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  1. edema
    abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces
  2. suppuration
    producing of pus
  3. hematopoiesis occurs at what site
    bone marrow
  4. complicated fracture
    when a bone has injured another organ
  5. comminuted fracture
    broken bone that causes an external wound
  6. tissue type that forms blood fat and fibroblasts
    connective
  7. rheumatoid arthritis
    autoimmune disease
  8. impetigo
    inflammatory skin disease characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
  9. protects against infection
    sebum
  10. debridement
    removes necrotized tissue from wound
  11. decubitus ulcer
    bedsores
  12. pediculosis is caused by
    lice
  13. comedo
    blackhead
  14. basal layer includes cells called
    melanocytes
  15. lentigo
    a small brown macule on skin caused by sun exposure
  16. pruritus
    itching of hands
  17. lunula
    growth area of the nail
  18. eschar
    damaged tissue following a severe burn
  19. antiseptics
    applied agents that inhibit growth of bacteria
  20. liver produces
    bile
  21. volvulus
    life threating obstruction when bowel twists itself
  22. deglutition
    swallowing
  23. villi
    fingerlike projections in small intestine, that absorb nutrients into bloodstream
  24. peristalsis
    progressive wavelike movement occurs involuntary in hollow tubes
  25. rugae
    mucosal folds in stomach wall
  26. peptic ulcer
    produces hole in stomach wall
  27. colostomies
    divert fecal flow to a bag outside of body
  28. anastomosis
    removes polyps from vessel
Author
Renicheal
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