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APPLICATION OF THE FINGER WITH LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE SURFACE OF THE BODY DURING PHYSICAL EXAMINATION IS CALLED
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PALPATION
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TAPPING THE BODY WITH TEH FINGERTIPS OR FIST DURING A PHYSICAL EXAMINIATION IS CALLED
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PERCUSSION
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LISTENING FOR SOUNDS WITHIN THE BODY USING A STETHOSCOPE IS CALLED
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AUSCULTATION
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IS OBJECTIVE, DEFINITIVE EVIDENCE OF A DISEASE A SIGN OR SYMPTOM?
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SIGN
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IS ITCHING OF THE SKING A SIGN OR SYMPTOM?
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SYMPTOM
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IS A RASH A SIGN OR SYMPTOM
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SIGN
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WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A SMALL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE BODY FOR TESTING?
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SPECIMEN
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ECH/O, SON/O
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SOUND
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ELECTR/O
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ELECTRICITY
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FLUOR/O
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EMITTING OR REFLECTING LIGHT
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RADI/O
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RADIANT ENERGY
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TOM/O
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TO CUT
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IMAGING OF INTERNAL STRUCTURES BY MEASURING AND RECORDING SOUNDWAVES
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SONOGRAPHY
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PLACING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS INTO BODY ORGANS AND USING COMPUTERIZED SCANNERS
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NUCLEAR SCANS
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PRODUCING DETAILED IMAGES OF CROSS SECTIONS OF TISSUE AS THOUGH CUTS HAD BEEN MADE
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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
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