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MedicalGlossary Test

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puerperium
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electrocardiogram (ECG)
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exsanguinate
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cumulative action
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dorsal
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tid
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compress
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alternating current (AC)
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PVR
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facies
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hb (hgb)
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sphincter
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diarrhea
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ectomy
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overhydration
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prn
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femoral
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atelectasis
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cataract
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interventricular septum
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A folded cloth or pad used for applying pressure to stop hemorrhage or as a wet dressing.
B.
An abbreviation for peripheral vascular resistance.
C.
An increased frequency of defecation with discharge of watery or loose stools.
D.
A graphic display of the electric activity produced by depolarization and repolarization of the atria and ventricles.
E.
A suffix meaning "surgical removal" (e.g., appendectomy).
F.
The thin, muscular wall dividing the right and left ventricles.
G.
Abbreviations for hemoglobin.
H.
Action of increased intensity evidenced after several doses of a drug.
I.
Pertaining to the femur or the thigh.
J.
Referring to the back or posterior side of the body or an organ.
K.
An abbreviation meaning "as needed."
L.
To bleed to death.
M.
Opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye or its capsule, causing impaired vision and eventually blindness.
N.
A collapse of the alveolar air spaces of the lungs.
O.
A condition that results from excessive retention of fluids.
P.
The expression or appearance of the face, which may be characteristic of various disease conditions.
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A circularly arranged muscle that acts as a valve to control the retention or release of fluids or semisolid materials in the body.
R.
An electric current whose direction at regular intervals.
S.
The convalescent period following the birth of a baby.
T.
An abbreviation meaning "three times a day."
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The large, flat bone that forms the front of the skull.
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The science that deals with the study of drugs in all their aspects.
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An overstretching of a muscle; a soft tissue injury involving a muscle.
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An injury that does not break the skin but causes rupture of small, underlying blood vessels with resulting tissue discoloration; a contusion.
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A critical turning point.
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Technique of preventing bacterial contamination of a wound or instrument.
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The portion of the electric conduction system in the interventricular septum that conducts the depolarizing impulse from the atrioventricular junction to the right and left bundle branches.
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Atrial contraction precedeing ventricular contraction.
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State where the red blood cells or hemoglobin are deficient.
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The R R interval between a premature beat and the following normal beat when this interval is longer than the R R interval between the premature beat and the preceding normal beat. If the pause is fully compensatory, the R R interval from the prema

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