- ____________________known as rule out (R/O) - attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be producing the signs and symptoms
- ____________________study of ears, nose, and throat
- ____________________surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
- ____________________abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries (opposite of -malacia)
- ____________________tissue death of an artery or arteries
- ____________________abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries
- ____________________inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
- ____________________abnormal softening of the walls of an artery/arteries
- ____________________study of ears and larynx or throat
- ____________________surgical removal of the tonsils
| - ____________________inflammation of the appendix
- ____________________abnormal enlargement of the liver
- ____________________between, but not within, the part of a tissue
- ____________________visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
- ____________________mature red blood cell
- ____________________nerve repair by surgery
- ____________________pounding or racing heart
- ____________________formation or discharge of pus
- ____________________pain in a joint or joints
- ____________________loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
| - ____________________torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound
- ____________________it can be evaluated or measured only by the patient
- ____________________the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
- ____________________identification of a disease
- ____________________a normally functioning thyroid gland
- ____________________white blood cell
- ____________________surgical incision for the removal of a stone
- ____________________surgical repair of a muscle
- ____________________it can be evaluated or measured by the patient or others
- ____________________examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
| - ____________________study of all aspects of diseases
- ____________________prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
- ____________________to collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion
- ____________________temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
- ____________________fatty deposit within the wall of an artery
- ____________________sign of inflammation - redness
- ____________________pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue
- ____________________gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra in the male
- ____________________inflammation of the renal pelvis
- ____________________any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection
| - ____________________set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
- ____________________long duration, can be controlled but rarely cured
- ____________________portion of the skull that encloses the brain
- ____________________fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound
- ____________________a groove or crack-like sore of the skin (or normal folds in the contours of the brain)
- ____________________abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
- ____________________feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
- ____________________abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
- ____________________discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus (heartburn)
- ____________________subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
| - ____________________disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or prescribed it first
- ____________________pathologic change of the tissue due to disease or injury
- ____________________the specialized mucous membranes that line the body cavities
- ____________________screening of patient to determine their who needs to be seen first
- ____________________rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
- ____________________sign of inflammation or swelling
- ____________________last and longest portion of the small intestine
- ____________________part of the hip bone
- ____________________the name of the fluid secreted by the mucous membranes
- ____________________objective evidence of disease such as fever (observable)
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