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Ch 27 Medical Terminology
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Court Reporting
Professional
10/17/2014

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a surgical procedure that involves an incision into a joint and the insertion of an arthroscope to view the structures inside the joint
Definition
arthroscopy
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a specialist in diseases of the nervous system
Definition
neurologist
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the iron-containing pigment of red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues is
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hemoglobin
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something that is growing worse, resisting treatment, or tending or threatening to produce death is
Definition
malignant
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the area of the hips and buttocks is called the
Definition
haunch
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any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores blood flow
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angioplasty
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revival after apparent death is called
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resuscitation
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multiple swollen raised areas on the skin that are intensely itchy and last up to 24 hours, usually caused by an allergic reaction
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urticaria
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alcoholism and viral hepatitis can cause --- a chronic liver disease characterized by liver scarring
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cirrhosis
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a measure of the oxygen used and carbon dioxide produced during metabolic processes is called
Definition
blood gases
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