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Palpatations
Touching with the hands and feeling with the fingers.
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turgor
Normal tension of a cell; swelling, distention; elastic condition of skin.
elasticity of the skin
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lordosis
Exaggerated lumbar curve.
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lesion
damaged tissue
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nystagmus
involuntary, rapid, rhythmic moment of the eyeball
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olfaction
smelling
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percussion
light, quick tapping on the body surface to produce sound
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quadrant
quarter
divided into four quarters, each is a quadrant
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scoliosis
Pronounced lateral curvature of the spine
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tremors
Involuntary fine movement of the body or limbs.
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vesicular sounds
Soft, rustling sounds heard in the periphery of the lung fields
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adventitious sounds
Abnormal lung sounds elicited upon auscultation of the lungs during assessment
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auscultation
Listening for sounds produced within the body, usually with a stethoscope.
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bronchovesicular sounds
Those lung sounds heard over the central chest or back
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edema
Fluid in interstitial spaces
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kyphosis
Increased curve in the thoracic spine
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