11 Words Flashcards

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anterior

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situated more toward the front

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cryosurgery

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the destruction of tissue by extreme cold

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3
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glomerulus

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a coil of blood vessels in the kidneys where filtration occurs

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4
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infracostal

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beneath the ribs

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5
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intermuscular

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between muscles

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intraspinal

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situated or occurring within the vertebral column

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7
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macrophage

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a large white blood cell that surrounds and kills invading cells

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malformation

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defective or abnormal formation

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9
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pharmacy

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the art of preparing and dispensing medicine, a drug store

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10
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hemiplegia

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paralysis of one side of the body

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11
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prolific

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fruitful, productive

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12
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insomnia

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inability to sleep

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somnolence

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sleepiness

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tensor

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any muscle that stretches some part of the body

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epithelium

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tissue covering surfaces, forming glands, and lining most cavities of the body

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thrombus

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a clot in a blood vessel

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thrombocyte

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a clotting cell

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panplegia

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total paralysis

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antepartum

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occurring before birth

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abduct

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moving a body part away from the midline

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abnormal

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away from normal

22
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cryotherapy

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using cold for therapeutic purposes

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glomus

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small round normal swelling made up of tiny blood vessels

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inframammary

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situated below the mammary gland

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interlabial
between lips
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interdigital
between adjacent fingers or toes
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lien
name for the spleen
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supralumbar
situated above the loins
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macrodontia
abnormally large teeth
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maldigestion
faulty or impaired digestion
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puerpera
a woman who has just given birth to a child, a new mother
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sarcoma
a tumor made up of fleshy substance
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somniferous
inducing or causing sleep
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tenotomy
incision into a tendon
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thelium
name for the nipple
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adenochondrosarcoma
a tumor having glandular, cartilaginous, and fleshy substances
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tendon
a tough connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone or to another body part