quiz 3

Calorie

energy produced from burning of food eaten
cartilage

connective tissue at ends of bones
catheter

tuve to drain fluid from body
cell

basic unit of body structure
CNS

central nervous system
CSF

cerebrospinal fluid
Cerumen

ear wax
cheyne-stoke

shallow, slow breathing
chromosomes

structures in cell nucleus
chronic

slow, dradual onset; no cure
chyme

food mixed with gastric juices
clean technique

medical asepsis
colostomy

artificial opening in colon
communication

exchange of information
compound fracture

bone through skin
comminuted fracture

bone in many pieces
constipation

hard feces
contamination

unclean
contracture

permanent shortening of muscle

Author

ateara

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184998

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quiz 3

Description

Terminology C glossary C

Updated

2012-11-23T21:48:08Z

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