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| displacement of a bone from a joint |
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| disks between vertebrae become diseased, they sometimes rupture,press on the spinal cord or spinal nerve also called slipped disk |
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| paralysis of the lower position of the body and both legs |
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| quadriplegia, tetraparesis |
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| paralysis all four extremites |
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| slight or incomplete paralysis |
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| is slight or partial paralysis, quadriparesis, tetraparesis affects all four extremites |
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| place of union between two ro more bones |
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| are sacs of fluid located in area of friction, esp. joints |
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| straightens a limb and the opposite movement |
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| is movement of a bone around its own axis. |
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| circular movement of a limb at the far end |
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| strong bands of fibrous connective tissue that connect bones or cartilage and serve to support and strengthen joints |
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| specialized type of dense connective tissue that is elastic but strong and that can withstand considerable pressure or tension |
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| soft organic material that fills the central cavity of a bone |
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| carpal tunnel syndrome is a complex of symptoms resulting from pressure on the median nerve in the carpal tunnel of the wrist |
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| upper part of the trunk or cage |
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| made w a needle to obtain a sample of bone marrow |
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| erythroyte (transport oxygen ) |
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| progressive, malignant disease of the blood forming orgasms. Increased number of white blood cells (leukocytes) and by the presence of immature forms of leukocytes in the blood and bone marrow |
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| condition in which the number of red cells of hemogobin or both are decreased |
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| processing of diffusing blood thru a semipermeable membrane to remove toxic materials away from the bodies of person w impaired kidney function |
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| destruction of red blood cells w/ the liberation of hemogobin |
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| obsolete term for rabies - a viral disease transmitted by bile of an infected animal - rapid animals avoid water - animals throats swollen - abnormal fear of water |
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| formation and excretion of sweat |
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spine, vertebrae
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sacrum(sacral vertebrae)
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| pertaining to the arteries and veins, respectively |
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| pertaining to the aorta, the largest artery of the body |
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| arteries,arterioles,veins,venules, capillaries |
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| five types of blood vessels |
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| have the important feature of being the site where oxygen and waste carbon dioxide are exchanged |
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| supplies body cells w needed substances, transports waste products for disposal, maintains the acid base balance of the body, prevents hemorrhage thru blood clotting, protects against disease and helps regulate body temperature |
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| procedure used w needle to extract excessive fluid accumulated in a synovial joint after injury |
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| usually restored to its normal position my manipulation w/o surgery |
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| painful metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis |
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| is the second most common connective tissue disease. Chronic, systemic (pertaining ti whole body) disease that often results in joint deformiteis, particularly of the hands and feet. |
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| an autoimmune disease that involves connective tissue |
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| congential abnormality characterized by defective closure of the bones of the spine. |
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| lateral curvature of the spine |
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| exaggerated curvature of the spine from front to back gives rise to the condition - also called hunchback humpback |
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| group of inherited diseases characterized by weakness,atrophy (wasting) of muscle w/o involvement of the nervous system, and progressive disability and loss of strength |
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| hernial prtrusion of the brain thru a defect in the skull. The feet and hands are also subject to congential defects extra fingers toes webbing. |
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| commonly known as flatfoot-inherited condition |
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| cancers that arise from connective tissues such as muscle or bone |
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| composed of masses of cartilage |
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| is a malignant tumor containing much fibrous tissue |
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| injury that causes joint pain and disability w severity depending on the degree of the injury to ligaments or tendons. |
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| excessive use of a part of the body to the extent that is injured or trauma to a muscle caused violent contraction or excessive forcible stretch |
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| person who is able to walk |
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| lines the abdominopelvic cavity-enfolds the internal organs.Secretes a lube fluid that allows organs against one another |
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| localized collection of blood usually a clot, in an organ, tissue resulting from a break in the wall of a blood vessel |
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| condition characterized by an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid CSF when occurs in children head enlarges because of soft bones |
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| pus in a cavity surrounded by healthy tissue |
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| another type of body fluid - it is a transparent fluid found in lymphatic vessel |
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| spread to sites away from where they originate by several means including blood, lymphatic symptoms and direct extension to neighboring tissues |
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| spreading from one part of the body to another part |
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| diseases are caused by a defect in the immune system |
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| thrombocyte (blood clotting) |
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| platelet (blood platelet) |
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| leukocyte ( body defense) |
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| aspects of aging = process encountered by elderly people |
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| immune defense mechanism against disease and many associated diseases |
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| tending to become worse, spread and cause death |
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| specializes in surgery of the nervous system - involving the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves |
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| care for infants to 28 days - neonatology |
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| practices oncology - malignant tumors and their treatment - cancer refers to any large group disease that are characterized malignant cells |
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| ophthalmology-study diagnosis - treatment of the eye |
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| branch of surgery that deals w/ preservation and restoration of bones |
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| otolaryngology - ear and larynx ( voice box ) |
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| general study characteristics cause and effects of diseases |
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| pediatrics - treatment of children (practitioner) |
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| psychiatrist - mental emotional behavioral disorder |
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| radiology - various forms of radiation xrays in diagnosis and treatment of disease |
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| various disorders marked inflammation , degeneration and other with tissues, joints and structures |
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| greek word for handwork - |
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| urinary tract in both genders , male reproductive system |
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| refers to the constant internal environment that is naturally maintained by the body |
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| is the inability to communicate thru speech writing or signs-improper function of the brain |
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| speech impairment resulting from a brian lesion. Lack of coordination and inability to range words in proper order |
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| sudden blocking of an artery by foreign material that has been brought to its site of blockage by circulating blood |
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| effusion(escape) of fluid into the air spaces and tissue spaces of the lung |
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| early sign of pulmonary edema |
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| pyschian who specializes in lung |
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| difficult breathing - patient complains of SOB |
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| temporary absence of breathing |
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| separates the abdomen from the thoracic cavity-contracts and relaxes w each inspiration and expiration |
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| pertaining to diaphragm , but sometimes means pertaining to the mind. |
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| membrane that surrounds each lung |
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| small knots of tissue located in the mucous membrane of the pharynx - frequently biopsied to determine if cancer has spread from an internal organ |
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| cancer that originates in lymphatic system-that has spread |
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| masses of lymphatic tissue lovated in depressions of the mucous membranes of the pharynx |
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| also commonly known as adenoids |
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| function is to collect fluid that escapes front the blood capillaries and return it to the circulation- lymph nodes, lymph vessels, lymph, tonsils, thymus, and spleen make up the system |
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| uses a balloon catheter that is inflated inside an artery to flatten the plaque against the arterial wall. |
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| methods used to divert blood away from the heart and lungs temporarily when surgery of the heart and major vessels is performed |
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| periodic thrust felt over arteries, consistent w heartbeat |
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| ballooning out of blood vessel - pose a danger of rupture w/i skull. refers to cerebrum or brain - |
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| thickening and loss of the walls of the arteries - yello fatty plague |
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| ballooning out of the wall of a vessel usually an artery,caused by congenital defect or weakness of the wall |
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| tumors consisting of blood vessels (hemangioma) of lymph vessels - usually benign |
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| five types of blood vessels - arteries,smaller arteries called arterioles, veins, smaller veins called venules, and capillaries |
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| largest artery in the body |
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| pertaining to the arteries and veins |
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| disease of the heart muscle itself |
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| forms the lining inside the heart |
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| blood vessels that supply oxygen to the heart |
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| sac made up of double membrane, encloses the heart |
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| the innermost layer of the pericardium |
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| important feature of being the site where the oxygen and waste carbon dioxide are exchanged |
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| supplies body cells w needed substances, transports waste products for disposal, maintains the acid base balance of the body, prevents hemorrhage thru blood clotting, protects against disease and helps regulate body temperature |
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| excessive fluid can accumulate in a synovial joint after injury and must be extracted w a needle |
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| fracture restored to its normal position by manipulation w/o surgery |
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