Words of the Week Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Ecchymotic | bruising |
| Erythema | redness of the skin |
| Aphasia | inability to speak |
| Edema | swelling due to excess fluid accumulation in the body tissues |
| Cachexia | unintentional weight loss |
| Copious | abundant in supply or quantity |
| Odiferous | yielding an odor; having an odor |
| Apositia | a lack of appetite |
| Dehiscence | release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue |
| Friable | easily crumbled |
| Ataxia | lack of muscle coordination |
| Anomia | a form of aphasia in which the pt is unable to recall the names of everyday objects |
| Excoriation | a place where your skin is scraped or abraded |
| Tenacious | tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely |
| Akinetic | loss or impairment of the power of voluntary movement |
| Aypoxia | low blood oxygen |
| Borborygmus | a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines |
| Ventilation | using artificial methods to assist with breathing |
| Mnemonic | a loss of memory |
| Meniscus | the curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube |
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