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03/23/2011
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Adjuvant
 Definition
assistance or aid
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Alopecia
 Definition
loss of hair, side affect to chemo
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Diabetes Mellitus
 Definition
insulin deficent
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electrocauterization
 Definition
treatment of tissue by electrical heating
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erythema
 Definition
side effect of radiation treatment, redness of skin
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estrogen
 Definition
produced by ovary and adrenal gland
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insulin
 Definition
pancreas hormone
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acromegaly
 Definition
enlargement of extremities
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exopthalmos
 Definition
protrusion of eyeballs
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Kali
 Definition
potassium
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thyrotoxicosis
 Definition
excessive thyroid activity and oversecretion of hormone
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euthyroid
 Definition
normal thyroid
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hirsutism
 Definition
excessive hair on face and body
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metastasis
 Definition
spreading of malignant tumor to distant location
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relapse
 Definition
recurrence of tumor after treatment
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modality
 Definition
method of treatment
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staging
 Definition
measure extent of spread of tumor
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myelosuppression
 Definition
hypoplasia of bone marrow
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mutation
 Definition
inherited change in a cell
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mucositis
 Definition
inflammation of inner lining of organ
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glucose tolerant test
 Definition
measures ability to respond to a glucose load, a test for diabetes
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erythoblast
 Definition
immature red blood cell
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toxic
 Definition
poison
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spleen
 Definition
abdominal organ that filters blood
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thymos
 Definition
produce T-cell
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platelets
 Definition
not part of immune system
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CT scan
 Definition
computerized x-ray
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erythrocyte
 Definition
reb blood cell
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HIV
 Definition
virus that causes AIDS
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lymphopeisis
 Definition
formation of lymph
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apheresis
 Definition
removal of blood from a donor
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remission
 Definition
disappearance of signs and syptoms of disease
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albumin
 Definition
protein in blood, maintains water balance
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differentiation
 Definition
change in cell structure and function
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anticoagulant
 Definition
inhibits blood clotting
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phagocyte
 Definition
eat, ingest and destroy bacteria
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erythopoiesis
 Definition
blood cell formation
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palliative
 Definition
relieving of symptoms
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lymphadenopathy
 Definition
enlargement of lymph nodes, hodgkins disease
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lymphodenitis
 Definition
inflammation of lymph glands/nodes
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lymphopoiesis
 Definition
formation of lymph
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lymphocytopenia
 Definition
lymph cell deficiency
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lymphedema
 Definition
tissue swelling due to interstitial fluid accumulation
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polydipsia
 Definition
excessive thirst, diabetes mellitus
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tricupsid valve
 Definition
between right atrium and right ventricle
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aorta
 Definition
largest vessel of body, oxygenated blood from heart
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pulmonary vein
 Definition
carries oxygenated blood from lungs to heart
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arteriole
 Definition
small artery
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atrium
 Definition
upper chamber of heart
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SVC
 Definition
brings oxygen-poor blood to heart from upper region of body
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mitral valve
 Definition
between left atrium and left ventricle
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pulmonarty artery
 Definition
oxygen-poor blood to lungs from heart
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IVC
 Definition
blood to heart from lower half of body
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ventricle
 Definition
lower chamber of heart
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capillary
 Definition
smallest blood vessel
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dyspnea
 Definition
shortness of breath
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hypoxemia
 Definition
decreased oxygen in tissue
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patent
 Definition
to open
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laryngectomy
 Definition
removal of larynx
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cyanosis
 Definition
blue skin
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coronary artery
 Definition
carries blood to heart
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myelography
 Definition
spinal cord
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retrograde pyelography
 Definition
urinary tract
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angiography
 Definition
blood vessels
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upper GI
 Definition
stomach, esophagus, small intestine
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cholangiography
 Definition
bile vessels
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barium enema
 Definition
lower GI
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hysterosalpingography
 Definition
uterus, fallopian tube
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MRI
 Definition
electromagnetic energy, produces sagital, coronal, and axial images
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nuclear medicin
 Definition
medical specialist that uses radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease
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adduction
 Definition
toward midline
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in vivo
 Definition
procedures in a living organism
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aerosols
 Definition
inhalation drug
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parenteral administration
 Definition
drug placed in skin, muscle, vein, or body cavity
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oral administration
 Definition
drug taken by mouth
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rectal admnistration
 Definition
suppositories
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topical application
 Definition
drug applied to skin
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antihistamine
 Definition
blocks action and helps prevent symptoms of allergy
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angiogram
 Definition
x-ray of vessels
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anesthetics
 Definition
loss of sensation of entire body
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antipyretic
 Definition
help against fever
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arthrogram
 Definition
record of joint
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ampicillin
 Definition
generic name drug
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