3-4 Flashcards by adriana m

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dilation
dilatation

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expansion, widening

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vasodilation

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widening of blood vessels (vas/o)

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ectasia
ectasis

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dilation, dilatation, distension

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gastrectasia

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dilatation of the stomach

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edema

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accumulation of fluid, swelling

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cephaledema

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swelling of the head

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lysis

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separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction

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dialysis

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separation of substances by passage through (dia-) a membrane

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malacia

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softening

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craniomalacia

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softening of the skull

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nnecrosis

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death of tissue

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osteonecrosis

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death of one tissue

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ptosis

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dropping, downward displacement, prolapse

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sclerosis

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hardening

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phlebosclerosis

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hardening of veins

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spasm

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sudden contraction, cramp

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arteriospasm

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spasm of an artery

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stasis

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suppression, stoppage

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menostasis

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suppression of menstrual flow (men/o)

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stenosis

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narrowing, constriction

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bronchostenosis

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narrowing of a bonchus

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toxin

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poison

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nephrotoxin

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substance poisonous or harmful for the kidneys