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Unit 15, 16, & 17

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examination fo the body after death to determine cause of death   autopsy  
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getting well or recovering after an illness or surgery   convalescent  
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dead   deceased  
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loss of the ability to use part or parts of the body in a normal way   disability  
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intravenous   iv  
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when a person becomes more helpless as a result of nursing care offered   learned helplessness  
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approaching death; state of dying   moribund  
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something attached to exisiting body part to assist in functioning   orthotic  
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care of persons whose disease no longer responds to curative treatment   palliative care  
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after death; such as care provided after someone dies   postmortem  
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an artificial body part (ie leg, eye)   prosthesis  
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paralysis of both upper and loewr parts of the body   quadriplegia  
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rehabilitation- process by which people who have been disable are helped to recover as much as possible of their original ability for the activities of daily living   rehab  
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the body and limbs becoming stiff after death occurs   rigor mortis  
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