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OCCLUDDER
DEVICE THAT COVERS ONE EYE
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OBTURATOR
A SMOOTH ROUNDED END THAT ALLOWS BETTER COMFORT WHILE THE ANOSCOPE IS BEING INSERTED.
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HERNIA
PROTRUSION OF AN ORGAN THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE CAVITY THAT NORMALLY HOLDS IT.
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GUAIAC
A CHEMICAL COMMNLY USED AS A DEVELOPER IN TESTS FOR HIDDEN BLOOD.
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MENSURATION
IS MEASURING HEIGHT, WEIGHT, BLOOD, PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE, CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE, AND LEG OR ANKLE DIAMETER TO DETERMINE CHANGES IN MEASURAMENTS.
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ENDOSCOPE
AN INSTRUMENT INSERTED INTO A BODY CAVITY TO VIEW AN INTERNAL ESTRUCTURE
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INSPECTION
VISUAL OBSERVATION OF THE BODY AND ITS PARTS, INCLUDING COLOR, SHAPE, RASHES, SCARS, SWELLING OR INJURIES.
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DIFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
IS THE PROCESS TO RULE OUT SEVERAL DIASEASES THAT SHARE THE SAME SYMPTOMS IN ORDER TO REACH A FINAL DIAGNOSIS.
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DECIBEL
A MEASURAMENT FOR INTENSITY OR LOUDNES OF SOUND
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CYTOLOGY
THE STUDY OF CELLS
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CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA
A TERM USE TO DESCRIBE THE PRESENCE OF ABNORMAL CELLS FROM THE OUTER TISSUE LAYER OF THE CERVIX.
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
A TEST TO RECORD THE ELECTRICAL ACITIVTY OF THE HEART.
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BRUIT
A RUSHIGN OR BLOWING SOUND THAT CAN INDICATE NARROWING DUE TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS.
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VISUAL ACUITY
THE ABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY.
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BLOOD CHEMESTRY
A BLOOD TEST TO DETERMINE PRESENCE AND AMOUNTS OF CHEMICALS IN THE SERUM.
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AUSCULTATION
LISTENING WITH A STETHOSCOPE.
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AUDIOMETER
THE INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES HEARING.
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CARCINOMA IN SITU
CANCEROUS CHANGES OF THE SURFACE CELLS THA HAS NOT SPREAD TO THE SURROUNDING TISSUES.
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DYSPLASYA
A TERM TO DESCRIBE ABNORMAL BUT NOT CANCEROUS CELLS.
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PHYSIOLOGIC NEEDS
THESE ARE THE BASIC BIOLOGICAL NEEDS FOR SURVIVAL: OXYGEN, WATER, FOOD, EXCRETION, SLEEP, SHELTER, SEXUAL EXPRESSION.
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PALLIATIVE
SEEKING TO RELIEVE OR ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS WITHOUT CURING THE UNDERLYING CONDITION.
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HIERARCHY
AN ARRANGEMENT IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE.
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EMPATHY
THE CAPACITY TO MAKE AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION WITH ANOTHER PERSON FEELINGS WITHOUTH ALLOWING THOSE FEELING TO BECOME OVERPOWERING.
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EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS
UNCONSCIOUS MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIES THAT OFFER PHYCHOLOGICAL PROTECTION.
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DENIAL
fAILURE TO ADNOLEDGE THE REALITY OF A SITUATION.
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CHORNIC
A DISEASE THAT CONTINUES TO EXIST OVER TIME.
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ANXIETY
TO EXPERIENCE VAGE APPREHENSION, UNEASINESS, OR FEELING OF DREAD.
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ACTING OUT
TO TRANSLATE ONE'S FEELINGS IN ACTIVITY THAT IS NOT APPROPIATE.
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TYMPANIC
THE MEMBRANE ALSO KNOWN AS A DRUM, USE TO MEASURE BODY TEMPERATURE.
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TACHYPNEA
MORE RAPID RESPIRATION THAN NORMAL.
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TACHYCARDIA
A PULSE RATE OVER 100 BEATS PER MINUTE.
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STETHOSCOPE
A DEVICE USED TO LISTEN TO THE BODY SOUNDS.
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SPHYGMOMANOMETER
INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE BLOOD PRESSURE.
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REMITTENT FEVER
RISES AND FALLS BUT ALWAYS REMAINS ABOVE NORMAL.
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RELAPSING FEVER
APPEARS TO GO AWAY AND THEN RETURS.
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RECTAL
TO MEASURE TEMPERATUREVIA THE RECTUM.
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PALPATE
USE OF A FINGERT TO FEEL THE PULSE.
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ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
BLOOD PRESSURE MAY FALL RAPIDLY WHEN A PERSON STANDS UP.
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ORTHOPNEA
EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY BREATHING EXCEPT IN THE ERCT OR UPRIGHT PISITION.
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ORAL
TO BE USED IN THE MOUTH.
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REMITTENT FEVER
RISES AND RETURS TO NORMAL IN REGULAR PATERN.
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HYPOTHERMIA
BODY TEMPERATUREBELOW 95F.
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HYPOPNEA
SLOW AND SHALLOW RESPIRATION.
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HYPERVENTILATION
FASTER AND DEEP RESPIRATION.
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HYPERTHERMIA
EXCESSICE BODY HEAT.
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HYPERPYREXIA
FEVER OVER 105 F
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HYPERNEA
RAPID AND DEEP BREATHING.
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DYSPNEA
DIFFICULTY BREATHING.
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CONTINOUS FEVER
STAYS ABOUT THE SAME ELEVATION ALL THE TIME OR RETURNS TO THE SAME LEVEL AFTER BEING TREATED WITH MEDICATION.
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BRADYPNEA
SLOWER THAN NORMAL RESPIRATION.
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BRADYCARDIA
A PULSE BELOW 60 BEATS PER MINUTE.
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BASELINE
INITIAL VALUE TO WHICH LATER MEASUREMENTS CAN BE COMPARED.
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AURAL
TYMMPANIC TEMPERATURE.
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ARRHYTMIA
AN ABNORMAL HEART RATE OR HEAR RHYTHM.
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APNEA
ABSENT RESPIRATION.
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APEX
THE POINTED END OF AN OBJECT OR THE POINTED END OF THE HEART.
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ANTHROPOMETRIC
MEASURAMENTS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL SIZE OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
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ANEROID
WITHOUT LIQUID. USED TO DESCRIBE SPHYGMOMANOMETER THAT DON'T CONTAIN LIQUID.
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S I L
SQUASMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAN LESION.
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PERRLA
PUPILS EQUALLY ROUND, REACTIVE TO LIGJT AND ACCOMODATION.
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LMP
LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD.
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HEENT
HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE AND THROAT.
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ENT
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT.
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CIN
CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA.
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CBC
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT.
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VISUAL ACUITY
THE ABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY.
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URANALYSIS
PHYSICAL, CHEMICHAL AND MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF THE URINE.
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SQUASMOUS INTRAEPITHELIAL LESSION
A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE ABNORMAL CHANGES OF THE OUTER CELLS OF THE CERVIX.
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SQUASMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
CANCEROUS CHANGES OF THE SURFACE THAT MAY HAVE INVADED THE SURROUNDING TISSUE OR SPREAD TO DISTANT SITES.
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SPIROMETRY
TEST TP MEASURE BREATHING.
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SPECULUM
MEDICAL INSTRUMENT USE TO DILATATE A BODY CAVITY TO PERMIT EXAMINATION.
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REFRACTION
THE ABILITY OF THE EYE'S LENS TO BEND THE LIGHT.
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RALES
SMALL CRACKING SOUND.
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QUADRANT
(QUART) OF THE ABDOMEN.
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PRESBYOPIA
DIFFICULTY WITH NEAR VISION ASSOCIATES WITH AGING.
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POSTPARTUM
THE WEEKS AND MONTHS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE BIRTH OF A BABY.
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POSTMENOPAUSAL
NO LONGER MENSTRUATING.
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PERCUSSION
THE TAPPING OF THE BODY WITH AN INSTRUMENT OR FINGERS.
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PALPATION.
THE USE OF FINGERSAND HANDS TO FEEL AND TOUCH BODY PARTS OR ORGANS.
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