10 Words Flashcards by Julie Huffman

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anemia

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lack of red blood cells

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anesthesia

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lack of feeling or sensation

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atrophy

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lacking development, to waste away from lack of use

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maxilla

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name of the upper jaw bone

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neoplasm

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new and abnormal growth, such as a tumor

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neonatal

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pertaining to newborn, the first four weeks after birth

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neural

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pertaining to the nerves

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polycythemia

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excessive number of red cells in the blood

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polyadenitis

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inflammation of many glands

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posterior

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situated behind or at the back

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prenatal

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existing or occurring before birth

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preoperative

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before an operation

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stricture

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abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage

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integumentary

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pertaining to or composed of skin

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hyperthermia

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high body temperature, fever

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traumatology

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the study and treatment of wounds and injuries

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leukotrichia

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whiteness of the hair

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atrichosis

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absence of hair, baldness

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avulsion

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forcible pulling away of a part or structure

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myodynamic

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relating to muscular force

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polyphagia

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excessive hunger

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dynamic

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pertaining to or exhibiting force

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hormonic

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pertaining to or acting as a hormone

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mechanotherapy

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the use of machines in the treatment of disease

metritis

inflammation of the uterus

neuron

nerve cell

osmics

the science that deals with the sense of smell

anosmia

absence of the sense of smell

panhysterectomy

removal of the whole uterus

postnatal

occurring after birth

stricturotomy

the surgical incision of a stricture

thermal

related to heat or temperature

syndactyly

webbed fingers or toes

cardiodynamics

science of the motions and forces involved in the heart's action