4 Flashcards
1
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is an adjective used primarily in medicine meaning arising spontaneously or from an obscure or unknown cause.
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idiopathic
2
Q
a yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and certain body fluids
A
jaundice
3
Q
having a tendency to loosen or relax, relieving constipation; drug inducing defecation
A
laxative
4
Q
a cell of the tissues comparable to or derived from a leukocyte; white blood cell
A
leukocyte
5
Q
A condition characterized by brief attacks of deep sleep
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narcolepsy
6
Q
A new growth of tissue serving no physiological function
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neoplasm