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Module 5 (Exam 3)
Chapters 6 and 7: The Heart and Symptoms, Diagnoses, Treatments, Communication Qualifiers, and Statistics
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 1
11/06/2017
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-emia
 Definition
blood
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-orrhexis
 Definition
rupture, bursting apart
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-tripsy
 Definition
rubbing, crushing
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration
 Definition
breathing that reaches a climax, then ceases before beginning again
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a, an-
 Definition
absent, without
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active
 Definition
treatment directed specifically toward a cure
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acute
 Definition
rapid onset, short course
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algesia
 Definition
sense of pain
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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anti-
 Definition
against
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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atrophy
 Definition
wasting away, shrinking of tissue
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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cardiac arrest
 Definition
stopped heart
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central
 Definition
towards the center
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chlor/o
 Definition
green
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chronic
 Definition
long, drawn-out
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dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers
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defibrillation
 Definition
heart shocked to a regular heartbeat
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diagnosis
 Definition
identification of an illness
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dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
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dyspnea
 Definition
bad breathing
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edema
 Definition
fluid in the tissues
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embolism
 Definition
obstruction of a blood vessel
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embolus
 Definition
foreign particle in the bloodstream
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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esthesia
 Definition
feeling, sensation
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fibrillation
 Definition
very fast, irregular heartbeat
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generalized
 Definition
pertaining to the whole body, many different parts at the same time
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hypertrophy
 Definition
overdevelopment of tissue
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localized
 Definition
involving a small area or part of the body
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macro-
 Definition
large
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malaise
 Definition
vague sensation of not feeling well
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melan/o
 Definition
black
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micro-
 Definition
small, very small
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morbidity
 Definition
a diseased state
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mortality
 Definition
the state of being mortal and subject to death
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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nausea
 Definition
a sickness of the stomach, desire to vomit
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orexi/a
 Definition
appetite
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palliative
 Definition
treatment to relieve discomfort
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paroxysm
 Definition
a fit or convulsion, sudden recurring attack
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peripheral
 Definition
away from the center
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phas/o
 Definition
speech
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phas/o
 Definition
formation
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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pne/o
 Definition
breath
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poly-
 Definition
many, much, excessive
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prodrome
 Definition
an early symptom indicating the onset of a disease or illness
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prognosis
 Definition
prediction of course and outcome of a disease
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prophylactic
 Definition
treatment aimed at preventing disease
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pulse
 Definition
rhythmic throbbing of an artery in time with with the heartbeat
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pyret/o
 Definition
fever
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sign
 Definition
objective, able to be measured by an outside observer
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
together
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symptom
 Definition
subjective, experienced by the client
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syndrome
 Definition
a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a specific disease
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systemic
 Definition
treatment of constitutional symptoms
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tachy-
 Definition
fast
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thrombosis
 Definition
blood clot occluding a vessel
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thrombus
 Definition
a blood clot
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tinnitus
 Definition
ringing in the ear
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vertigo
 Definition
sensation of turning around in space
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vital signs
 Definition
temperaure, pulse, blood pressure, and respiration
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xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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