 | Term | Definition |
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Arsenic |
Poisonous element |
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toxicity |
being poisonous |
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Peripheral |
relating to the surface part of the body |
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neuropathy |
abnormal state of the nervous system or nerves |
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lesion |
abnormal change in structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease |
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insidious |
developing so gradually that it is well established before noticeable |
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onset |
the initial existence or symptons of a disease |
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numbness |
reduced sensibility to touch |
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tingle |
stinging sensation |
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progressively |
increasing the severity of |
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ataxia |
inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements |
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dysphagia |
difficulty in swallowing |
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bowel |
one of the divisions of the intestines |
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bladder |
sac in animals serving as the recptacle of a liquid or contains gas |
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incontinence |
inability of the body to control the evacuative functions |
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diarrhea |
frequent intestinal evavuations |
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myalgia |
pain in one or more muscles |
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spontaneously |
without apparent external influence |
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multivitamin |
has several vitamins that are essential to health |
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prescription |
a written direction for the preparation and administration of a medicine |
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vital signs |
signs that exist as a manifestation of life |
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HEENT |
refering to the head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
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respiratory |
relating to respiration |
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cardiovascular |
relating to the heart, blood vessels and blood |
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abdominal |
relating to the abdomen |
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auscultation |
listening to sounds arising within organs (lungs or heart) |
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palpation |
act of touching or feeling |
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hepatosplenomegaly |
enlargement of the liver and spleen |
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joint |
contact between elements of an animal skeleton |
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erythema |
abnomral redness of the skin due to capillary congestion |
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swelling |
distended or puffed up |
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lymphadenopathy |
enlargement of the lymph nodes |
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neurological |
relating to neurology |
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neurology |
branch of medicine concerned with the structure, functions, and diseases of the nervous system |
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proprioception |
the reception of stimuli produced within the organism |
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hyperesthesia |
unusual sensitivity of the skin |
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tone |
normal tension of responsiveness to stimuli |
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bilateral |
affecting the right and left sides of the body |
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dorsiflexors of toes |
muscles of the toes that cause dorsiflexion of the foot |
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extensors |
muslcle serving to extend a bodily part |
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intrinsic |
included wholly within an organ or part |
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cranial nerve |
any of the 12 paird nerves that arise from the lower surface of the brain and pass through openings in the skull to the periphery of the body |
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erythematous |
relating to or marked by erythema |
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plaque |
localized abnormal patch on the body part or surface |
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torso |
the human trunk |
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macrocytic |
characterized by macrocytes in the blood |
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macrocyte |
large red blood cell occurring chiefly in anemias |
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hematocrit |
%of red blood cells in the colume of whole blood |
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mean corpuscular value |
average cell volume/size |
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White blood cell |
colorless, lack hemoglobin, contain nucleus |
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eosinophil |
White blood cell stained by eosin |
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basophilic |
staining readily with or being a basic stain. white blood cell similar in function to a mast cell |
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stippling |
the appearance of spots |
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smear |
material sread on a surface |
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transaminase |
anzyme-promotiong transmination |
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creatinine |
white cystalline strongly basic compund form from creatine and found in muscle, blood, and urine |
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urinalysis |
cheminal analysis of urine |
