4 Words Flashcards by Julie Huffman | Brainscape

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leukocyte

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a white blood cell

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anesthesia

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the condition of lack of feeling or sensation

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leukemia

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overproduction of white blood cells in the blood

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melanoma

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a tumor of black pigmented cells

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cerbrovascular

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pertaining to the blood vessels of the brain

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-stenosis

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narrowing of a duct or canal

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myringoplasty

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surgical repair of the eardrum

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contraception

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the prevention of pregnancy

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benign

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mild, not cancerous

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bradycardia

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abnormally slow heartbeat

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bradyglossia

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abnormal slowness of speech

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caudal

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pertaining to the tail

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myocele

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hernia of a muscle

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celiac

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pertaining to the abdomen

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cheilocarcinoma

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cancer of the lip

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cheilosis

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chapped and cracked lips

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contraction

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shortening of muscle

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hemocyte

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blood cell

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cytogenesis

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production of cells

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angiectasis

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stretching of a blood vessel

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emesis

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the act of vomiting

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hematemesis

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vomiting blood

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erythralgia

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Pain and redness of the skin

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erythrocythemia

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increase in the number of red blood cells

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esthetic

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pertaining to feeling

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anesthesiology

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study of the loss of sensation

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leukocytoma

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a tumorlike mass of leukocytes

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retrolingual

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behind the tongue

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lobar

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pertaining to a lobe

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melanin

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black or dark brown pigment in the skin and hair

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myringoscopy

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inspection of the eardrum using a myringoscope

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odontic

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pertaining to the teeth

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semenology

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the study of semen

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spondylic

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pertaining to the vertebra

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enterostenosis

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narrowing of the intestine

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transdermal

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through the skin

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transfusion

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the introduction of blood from another source

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vascular

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pertaining to vessels

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vasectomy

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removal of the duct through which sperm is secreted

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leukocytopenia

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decrease in the number of white blood cells