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| An instrument used to measure hearing. |
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| The process of listening to the sounds produced within the body to detect signs of disease. |
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| The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment and control of obesity and diseases associated with obesity. |
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| Utilization of the correct muscles to maintain proper balance, posture, and body alignment to accomplish a task safely and efficiently without undue strain on any muscle or joint |
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| A tentative diagnosis of a patients condition obtained through evaluation of the health history and the physical examination, without the benefit of laboratory or diagnostic tests. |
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| The scientific method of determining and identifying a patients condition. |
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| A determination of which two or more diseases with similar symptoms is producing a patients symptoms. |
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| The process of observing a patient to detect signs of disease. |
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| The process of measuring a patient. |
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| an instrument used to examine the interior of the eye. |
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| An instrument used for examining the external ear canal and the tympanic membrane. |
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| The process of feeling with the hands to detect signs of disease. |
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| The process of tapping the body to detect signs of disease. |
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| An instrument with a rubber head,used for testing reflexes. |
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| The probable course and outcome of a patients condition and the patients prospects for recovery. |
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| An instrument for opening a body orifice or cavity for viewing. |
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| Any change in the body or its functioning that indicates a disease might be present. |
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