Word List #2 pg 1 Word Scramble
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edema | an accumulation of an excessive amount of fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavites |
anasarca | a generalized infiltration of edema fluid into subcutaneous connective tissue |
ascites | an accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
idiopathic | denoting a disease of unknown cause |
etiology | causation; the doctrine of causes; specifically the cause of disease |
iatrogenic | resulting from, or in the course of, activities of a doctor or surgeon |
pathognomic | charateristic or indicative of a disease; denoting one or two specific symptoms |
pathogenesis | the mode of origin or development of any disease or morbid process |
cachexia | a general lack of nutrition and wasting occuring in the course of a chronic dicease or emotional disturbance |
asthenia | weakness, debility |
emaciation | extreme loss of flesh; growing lean |
murmur | soft sound, like that made by a somewhat forcible expiration such as the mouth opening; heard on ausculation of the heart, lungs or blood vessels |
bruit | an ausculatory sound, especially an abnormal one |
thrill | the vibration accompanying a cardiac murmur which can be felt on palpation |
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