessive leanness, a wasted condition of the body.
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| embolism | show 🗑
|
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| show | The human fetus during the first 8 weeks after conception.
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| emesis | show 🗑
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| emetic | show 🗑
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| show | Infiltration of any tissue by air or gas; a chronic pulmonary disease caused by distention of the alveoli and destructive changes in the lung parenchyma.
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|
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| show | A preparation of one liquid(usually an oil) distributed in small globules in another liquid (usually water) used as a lubricant.
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|
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| encephalitis | show 🗑
|
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| endocardium | show 🗑
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| show | The thin, inner lining of blood vessels.
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| endotracheal | show 🗑
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| endotracheal intubation | show 🗑
|
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| show | Inflammation of the small intestine.
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|
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| envenomation | show 🗑
|
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| show | A protein that acts as an organic catalyst. When myocardial tissue is damaged, enzymes from this tissue are released into the circulation, and measurement of the blood levels of these enzymes provides evidence for acute myocardial infarction.
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|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for esophageal obturator airway.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The thin membrane lining the outside of the heart.
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|
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| show | Occurrence of a disease in many people, over a large area.
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|
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| show | The outermost layer of the skin.
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|
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| epidural | show 🗑
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| show | The upper middle region of the abdomen, within the sternal angle.
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|
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| show | A thin structure, located behind the root of the tongue, that shields that entrance of the larynx during swallowing, thus preventing the aspiration of food into the trachea.
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|
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| epiglottitis | show 🗑
|
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| show | A disease characterized by seizures.
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|
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| epinephrine | show 🗑
|
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| show | The end of a long bone.
🗑
|
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| show | Nosebleed.
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|
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| show | The layer of cells covering the surface of body cavities.
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|
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| ER | show 🗑
|
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| erythrocyte | show 🗑
|
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| esophageal obturator airway (EOA) | show 🗑
|
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| show | The portion of the digestive tract that lies between the pharynx and the stomach.
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|
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| show | One of the classes of female sex hormones.
🗑
|
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| ETA | show 🗑
|
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| show | Ethyl alcohol; the type of alcohol consumed in alcoholic beverages.
🗑
|
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| etiology | show 🗑
|
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| show | The tube leading from the back of the throat to the middle ear,whose purpose is to equalize pressure in the middle ear.
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|
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| evert | show 🗑
|
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| show | To remove the intestines; to disembowel.
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|
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| exacerbation | show 🗑
|
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| show | The ability of the heart to initiate, conduct, and be stimulated by electric impulses.
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|
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| excitation impulse | show 🗑
|
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| exhalation | show 🗑
|
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| expectorant | show 🗑
|
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| show | The action of breathing out; exhalation.
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|
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| show | To bleed to death.
🗑
|
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| extension | show 🗑
|
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| external chest compressions | show 🗑
|
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| extracellular fluid (ECF) | show 🗑
|
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| extract | show 🗑
|
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| extraocular motions | show 🗑
|
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| extrasystole | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Leakage of intravenous fluid into surrounding tissues, often caused by penetration of the opposite wall of the vein used for venipuncture.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A limb; an arm or a leg.
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|
||||
| extrication | show 🗑
|
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| extruded | show 🗑
|
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| show | An accumulation of fluid in body tissue or cavities.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The expression or appearance of the face, which may be characteristic of various disease conditions.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A momentary loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain; syncope.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A tube extending from an ovary to the uterus.
🗑
|
||||
| fasciculations | show 🗑
|
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| FCC | show 🗑
|
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| show | Characterized by fever.
🗑
|
||||
| feces | show 🗑
|
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| show | Pertaining to the femur or the thigh.
🗑
|
||||
| femoral artery | show 🗑
|
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| femur | show 🗑
|
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| show | The unborn human after the second month of pregnancy.
🗑
|
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| fibrillation | show 🗑
|
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| fibrillatory waves (f waves) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The formation of fibrous tissue in the place of necrotic muscle.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The smaller of the two bones of the lower leg.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Soft; limp.
🗑
|
||||
| flail chest | show 🗑
|
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| flexion | show 🗑
|
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| show | A concentrated form of a drug prepared by dissolving the crude drug in the fluid in which it is most readily soluble. Fluidextracts are standardized so that 1 ml contains 1 gm of the drug.
🗑
|
||||
| flutter | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Coarse, sawtooth waves on the ECG characteristic of atrial flutter.
🗑
|
||||
| FM | show 🗑
|
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| show | The openings between the bones of the skull in very young children. As the child grows older, the bones of the skull fuse, and the fontanelles close.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Any natural opening through a bone or other structure of the body.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The part of the upper extremity between the elbow and the wrist.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Semisitting position.
🗑
|
||||
| fracture | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A fracture that does not produce an open wound in the skin; a simple fracture.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A fracture in which the bone is shattered or crushed into several small pieces.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A fracture in which bone ends pierce the skin; an open fracture.
🗑
|
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| greenstick fracture | show 🗑
|
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| impacted fracture | show 🗑
|
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| oblique fracture | show 🗑
|
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| open fracture | show 🗑
|
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| simple fracture | show 🗑
|
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| spiral fracture | show 🗑
|
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| transverse fracture | show 🗑
|
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| show | The number of cycles per second of a radio channel, inversely7 related to wave length.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A method of converting an analog signal (e.g., an ECG) into a tone of varying pitch, which can then be transmitted over radio frequencies.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The range of radio frequencies.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Pertaining to the forehead region.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The large, flat bone that forms the front of the skull.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The front portion of the brain.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The localized damage to tissues resulting from prolonged exposure to extreme cold.
🗑
|
||||
| furosemide | show 🗑
|
||||
| fused joint | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for flutter waves.
🗑
|
||||
| f waves | show 🗑
|
||||
| gag reflex | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The way a person walks.
🗑
|
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| gallbladder | show 🗑
|
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| show | Radioactive emission from the nucleus of an atom, with high penetrating ability.
🗑
|
||||
| gangrene | show 🗑
|
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| gastric | show 🗑
|
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| gastrointestinal | show 🗑
|
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| show | A measurement referring to the diameter of a needle cannula. Sizes range from 12 gauge (very large) to 25 gauge (very small) needles. The larger the gauge number, the smaller the lumen of the needle.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The name given to a drug by the company that first manufactures it. It is usually a simplified version of the chemical name.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The male and female external sex organs.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Referring to the elderly.
🗑
|
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| gestation | show 🗑
|
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| gland | show 🗑
|
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| show | A disease that produces increased pressure within the eyeball and may lead to blindness.
🗑
|
||||
| glottis | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A simple sugar. Its dextro form (dextrose) is commonly used in intravenous solutions.
🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for gram.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Statute for providing limited immunity from prosecution to persons responding voluntarily and in good faith to the aid of an injured person outside the hospital.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A unit of weight in the metric system, equivalent to about 0.035 ounces.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A generalized motor seizure.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Pregnant.
🗑
|
||||
| groin | show 🗑
|
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "drops."
🗑
|
||||
| show | A situation in which the effects produced by a drug are necessary to maintain a person's feeling of well being.
🗑
|
||||
| hallucination | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An agent or drug that has the capacity to stimulate hallucinations.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Abbreviations for hemoglobin.
🗑
|
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| hct | show 🗑
|
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| head tilt | show 🗑
|
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| heart attack | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A condition in which the passage of electric impulses from the atrium through the AV junction is hindered or prevented altogether.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A partial disruption of the conduction of the depolarizing impulse from the atria to the ventricles, causing prolongation of the P R interval.
🗑
|
||||
| second degree heart block | show 🗑
|
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| third degree heart block | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Painful muscle cramps resulting from excessive loss of salt and water through sweating.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Prostration caused by excessive loss of water and salt through sweating. It is characterized by cold, clammy skin and a weak, rapid pulse.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A life threatening condition caused by a disturbance in the temperature regulating mechanism. It is characterized by extreme fever, hot and dry skin, bounding pulse, and delirium or coma.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Vomiting blood.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The percentage of a sample of whole blood occupied by red blood cells.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A localized collection of blood in the tissues as a result of injury or a broken blood vessel.
🗑
|
||||
| hematuria | show 🗑
|
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| hemiparesis | show 🗑
|
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| hemiplegia | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The process of removing certain noxious agents from the blood by diffusion through a semipermeable membrane.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The oxygen carrying pigment of the red blood cells. When it has absorbed oxygen in the lungs, hemoglobin is bright red and is called oxyhemoglobin. After it has given up its oxygen in the tissues, it is purple and is called reduced hemoglobin
🗑
|
||||
| show | The disintegration of the red blood cells resulting from some adverse factor, such as a transfusion reaction.
🗑
|
||||
| show | An inherited blood disease of males, characterized by inability of the blood to clot.
🗑
|
||||
| hemoptysis | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Bleeding, particularly if excessive.
🗑
|
||||
| hemorrhagic shock | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Stopping hemorrhage.
🗑
|
||||
| hemostat | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Bleeding into the pleural cavity.
🗑
|
||||
| show | An intravenous anticoagulant medication.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Inflammation of the liver.
🗑
|
||||
| hepatomegaly | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The protrusion of any organ through an opening into a body cavity where it does not belong. The most common is an inguinal hernia in which a loop of intestine descends into the inguinal canal in the groin.
🗑
|
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| hiatus hernia | show 🗑
|
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| hinge joint | show 🗑
|
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| His Purkinje system | show 🗑
|
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| history | show 🗑
|
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| show | A tendency to constancy or stability in the body's internal environment.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The taking of another's life.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A substance secreted by an endocrine gland that has effects on other glands or organs of the body.
🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation meaning "at bedtime."
🗑
|
||||
| humerus | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A state of water balance in the body.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Fluid in the pleural cavity.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Tending to absorb water.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A U shaped bone in the throat just above the larynx at the base of the tongue.
🗑
|
||||
| hypercarbia | show 🗑
|
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| hyperemia | show 🗑
|
||||
| hyperextension | show 🗑
|
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| hyperglycemia | show 🗑
|
||||
| hyperkalemia | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Increased depth of respiration.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Abnormally high fever; hyperthermia.
🗑
|
||||
| hyperreflexia | show 🗑
|
||||
| hyperresonance | show 🗑
|
||||
| hypersensitivity | show 🗑
|
||||
| hypertension | show 🗑
|
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| hyperthermia | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Having an osmotic pressure greater than a solution to which it is being compared, usually the intracellular fluid.
🗑
|
||||
| hypertrophy | show 🗑
|
||||
| hyperventilation | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Hemorrhage into the anterior chamber of the eye.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Abnormally low carbon dioxide tension in the blood; an arterial PCO2 less than 35 torr.
🗑
|
||||
| hypoglycemia | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Abnormally low concentration of potassium in the blood.
🗑
|
||||
| hypopharynx | show 🗑
|
||||
| hypotension | show 🗑
|
||||
| hypothermia | show 🗑
|
||||
| hypotonic | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Inadequate ventilation, with a resultant rise in the arterial PCO2 to levels above normal (higher than 45 torr).
🗑
|
||||
| show | Abnormally decreased amount of blood and fluids in the body.;
🗑
|
||||
| show | Inadequate oxygen in the blood; an arterial PO2 less than 60 torr.
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| I & O | show 🗑
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| ICF | show 🗑
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| show | Jaundice, the yellow appearance of the skin and other tissues caused by an accumulation of bile pigments. It is often seen in liver disease.
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| show | Of unknown cause.
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| show | An abnormal sensitivity to a drug, peculiar to an individual.
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| show | Relating to or affecting the ventricle only. An idioventricular rhythm is one that arises in the ventricles.
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| show | The third portion of the small intestine.
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| show | The broad, uppermost portion of the hip bone.
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| IM | show 🗑
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| immobilization | show 🗑
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| show | An object that has caused a puncture wound and that remains embedded in the wound.
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| show | A wound usually made deliberately in connection with surgery; a clean cut, as opposed to a laceration.
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| show | In blood typing, the situation in which the donor and recipient blood cannot be mixed without clumping or adverse reactions.
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| incomplete AV block | show 🗑
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| show | An inability to prevent the flow of urine or feces.
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| indication | show 🗑
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| show | A plastic catheter designed for insertion into the lumen of a tube or vessel.
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| show | Death (necrosis) of a localized area of tissue caused by the cutting off of its blood supply.
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| infection | show 🗑
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| show | In anatomy, situated below, or directed downward; the lower surface of an organ or structure.
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| inferior vena cava | show 🗑
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| show | A deposit of fluid into the tissues, often occurring as a result of administering fluid through an IV cannula that has penetrated the opposite wall of the vein.
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| show | A tissue reaction to chemical or physical injury or infection. The signs are pain, heat, redness, and swelling.
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| show | Administration of fluid into a vein.
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| show | The taking in of food or other substances through the mouth.
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| inhalation | show 🗑
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| show | Not harmful or poisonous.
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| show | An injection of any biologic substance intended to confer protection against disease.
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| inotropic | show 🗑
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| inspection | show 🗑
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| show | The breathing of air into the lungs; inhalation.,
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| show | The condition of being inadequate to normal performance.
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| show | A hormone secreted by the pancreatic islets that promotes utilization of sugar by the body.
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| show | Severe hypoglycemia caused by excessive insulin dosage with respect to sugar intake. It may be characterized by bizarre behavior, sweating, tachycardia, or coma.
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| show | Between the ribs.
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| intercostal muscles | show 🗑
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| intercostal space | show 🗑
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| intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) | show 🗑
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| intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) | show 🗑
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| interstitial fluid | show 🗑
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| interventricular septum | show 🗑
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| show | The innermost layer of a blood vessel.
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| show | The state of being poisoned, a condition caused by excessive use of drugs, including alcohol.
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| intracardiac injection | show 🗑
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| intracellular fluid (ICF) | show 🗑
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| intracranial | show 🗑
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| intramuscular (IM) injection | show 🗑
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| intravascular fluid | show 🗑
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| intravenous (IV) | show 🗑
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| show | Sterile water mixed with various concentrations of electrolytes and/or dextrose and prepared in sterile plastic or glass containers.
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| show | The placement of a tube through the glottis into the trachea (endotracheal intubation) or into the esophagus (esophageal obturator airway intubation); may also be used to refer to intubation of the stomach with a nasogastric tube.
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| show | The muscles that function without voluntary control; smooth muscles (as opposed to skeletal muscles).
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| show | An electrically charged molecule, e.g., Na+ or Cl .
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| show | Transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles that has the ability to disrupt atoms in its path into their component ions.
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| show | A medication used to induce vomiting.
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| IPPB | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation for intermittent positive pressure ventilation.
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| show | The colored portion of the eye surrounding the pupil.
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| show | A drug action that produces slight or temporary damage to tissues.
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| show | Tissue anoxia from diminished blood flow, caused by narrowing or occlusion of the artery to the tissue.
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| show | The lowermost portion of the hip bone.
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| show | Clusters of cells in the pancreas that produce insulin.
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| isoelectric line | show 🗑
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| isoproterenol | show 🗑
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| isotonic | show 🗑
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| itis | show 🗑
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| IV | show 🗑
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| show | The presence of excessive bile pigments in the bloodstream, which give the skin, mucous membranes, and eyes a distinct yellow color. It is often associated with liver disease.
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| jaw thrust | show 🗑
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| jejunum | show 🗑
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| show | The point at which two or more bones articulate or come together.
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| show | Top border of the sternum.
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| show | Veins that return blood from the head, neck, and face to the superior vena cava.
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| show | A dysrhythmia arising from ectopic foci in the area of the AV junction. It often shows an absence of the P wave, a short P R interval, or a P wave appearing after the QRS complex.
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| show | The chemical symbol for potassium ion.
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| keratin | show 🗑
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| show | The condition arising in diabetics whose insulin dose is insufficient to meet their needs, wherein blood sugar reaches high levels, and fat is metabolized to ketones and acids. It is characterized by excessive thirst, urination, nausea, and vomiting,
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| show | An abbreviation for kilogram.
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| show | Paired organs located in the retroperitoneum that filter the blood and produce urine.
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| kilogram (kg) | show 🗑
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| KO (KVO) | show 🗑
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| Kussmaul breathing | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation for liter.
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| show | The folds of skin and mucous membrane that comprises the vulva.
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| show | Muscular contractions of the uterus designed to expel the fetus from the mother.
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| laceration | show 🗑
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| lactated Ringer's solution | show 🗑
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| lactation | show 🗑
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| show | A metabolic end product of the breakdown of glucose. It tends to accumulate when metabolism proceeds in the absence of oxygen.
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|
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| show | An excess of lactic acid in the blood, causing the blood pH to fall below 7.35.
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|
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| show | The portion of the intestine between the small intestine and the rectum; the colon.
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|
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| laryngectomee | show 🗑
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| laryngectomy | show 🗑
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| show | In instrument for directly visualizing the larynx and its related structures.
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| show | Severe constriction of the larynx, often in response to allergy or noxious stimuli.
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| larynx | show 🗑
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| lateral | show 🗑
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| show | A washing out of a hollow organ, such as the stomach.
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| lead | show 🗑
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| show | The upper left chamber of the heart, which receives blood from the pulmonary veins.
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| left heart | show 🗑
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| left heart failure | show 🗑
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| show | The thick walled, muscular, lower left chamber of the heart, which receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it out through the aorta into the systemic arteries.
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|
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| lens | show 🗑
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| show | A pathologic or traumatic discontinuity of tissue or loss of function of a part.
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|
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| show | A lack of ambition to do anything, coupled with a feeling of sleepiness.
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|
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| show | A disease of the blood forming organs characterized by proliferation of white blood cells and pathologic changes in the bone marrow and other lymphoid tissue.
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|
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| leukocyte | show 🗑
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| show | A drug used to suppress ventricular ectopic activity (trade name- Xylocaine).
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|
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| show | Dysrhythmias characterized by extreme bradycardia (less than 40 beats per minute)k, extreme tachycardia (greater than about 140 beats per minute), where electric instability is present or the cardiac output is decreased, especially in the context of
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| ligament | show 🗑
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| ligate | show 🗑
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| limb presentation | show 🗑
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| liniment | show 🗑
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| show | A metric volume measurement, equal to 1,000 ml or 1.1 quarts.
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| litigation | show 🗑
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| liver | show 🗑
|
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| loading dose | show 🗑
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| lotion | show 🗑
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| lumbar | show 🗑
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| show | The cavity or channel within a tube, such as an IV cannula.
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|
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| show | Paired organs in the thorax that effect ventilation and oxygenation.
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|
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| show | An almost colorless, nutrient fluid that circulates in the lymphatic vessels.
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|
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| show | A generalized feeling of vague bodily discomfort.
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|
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| show | Cancerous; tending to become progressively worse and to result in death.
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| malleolus | show 🗑
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| mandible | show 🗑
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| manubrium | show 🗑
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| MAP | show 🗑
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| marrow cavity | show 🗑
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| MAST | show 🗑
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| mastoid | show 🗑
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| show | The upper jaw bone.
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|
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| mean arterial pressure (MAP) | show 🗑
|
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| mechanism of injury | show 🗑
|
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| show | Toward the midline of the body.
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|
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| mediastinum | show 🗑
|
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| show | The portion of the brain between the cerebellum and spinal cord that contains the centers for control of respiration and heart beat, together with other major control centers.
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|
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| show | The pigment that gives skin its color.
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|
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| meninges | show 🗑
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| meningitis | show 🗑
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| menopause | show 🗑
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| show | Excessive flow during a menstrual period.
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|
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| show | The discharge that occurs with the monthly menstrual period.
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|
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| menstruation | show 🗑
|
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| show | An abbreviation for milliequivalent.
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|
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| mesentery | show 🗑
|
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| metabolism | show 🗑
|
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| show | The five bones that form the palm and back of the hand.
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|
||||
| show | A drug sometimes used in the treatment of shock for its stimulating effect on alpha (sympathetic) receptors, which causes vasoconstriction (trade name
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|
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| show | A metric linear measurement, equal to 1,000 mm or 39.37 inches.
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|
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| methanol | show 🗑
|
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| show | A system of weights and measures based on decimal units.
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|
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| mg | show 🗑
|
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| show | An abbreviation for myocardial infarction.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A set used to deliver intravenous solution or medication at a very slow rate, thus permitting accurate titration of dosage.
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|
||||
| show | A metric unit of weight, equal to 0.001 mg.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Abbreviation for mobile intensive care unit.
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|
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| midclavicular line | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An inflatable garment applied around the legs and abdomen, used in the treatment of shock.
🗑
|
||||
| show | In pharmacology, an aqueous suspension of insoluble drugs, e.g., milk of magnesia.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A unit of current, equal to 0.001 ampere.
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|
||||
| milliequivalent (mEq) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A metric weight measurement, equal to 0.001 gm.
🗑
|
||||
| milliliter (ml) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A metric linear measurement, equal to 0.001 meter.
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|
||||
| millimeter of mercury (mm Hg) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A unit of electric energy, equal to 0.001 volt.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The volume of air inhaled or exhaled during 1 minute, calculated by multiplying the tidal volume times the respiratory rate.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Pupillary constriction.
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|
||||
| miscarriage | show 🗑
|
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| mitral valve | show 🗑
|
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| ml | show 🗑
|
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| mm | show 🗑
|
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| mm Hg | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Ambulance staffed and equipped to give advanced life support.
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|
||||
| show | Having a single charge, e.g.,the sodium ion (Na+).
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|
||||
| morbidity | show 🗑
|
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| morphine | show 🗑
|
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| show | Death from a given disease or injury.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Nerves that send messages from the brain to various organs and muscles to stimulate voluntary and involuntary actions.
🗑
|
||||
| mouth to mouth ventilation | show 🗑
|
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| mouth to nose ventilation | show 🗑
|
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| show | Any mucous membrane.
🗑
|
||||
| mucous membrane | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A viscid, slippery secretion that serves as a lubricant and protects various surfaces.
🗑
|
||||
| multifocal | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A woman who has had more than two pregnancies; also called "multip."
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|
||||
| multiplex | show 🗑
|
||||
| murmur | show 🗑
|
||||
| muscle | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Numerous, extraneous deflections in the ECG caused by muscle movement or shivering.
🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for millivolt.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Pain in the muscles.
🗑
|
||||
| myasthenia gravis | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Pupillary dilation.
🗑
|
||||
| myocardial | show 🗑
|
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| myocardial infarction | show 🗑
|
||||
| myocardial rupture | show 🗑
|
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| myocardium | show 🗑
|
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| show | The chemical symbol for sodium ion.
🗑
|
||||
| NaHCO3 | show 🗑
|
||||
| naloxone | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An unconscious state caused by narcotics or accumulation of carbon dioxide or other toxic substances in the blood. The term usually implies respiratory depression leading to apnea.
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|
||||
| narcotic | show 🗑
|
||||
| nasopharynx | show 🗑
|
||||
| nausea | show 🗑
|
||||
| nebulizer | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Maneuver to open the airway by lifting upward on the patient's neck.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The death of tissue, usually caused by a cessation of its blood supply.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Pertaining to dead tissue.
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|
||||
| negligence | show 🗑
|
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| show | A newborn.
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|
||||
| show | The brain, the spinal cord, and the nerves branching from both.
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|
||||
| neurogenic | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Shock caused by massive vasodilation and pooling of blood in the peripheral vessels to the degree that adequate perfusion cannot be maintained.
🗑
|
||||
| nitrogen | show 🗑
|
||||
| nocturia | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Usually, pertaining to the AV node.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Extraneous deflections in the ECG signal. It may be caused by muscle tremor, 60 cycle AC interference, loose electrodes, and weak radio transmission.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A hormone and drug sometimes used in the treatment of shock. It produces vasoconstriction through its alpha stimulator properties (trade name; Levophed).
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|
||||
| show | An intravenous solution containing 0.9% sodium chloride, used when volume replacement is desired.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The normal rhythm of the heart, wherein the excitation impulse arises in the SA node, travels through the internodal pathways to the AV junction, thence down the bundle of His, through the bundle branches, and into the Purkinje network without interfe
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|
||||
| show | An abbreviation meaning "nothing by mouth."
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|
||||
| NSR | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The chemical symbol for oxygen.
🗑
|
||||
| occipital | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Stoppage, as of a blood vessel by a clot or thrombus.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A watertight or airtight covering for a wound.
🗑
|
||||
| ocular | show 🗑
|
||||
| OD | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A toothlike structure projecting from the second cervical vertebra.
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|
||||
| ointment | show 🗑
|
||||
| oliguria | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A pneumothorax caused by an opening in the chest wall; a sucking chest wound.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Technically, various alkaloids derived from the opium or poppy plant; often used in a general way to refer to any drug that produces sleep.
🗑
|
||||
| opisthotonos | show 🗑
|
||||
| optic nerve | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The eye socket.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The entrance or outlet of any body cavity.
🗑
|
||||
| oropharyngeal airway | show 🗑
|
||||
| oropharynx | show 🗑
|
||||
| orthopnea | show 🗑
|
||||
| orthostatic hypotension | show 🗑
|
||||
| OS | show 🗑
|
||||
| oscilloscope | show 🗑
|
||||
| osmosis | show 🗑
|
||||
| osmotic pressure | show 🗑
|
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| ostomy | show 🗑
|
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| show | The female sex organ in which eggs and female hormones are produced.
🗑
|
||||
| overhydration | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An egg (pl., ova).
🗑
|
||||
| oxygen (O2) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A drug used to promote uterine contractions (trade name
🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation meaning "after." (post)
🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for premature atrial contraction.
🗑
|
||||
| pacemaker | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The site in any part of the electric conduction system where excitation impulses arise.
🗑
|
||||
| palate | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Paleness of the skin.
🗑
|
||||
| palpation | show 🗑
|
||||
| palpitation | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Paralysis.
🗑
|
||||
| pancreas | show 🗑
|
||||
| papillary muscle | show 🗑
|
||||
| para | show 🗑
|
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| paracentesis | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The situation in which attempts to inhale cause collapse of a portion of the chest wall instead of expansion. It is seen in flail chest.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Loss of motor function.
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|
||||
| paranoia | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The loss of both motion and sensation in the legs and lower part of the body, most commonly caused by damage to the spinal cord.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A subdivision of the autonomic nervous system, involved in control of involuntary, vegetative functions, mediated largely by the vagus nerve through the chemical acetylcholine.
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|
||||
| show | The substance of a gland or solid organ.
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|
||||
| parenteral | show 🗑
|
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| show | f Weakness.
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|
||||
| show | An abnormal sensation, often of the pins and needles variety, indicating disturbance in nerve function.
🗑
|
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| show | The portion of the brain containing sensory areas and areas of muscle control.
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|
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| parietal pleura | show 🗑
|
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| paroxysm | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A severe shortness of breath occurring at night after several hours of recumbency, during which fluid pools in the lungs. The patient is forced to sit up to breathe. It is caused by left heart failure.
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|
||||
| parturition | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A connection between a telephone line and radio communications system, enabling a caller to get "on the air" by dialing into a special phone.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The small, flat bone that protects the knee joint; the knee cap.
🗑
|
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| show | Open, unobstructed.
🗑
|
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| show | Capable of causing a disease process.
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|
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| pathognomonic | show 🗑
|
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| pathologic | show 🗑
|
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "after meals."
🗑
|
||||
| show | The symbol for the partial pressure of carbon dioxide in a gas.
🗑
|
||||
| pedal | show 🗑
|
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| show | A medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of children.
🗑
|
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| PEEP | show 🗑
|
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| pelvic girdle | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The lower bony structure of the trunk.
🗑
|
||||
| show | An ulcer produced by acidic gastric juice acting on the wall of the stomach.
🗑
|
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| show | Striking a part of a patient's body with short, sharp blows in order to produce a sound that will indicate the condition of the structures within.
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|
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| percutaneous | show 🗑
|
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| perfusion | show 🗑
|
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| show | A potential space between the two layers of the pericardium, the outer (parietal) pericardium and the inner (visceral) epicardium. Normally this space contains only a small amount of lubricating fluid.
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|
||||
| pericardial effusion | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An accumulation of excess fluid or blood in the pericardial sac that interferes with heart action.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A double layered sac containing the heart and the origins of the superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, and pulmonary artery.
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|
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| perineum | show 🗑
|
||||
| periodic breathing | show 🗑
|
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| periorbital | show 🗑
|
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| periosteum | show 🗑
|
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| show | Pertaining to an outside surface.
🗑
|
||||
| peripheral vascular resistance (PVR) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Dilation of peripheral blood vessels, causing a decrease in blood pressure and warm, flushed skin.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Successive waves of muscular contraction and relaxation proceeding uniformly along a hollow tube, such as the esophagus or intestines, which propel the contents of the tube forward.
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|
||||
| peritoneal cavity | show 🗑
|
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| peritoneum | show 🗑
|
||||
| peritonitis | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Symptom or sign that the patient DOES NOT have but might be expected to have, given the chief complaint.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A type of epileptic attack seen in children, characterized by momentary loss of awareness without loss of motor tone.
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|
||||
| pH | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Any bone of a finger or toe.
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|
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| pharmacology | show 🗑
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| pharyngeal | show 🗑
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| pharynx | show 🗑
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| show | A barbiturate sedative hypnotic drug.
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| show | A pure alpha (sympathetic) agent (trade name
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| show | Inflammation of the wall of a vein, some times caused by an IV line, manifested by tenderness, redness, and slight edema along part of the length of the vein.
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| show | An abnormal and persistent dread of some specific thing.
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| physiologic action | show 🗑
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| show | The study of body functions.
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| pia mater | show 🗑
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| piggyback | show 🗑
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| show | A drug shaped into a ball or oval to be swallowed, often coated to disguise an unpleasant taste.
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| pinna | show 🗑
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| pitting edema | show 🗑
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| show | The master gland of the body, located in the brain behind the eyes. It influences the secretions of all other glands.
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| PJC | show 🗑
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| show | A vascular organ attached to the uterine wall, supplying oxygen and nutrients to the fetus; also called the afterbirth.
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| placenta previa | show 🗑
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| show | Relating to the sole of the foot.
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| plasma | show 🗑
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| show | A small, cellular element in the blood that plays an important role in blood clotting.
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| show | The membrane lining the outer surface of the lungs (visceral pleura), the inner surface of the chest wall, and the thoracic surface of the diaphragm (parietal pleura).
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| show | A potential space between the parietal and visceral pleurae.
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| pleural effusion | show 🗑
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| pleural space | show 🗑
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| show | Chest pain that is sharp and made worse by deep inhalation, coughing, or laughing. It is characteristic of pleural inflammation.
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| show | An abbreviation for point of maximal impulse.
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| PNC | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation for paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea.
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| pneumonia | show 🗑
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| pneumothorax | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "by mouth."
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| show | The symbol for the partial pressure of oxygen in a gas.
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| show | The palpable beat of the apex of the heart against the chest wall during ventricular contraction. It is normally palpated in the fifth left intercostal space in the midclavicular line.
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| poly | show 🗑
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| show | Excessive thirst and/or excessive intake of fluids.
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| show | Excessive hunger and eating.
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| show | Excessive urination.
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| popliteal | show 🗑
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| positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) | show 🗑
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| posterior | show 🗑
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| postictal | show 🗑
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| show | After death.
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| show | After delivery.
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| potassium (K+) | show 🗑
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| show | Enhancement of the effect of one drug by another.
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| show | A drug that has been ground into powder form.
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| show | The ECG representation of one cycle of depolarization and repolarization of the atria and ventricles.
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| show | Referring to the general area over the heart and left lower thorax.
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| show | A sharp blow to the midsternum delivered in an attempt to terminate ventricular tachycardia or stimulate the heart to beat in asystole.
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| show | The condition that precedes eclampsia, or toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension and edema.
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| preinfarction angina | show 🗑
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| premature atrial contractions (PACs) | show 🗑
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| premature infant ("preemie") | show 🗑
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| premature junctional contractions (PJCs) | show 🗑
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| show | Premature junctional contractions.
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| show | Extra ventricular contractions caused by ectopic foci in the His Purkinje system of the ventricles and characterized on the ECG by bizarre, widened QRS complexes.
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| prenatal | show 🗑
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| show | The part of the baby that comes out first during delivery.
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| primipara | show 🗑
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| show | The period of time between the beginning of the P (atrial depolarization) and the onset of the QRS complex (ventricular depolarization), signifying the time required for atrial depolarization and passage of the excitation impulse through the AV junctio
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| prn | show 🗑
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| procainamide | show 🗑
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| prognosis | show 🗑
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| show | A delivery in which the umbilical cord appears at the vaginal orifice before the head of the infant.
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| show | Lying flat with the face downward.
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| show | Measures to prevent the occurrence of a given disease or abnormal state.
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| propranolol | show 🗑
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| prostate | show 🗑
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| show | An artificial part made to replace a natural one.
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| prostration | show 🗑
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| protocol | show 🗑
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| proximal | show 🗑
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| pruritus | show 🗑
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| psychosis | show 🗑
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| psychosomatic | show 🗑
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| show | One of the two bones that form the anterior portion of the pelvic ring.
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| puerperium | show 🗑
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| pulmonary | show 🗑
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| show | The arteries that carry blood poor in oxygen from the right ventricle to the lungs.
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| pulmonary circulation | show 🗑
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| pulmonary edema | show 🗑
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| show | Obstruction of a pulmonary artery or arteries by solid, liquid, or gaseous material swept through the right heart into the lungs.
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| show | The vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
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| pulmonic valve | show 🗑
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| show | Characterized by rhythmic beating.
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| pulse | show 🗑
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| pulse deficit | show 🗑
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| pulse pressure | show 🗑
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| show | The heart rate determined by counting the number of pulsations per minute palpated in any superficial artery.
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| pump failure | show 🗑
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| pupil | show 🗑
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| Purkinje network | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation for premature ventricular contraction.
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| PVR | show 🗑
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| P wave | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "every day."
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| qh | show 🗑
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "every two hours."
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "four times a day."
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| QRS complex | show 🗑
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| Q T interval | show 🗑
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| show | A term used to designate one quarter of the abdomen.
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| quadriplegia | show 🗑
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| quinidine | show 🗑
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| Q wave | show 🗑
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| show | Also called "coon's eyes"; bilateral, symmetric, periorbital ecchymoses seen with some skull fractures.
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| radial | show 🗑
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| radioactive | show 🗑
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| radius | show 🗑
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| show | Abnormal breath sounds produced by flow of air through constricted, edematous, or fluid filled small airways.
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| show | Sexual intercourse that is inflicted forcibly on another person, against that person's will.
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|
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| show | A specialized area in a tissue that initiates certain actions upon specific stimulation.
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| show | The distal portion of the large intestine.
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| recumbent | show 🗑
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| show | Erythrocyte; a cell that carries oxygen.
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| show | To restore a part to its normal position, as a fractured bone.
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| reflex | show 🗑
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| regression | show 🗑
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| show | A passive, retrograde flow of gastric contents from the stomach into the pharynx and mouth (to be distinguished from the active process of vomiting).
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|
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| show | The stage of ventricular diastole during which the cardiac muscle is recharging (repolarizing) to a resting state following depolarization. During this phase of the refractory period, the heart can be stimulated to contract prematurely.
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|
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| renal | show 🗑
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| show | A miniature transmitter that picks up a radio signal and rebroadcasts it, thus extending the range of a radio communications system.
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|
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| repolarization | show 🗑
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| show | The act of breathing; the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide among the tissues, lungs, and atmosphere.
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| respiratory arrest | show 🗑
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| respiratory failure | show 🗑
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| resting potential | show 🗑
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| resuscitation | show 🗑
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| show | An inability to void.
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|
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| show | The lining of the back of the eye that receives visual images and transmits then through the optic nerve to the brain.
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|
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| show | Drawing in of the intercostal muscles and the muscles above the clavicles in respiratory distress.
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|
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| show | A prefix meaning "located behind."
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|
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| retroperitoneum | show 🗑
|
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| show | Situated or occuring behind the sternum.
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|
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| show | An antigen present on the red blood cells of some individuals. When Rh factor is present, the individual is said to be Rh positive; when Rh factor is absent, the individual is Rh negative.
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|
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| rhonchi | show 🗑
|
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| show | One of the 12 bones forming the thoracic cavity wall.
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|
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| rib cage | show 🗑
|
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| show | The upper right chamber of the heart, which receives blood from the venae cavae and supplies blood to the right ventricle.
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|
||||
| right heart failure | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The lower right chamber of the heart, which receives blood from the right atrium and pumps blood out through the pulmonic valve into the pulmonary arteries.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A sterile intravenous solution containing sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride ions in concentrations similar to those present in blood. It is useful for replacing fluid losses, as in dehydration.
🗑
|
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| show | A factor that leads to and perpetuates a disease process.
🗑
|
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| R on T pattern | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The period of time between the onset of one QRS complex and the onset of the succeeding QRS complex.
🗑
|
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| show | The positive wave or deflection in the QRS complex.
🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation meaning "prescription."
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|
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| s | show 🗑
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| show | Pertaining to the sacrum, part of the lower spine.
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|
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| sacroiliac joint | show 🗑
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| sacrum | show 🗑
|
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| saddle joint | show 🗑
|
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| show | The class of drugs that includes aspirin.
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|
||||
| saline | show 🗑
|
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| salivary glands | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for sinoatrial node.
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|
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| scalp vein set | show 🗑
|
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| scapula | show 🗑
|
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| sclera | show 🗑
|
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| sebaceous gland | show 🗑
|
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| secondary pacemaker | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A drug that depresses the activity of the central nervous system, thus having a calming effect, e.g., barbiturates, chloral hydrate.
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|
||||
| seizure | show 🗑
|
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| show | Small structures in the inner ear that maintain one's equilibrium.
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|
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| seminal duct | show 🗑
|
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| sensory nerves | show 🗑
|
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| show | Generalized body poisoning by the products of bacteria.
🗑
|
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| show | Shock resulting from severe bacterial infection.
🗑
|
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| show | A dividing wall or partition, usually separating two cavities.
🗑
|
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| show | The aftereffects of a disease or injury.
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|
||||
| serum | show 🗑
|
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| show | A state of inadequate tissue perfusion, which may be caused by pump failure (cardiogenic shock), volume loss (hypovolemic shock), vasodilatation (neurogenic shock), or any combination of these.
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|
||||
| shunt | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A hereditary, genetically determined, hemolytic anemia occurring in the Black population, characterized by arthralgias, acute attacks of abdominal pain, and recurrent embolic episodes.
🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for sudden infant death syndrome.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The S shaped, terminal portion of the descending colon.
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|
||||
| sign | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Painless myocardial infarction, occurring in 10 to 20 percent of patients with AMI, especially the elderly.
🗑
|
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| show | A method of radio communication utilizing a single frequency that enables either transmission or reception of either voice or an ECG signal but is incapable of simultaneous transmission and reception.
🗑
|
||||
| sinoatrial node (SA node) | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A slight irregularity of the heart rate caused by changes in parasympathetic tone during breathing.
🗑
|
||||
| sinus bradycardia | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Sinus rhythm with a rate greater than 100 per minute.
🗑
|
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| show | The hard, bony structure that forms the main scaffolding of the body.
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|
||||
| skull | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for sublingual.
🗑
|
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| show | A triangular bandage applied around the neck to immobilize an arm.
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|
||||
| small intestine | show 🗑
|
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| sniffing position | show 🗑
|
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| show | Noise made on inhalation when the upper airway is partially obstructed by the tongue.
🗑
|
||||
| socket | show 🗑
|
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| show | The major cation of the extracellular fluid.
🗑
|
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| sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) | show 🗑
|
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| solution | show 🗑
|
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| soporific | show 🗑
|
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| spasm | show 🗑
|
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| show | A circularly arranged muscle that acts as a valve to control the retention or release of fluids or semisolid materials in the body.
🗑
|
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| sphygmomanometer | show 🗑
|
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| spinal canal | show 🗑
|
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| show | The collection of nerve tracts extending from the brain down the foramen of the vertebral column.
🗑
|
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| spirits | show 🗑
|
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| show | The organ located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen that destroys old red blood cells.
🗑
|
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| show | An enlarged spleen.
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|
||||
| splint | show 🗑
|
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| spontaneous pneumothorax | show 🗑
|
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| sprain | show 🗑
|
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| show | An abbreviation meaning subcutaneous.
🗑
|
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| show | To eliminate unwanted noise on a radio frequency.
🗑
|
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| stasis | show 🗑
|
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "immediately."
🗑
|
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| show | A severe, prolonged asthmatic attack that cannot be broken with epinephrine.
🗑
|
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| status epilepticus | show 🗑
|
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| stenosis | show 🗑
|
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| show | Free from living organisms such as bacteria.
🗑
|
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| show | The large muscle that is easily felt at the side of the neck.
🗑
|
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| show | The long, flat bone located in the midline in the anterior part of the thoracic cage.
🗑
|
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| show | An instrument for performing auscultation.
🗑
|
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| show | An agent that increases the level of bodily activity.
🗑
|
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| stoma | show 🗑
|
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| show | The hollow digestive organ in the epigastrium that receives food material from the esophagus.
🗑
|
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| strain | show 🗑
|
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| stricture | show 🗑
|
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| show | A harsh, high pitched respiratory sound associated with severe upper airway obstruction, such as laryngeal edema.
🗑
|
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| show | Cerebrovascular accident.
🗑
|
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| show | The amount of blood pumped forward with each ventricular contraction.
🗑
|
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| S T segment | show 🗑
|
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| show | A state of reduced sensibilities; mental confusion.
🗑
|
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| show | A large vein located beneath the clavicle, joining the internal jugular vein.
🗑
|
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| Subcutaneous (SQ) | show 🗑
|
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| show | A condition in which trauma to the lung or airway results in the escape of air into tissues of the body, especially the chest wall, neck, and face, causing a crackling sensation on palpation of the skin.
🗑
|
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| show | Occuring beneath the dura, i.e., beneath the heavy, sheathlike covering of the brain. The term is often used in connection with the subdural hematoma following trauma to the head.
🗑
|
||||
| sublingual (SL) | show 🗑
|
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| show | Under the sternum; retrosternal.
🗑
|
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| sucking chest wound | show 🗑
|
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| sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) | show 🗑
|
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| suicide | show 🗑
|
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| sunstroke | show 🗑
|
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| show | On the surface; the opposite of deep.
🗑
|
||||
| superior | show 🗑
|
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| show | A major vein that empties venous blood from the upper extremities, head, and neck into the right atrium.
🗑
|
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| show | To turn the forearm so that the palm faces upward.
🗑
|
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| supine | show 🗑
|
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| show | A drug mixed in a firm base that melts at room temperature, shaped to fit various body orifices.
🗑
|
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| show | A dysrhythmia arising from any portion of the electric conduction system above the ventricles.
🗑
|
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| show | A tachyarrhythmia arising from above the ventricles.
🗑
|
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| show | A preparation of a pulverized drug in liquid. It requires thorough shaking before use.
🗑
|
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| suture | show 🗑
|
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| show | A cravat tied around the body to enhance immobilization of a part.
🗑
|
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| show | The first downward deflection of the QRS complex that is preceded by an R wave.
🗑
|
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| show | A gland that secretes water and electrolytes through the skin.
🗑
|
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| sympathetic nervous system | show 🗑
|
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| sympathomimetic | show 🗑
|
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| show | The midline articulation of the pubic bones.
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|
||||
| symptom | show 🗑
|
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| show | Fainting; a brief loss of consciousness caused by transiently inadequate blood flow to the brain.
🗑
|
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| show | A complex of symptoms or signs characteristic of a condition.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The combined effect of two or more drugs such that their action in combination is greater than the sum of their individual actions.
🗑
|
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| show | A drug suspended in sugar and water to improve its taste.
🗑
|
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| syrup of ipecac | show 🗑
|
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| systemic | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The flow of blood from the left ventricle through the aorta, to all of its branches and capillaries in the tissues, and thence back to the right atrium through the venules, veins, and venae cave; also called the greater circulation.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The period during which the ventricles contract.
🗑
|
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| systolic blood pressure | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A powdered drug that has been molded or compressed into a small disc.
🗑
|
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| show | A rapid dysrhythmia (heart rate over 120 140/min).
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|
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| tachycardia | show 🗑
|
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| tachypnea | show 🗑
|
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| tamponade (cardiac) | show 🗑
|
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| tarsal | show 🗑
|
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| TBW | show 🗑
|
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| show | A process of communicating physiologic data, such as the ECG, over long distances by radio or telephone.
🗑
|
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| show | The region on each side of the head above and anterior to the ears.
🗑
|
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| show | The region of the temples.
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|
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| temporal lobe | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The articulation of the mandible with the skull.
🗑
|
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| show | The fibrous portion of muscle that attaches to bone.
🗑
|
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| tension pneumothorax | show 🗑
|
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| show | The male gonads, which are normally situated in the scrota and which produce sperm.
🗑
|
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| show | An acute, infectious disease caused by a bacterial toxin, with spasm of the jaw muscles causing trismus (lockjaw) and of the back muscles causing opisthotonos.
🗑
|
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| tetany | show 🗑
|
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| show | A beneficial action of a drug to correct a bodily dysfunction.
🗑
|
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| show | Pertaining to heat.
🗑
|
||||
| thoracic | show 🗑
|
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| show | The part of the body between the neck and the diaphragm, encased by the ribs.
🗑
|
||||
| thready | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A platelet; a cellular element of the blood involved in clotting.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A condition in which inflammation of a vein leads to the formation of a plug (thrombus) in the vein.
🗑
|
||||
| show | The formation of a blood clot or thrombus.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A fixed blood clot that forms inside a blood vessel.
🗑
|
||||
| thyroid | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An abbreviation for transient ischemic attack.
🗑
|
||||
| tibia | show 🗑
|
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| show | A spasmodic twitching of a facial muscle.
🗑
|
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| show | An abbreviation meaning "three times a day."
🗑
|
||||
| show | The amount of air inhaled or exhaled during normal, quiet breathing; the volume of one breath.
🗑
|
||||
| tincture | show 🗑
|
||||
| tinnitus | show 🗑
|
||||
| tissue | show 🗑
|
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| titration | show 🗑
|
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| show | The progressive diminution of susceptibility to the effects of a drug after repeated doses.
🗑
|
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| tonic clonic | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The total fluid content of the body, equivalent to about 60 percent of body weight in the adult male.
🗑
|
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| tourniquet | show 🗑
|
||||
| toxemia | show 🗑
|
||||
| toxemia of pregnancy | show 🗑
|
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| toxic | show 🗑
|
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| show | A poison manufactured by bacteria or other forms of animal or vegetable life.
🗑
|
||||
| toxoid | show 🗑
|
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| show | The cartilaginous tube extending from the larynx to its division into the main bronchi; the windpipe.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A surgical opening of the trachea to create an airway.
🗑
|
||||
| traction | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The name under which a drug is marketed by a given manufacturer.
🗑
|
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| show | An infusion of blood into a vein.
🗑
|
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| show | An adverse response to receiving blood or blood products.
🗑
|
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| transient ischemic attack (TIA) | show 🗑
|
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| show | Injury.
🗑
|
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| show | A syndrome resulting from a very severe compression injury of the chest, with cyanosis of the face and neck, bulging of the eyes, and caved in chest.
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| show | An involuntary twitching of an extremity.
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| Trendelenburg position | show 🗑
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| triage | show 🗑
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| show | The valve between the right atrium and right ventricle.
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| trimester | show 🗑
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| trismus | show 🗑
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| show | An upright, flat, or inverted wave following the QRS complex of the ECG, representing ventricular repolarization.
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| UHF | show 🗑
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| show | An open lesion of the skin or mucous membrane.
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| show | The larger bone of the forearm, on the side opposite that of the thumb.
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| show | A flexible structure connecting the fetus to the placenta.
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| show | The navel; the "bellybutton."
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| show | A state of being insensible or comatose.
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| unifocal | show 🗑
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| show | A toxic condition caused by the inability of the kidneys to remove waste products of metabolism.
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| show | The tube leading from the kidney to the bladder.
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| show | The tube leading from the bladder to the outside of the body.
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| URI | show 🗑
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| urine | show 🗑
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| show | Hives.
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| show | The muscular organ lying in the female pelvis that houses the developing fetus; the womb.
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| show | A small, dangling protrusion attached to the soft palate in the midline.
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| show | Parasympathetic activity.
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| vagina | show 🗑
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| show | The tenth cranial nerve, chief mediator of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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| show | The groove between the base of the tongue and the epiglottis.
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| Valsalva maneuver | show 🗑
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| show | Narrowing of the diameter of a blood vessel.
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| show | A substance that causes narrowing of the diameter of blood vessels; an alpha sympathetic agent.
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| show | Widening of the diameter of blood vessels.
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| show | A substance that causes widening of the diameter of blood vessels.
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| vasopressor | show 🗑
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| show | Having vascular and vagal components; often used to refer to a syndrome consisting of precordial distress, anxiety, nausea, and sometimes syncope.
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| show | An abbreviation for venereal disease.
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| vein | show 🗑
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| venae cavae | show 🗑
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| venipuncture | show 🗑
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| show | A poison, usually the poisonous substances derived from snakes, spiders, bees, wasps, and other such creatures.
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| show | Blood poor in oxygen, containing hemoglobin in the reduced state.
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| ventilation | show 🗑
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| ventral | show 🗑
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| show | A thick walled, muscular chamber that receives blood from the atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary or systemic circulation.
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| ventricular aneurysm | show 🗑
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| show | A dysrhythmia arising in the His Purkinje system.
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| ventricular ectopic activity | show 🗑
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| show | Rapid, tremulous, and ineffectual contractions of the cardiac ventricles; cardiac arrest.
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| ventricular standstill | show 🗑
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| ventricular tachycardia | show 🗑
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| show | A very small vein.
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| vernix | show 🗑
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| show | One of the 33 bones of the spinal column.
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| vertebral | show 🗑
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| show | The top of the head.
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| vertigo | show 🗑
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| show | Very high frequency; the portion of the radio frequency spectrum between 30 and 150 mHz.
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| show | Capable of living.
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| show | A glass container storing a sterile powdered or liquid drug for parenteral use, sealed with a rubber stopper, and often containing multiple doses.
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| show | Pertaining to organs of the body.
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| show | The outer, membranous covering of the lungs.
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| vital capacity | show 🗑
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| vital signs | show 🗑
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| show | A jellylike, transparent substance filling the inside of the eye.
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| show | Paired structures in the larynx whose vibrations produce sound.
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| show | Pertaining to the palm side of the arm.
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| show | An intravenous fluid that stays in the vascular space, usually a colloid.
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| show | A situation in which a patient signs himself into a psychiatric facility of his own free will.
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| show | The muscles that function under the conscious control of the brain.
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| vomiting | show 🗑
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| show | The matter ejected from the stomach by vomiting.
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| vulnerable period | show 🗑
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| show | The external parts of the female genitalia.
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| show | A unit of electric energy obtained by multiplying amperes times volts.
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| show | Units of electric energy expressed as watts delivered for 1 second; joules.
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| show | A high pitched, whistling sound characterizing obstruction or spasm of the lower airways.
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| white blood cell | show 🗑
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| withdrawal | show 🗑
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| xiphoid | show 🗑
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| show | A trade name for lidocaine.
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| zygoma | show 🗑
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