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| back (of body), behind, posterior |
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| stable internal environment |
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| abnormal fibrous band that holds or binds together tissues that are normally separated |
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| pertaining to a fever, also called pyretic |
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| body defense against injury, infection, or allergy marked by redness, swelling, heat, pain, and sometimes, loss of function |
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| any fungal infection in or on the body |
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| pathological state, usually febrile, resulting from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream |
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| delivery of fluids directly into the blood stream via a vein for treating various disorders; also called IV therapy |
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| removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction, electrocautery, freezing, or radio frequency (RF) |
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| surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another |
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| scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette (curet) |
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| incision made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity |
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| use of a high intensity laser light beam to remove duseased tissues, stop bleeding blood vessels, or for cosmetic purposes |
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| general observations of the patient as a whole, progressing to specific body areas |
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| gentle application of the hands to a specific structure or body area to determine size, consistency, texture, symmetry, and tenderness of underlying structures |
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| listening to the heart, bowel, and lungs with or without a stethoscopeto assess the presence and quality of sounds |
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| visual examination of a body cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope |
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| laboratory test, usually performed on serum, to evaluate various substances to determine whether they fall within a normal range |
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| complete blood count (CBC) |
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| panel of blood tests used as a broad screening test for anemias, infection, and other diseases |
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| series of blood tests used to evaluate a specific organ (liver panel) or disease (anemia panel) |
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| imaging technique in which an x-ray emitter rotates around the area to be scanned and a computer measures the intensity of transmitted x-rays from different anglesl formally called computerized axil tomography |
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| technique in which x-rays are directed through the body to a fluorescent screen that displays internal structures in continuous motion |
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| magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
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| technique that uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field, rather than an x-ray beam, to produce highly detailed, multiplanar, cross-sectional views of soft tissues |
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| technique in which a radioactive material (radiopharmaceutical) called a tracer is introduced into the body (inhaled, ingested, or injected) and a specialized camera (gamma camera) is used to produce images of organs and structures |
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| computed tomography records the positrons (positive charged particles) emitted from a radiopharmaceutical to produce a cross-sectional image of metabolic activity of body tissues to determine the presence of disease |
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| technique in which x-rays are pressed through the body or areas and captured on a film to generate an image; also called x-ray |
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| single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) |
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| radiological technique that integrates computed tomography and a radioactive material (tracer) injected into the bloodstream to visualize blood flow to tissues and organs |
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| high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) are directed at soft tissue and reflected as "echos" to produce an image on a monitor of an internal body structure; also called ultrasound, sonography, and echo |
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| removal of a representative tissue sample from a body site for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis |
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| biopsy in which the entire lesion is removed |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| positron emission tomography |
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| rheumatoid factor; radio frequency |
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| single photon emission computed tomography |
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