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Tachy

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The combining form of the word meaning fast or rapid

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Systole

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The rhythmic contraction of the heart muscle

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Thrombus

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A blood clot formed in a vessel or in a heart chamber

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Trochanter

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One or more bony projections of the proximal end of the femur

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SYNCYTIUM

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A SINGLE MASS FORMED FROM THE MERGING CELLS

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SYNAPSE

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THR JUNCTION WITH A NERVE CELL, SENSORY RECEPTOR CELL, OR EFFECTOR CELL

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STIMULUS

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ANYTHING EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL, CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL THAT CAN CAUSE A RESPONSE TO AN ORGAN, SYSTEM, OR ORGANISM.

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STENOSIS

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A NARROWING OF A CANAL OR VESSEL

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SPHINCTER

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A CIRCULAR ARRANGEMENT OF MUSCLE FIBERS THAT FUNCTION TO CLOSE A LUMEN OR AN ORIFICE

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SERUM

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THE CLEAR FLUID OBTAINED WHEN THE ERYTHROCYTES AND FIBRIN CLOT ARE REMOVED FROM THE BLOOD SAMPLE

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SEROUS

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PERTAINING TO SERUM OR A WATERY CONSISTANCY

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RUMINATION

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THE PROCESS OF REGURGITATING THE FOOD, CHEWING THE CUD, AND RE-SWALLOWING IT

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RESPIRATION

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BREATHING; TAKING OXYGEN INTO THE LUNGS AND EXHALING CARBON DIOXIDE

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REFLEX

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AN INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE OF A PART TO A STIMULUS

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POLYCYTHEMIA

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THE PRESENCE OF AN ABNORMALLY HIGH NUMBER OF ERYTHROCYTES IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD

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PLEXUS

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A NETWORK OF INTERCONNECTING NERVES OR BLOOD VESSELS

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PLASMA

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THE FLUID PORTION OF THE CIRCULATING BLOOD IN WHICH THE CELLULAR ELEMENTS ARE SUSPENDED

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PHAGOCYTE

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A CELL THAT CAN ENGULF OR DEVOUR BACTERIA, FOREIGN MATTER, OR OTHER CELLS

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PAPILLAE

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A SMALL PROTRUSION OR PROCESS

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ORIFICE

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ANY OPENING

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LEUKOPENIA

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A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LEUKOCYTES IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD

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LEUKEMIA

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AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LEUKOCYTES IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD

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LAMENESS

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DISEASE OR INJURY TO THE LIMB RESULTING IN PAIN AND AN ABNORMAL GAIT

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INTRINSIC

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BELONGING NATURALLY TO A PART OR INDIVIDUAL

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INTERSTITIAL

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PERTAINING TO A SPACE IN TISSUES OR BETWEEN STRUCTURES OR CELLS

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INSPIRATION

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BREATHING IN; INHALATION

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HYPOXIA

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PARTIAL LACK OF OXYGEN

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HYPERTROPHY

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INCREASE IN SIZE OF TISSUE OR AN ORGAN DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE CELLS

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HYPERPLASIA

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OVER DEVELOPMENT OF TISSUE OR AN ORGAN THAT RESULTS IN A LARGER MASS OF TISSUE OR A LARGER ORGAN, AND INVOLVES MORE THAN THE USUAL NUMBER OF CELLS

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HYDROLYSIS

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THE ADDITION OF WATER IN A CHEMICAL REACTION RESULTING IM THE SPLITTING OF A COMPOUND INTO SMALLER UNITS

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HORMONE

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A SUBSTANCE FORMED IN AN ORGAN OR A PART OF AN ORGAN THAT IS CARRIED BY THE BLOOD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY WHERE IT CAN EGGECT CHANGES IN FUNCTION OR STRUCTURE OF THE OTHER PART

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HOMEOSTASIS

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THE CONDITION OF THE BODY IN WHICH ALL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING TEMPERATURE, FLUID BALANCE, BLOOD PRESSURE, ETC. ARE IN BALANCE

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HIATUS

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AN OPENING OF FORAMEN

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HILUS

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THE POINT OF THE ORGAN WHERE NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS ENTER AND EXIT

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HEMOCONCENTRATION

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A DECREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF PLASMA IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD RESULTING IN A CONCENTRATION OF ERYTHROCYTES

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FULMINATING

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QUICK, SEVERE

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FOUNDER (LAMINITIS)

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IN HORSES, INFLAMMATION, AND DEGENERATION OF THE SENSITIVE AND HORNY LAMINA OF THE HOOF

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FORAMEN

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AN OPENING OR HOLE IN A BONE OR MEMBRANE THROUGH WHICH PASSES NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS

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EXTRINSIC

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BEING OUTSIDE THE NATURE OF SOMETHING

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EXSANGUINATION

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REMOVAL OF BLOOD, ESPECIALLY AT THE TIME OF SLAUGHTER

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EXPIRATION

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BREATHING OUT

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EUTHANASIA

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TO INDUCE DEATH BY A PAINLESS METHOD USUALLY BY INJECTION OF A CONCENTRATED ANESTHETIC AGENT

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ERUCTATE

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TO BELCH

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ENTRAILS

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The visceral organs

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ENDO-, END-

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A PREFIX MEANING INDIDE OR WITHIN

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EXO-

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A PREFIX MEANING OUTER OR OUTWARD

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EPI-

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A PREFIX MEANING UPON OR SUBSEQUENT TO

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EMBOLUS

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A CLOT OF BLOOD OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT OBSTRUCTS A BLOOD VESSEL

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EFFERENT

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CONDUCTING AWAY FROM THE CENTER

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DIGESTION

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THE PROCESS BY WHICH INGESTED FOOD IS BROKEN DOWN AND PREPARED FOR ASSIMILATION (make as part of the system)

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DIASTOLE

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THE PERIOD IN THE COMPLETE HEART BEAT WHEN THE HEART MUSCLE RELEASES AND THE CHAMBERS FILL WITH BLOOD

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DERMIS

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THE LAYER OF SKIN THAT LIES BELOW THE EPIDERMIS. CONTAINS BLOOD VESSELS, NERVES, GLANDS, AND HAIR FOLLICLES

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CUSP

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A POINT AT WHICH TWO BRANCHES OF A CURVE MEETS AND ENDS WITH A COMMON TANGENT

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CREPITATION

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THE NOISE OR VIBRATION THAT OCCURS WHEN THE ENDS OF A BROKEN BONE RUB TOGETHER

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CONDYLE

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A ROUND PROMINENCE AT THE END OF A BONE

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COLLOID

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ANY GLUE-LIKE OR JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE AS GELATIN, STARCH, RAW EGG, ETC. THAT DIFFUSES NOT AT ALL OR VERY SLOWLY THROUGH VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL MEMBRANES

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CHYME

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THE PARTIALLY DIGESTED FOOD MASS THAT PASSES FROM THE STOMACH TO THE DUODENUM

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BRADY

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THE COMBING FORM OF THE WORD MEANING SLOW

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ASTROPHY

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THE WASTING OF MUSCLE IR OTER ORGAN TISSUES DUE TO DISEASE, LACK OF USE, MALNUTRITION OR POOR CIRCULATION

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ALIMENTARY

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PERTAINING TO FOOD OR NUTRITION

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APEX

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THE EXTREMITY OR NARROWEST PORTION OF A CONICAL ORGAN

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ANTHROPOMORPHISM

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THE ATTRIBUTION OF HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS OR FORM TO NON-HUMAN ANIMALS OR OBJECTS

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ANOXIA

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TOTAL LACK OF OXYGEN

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ANEMIA

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A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NUMBER OF ERYTHROCYTES, OR HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT OF ERYTHROCYTES IS BELOW NORMAL (low oxygen carrying capacity of blood)

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ANALGESTIC

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A SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES THE LOSS OF PAIN WITHOUT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

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AMBIENT

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REFERRING TO SURROUNDINGS OR ENVIRONMENT

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