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aden/o

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gland

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tumor composed of glandular tissue

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aden/oma

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adren/o

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adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

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adrenal gland

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pertaining to the adrenal glands

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adren/al

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excision of the adrenal gland(s)

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adrenal/ectomy

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calc/o

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calcium

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deficiency of the calcium in blood

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hypo/calc/emia

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-emia

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blood condition

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gluc/o

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sugar, sweetness

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glyc/o

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sugar/sweetness

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formation of glucose

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gluc/o/genesis

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-genesis

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forming, production, origin

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excessive glucose in blood

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hyper/glyc/emia

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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inflammation of the pancreas

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pancreat/itis

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parathyroid/o

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parathyroid glands

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excision of the parathyroid glands

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parathyroid/ectomy

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pituitar/o

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pituitary gland

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-ism

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condition

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condition of inadequate levels of pituitary hormone in the body

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hypo/pituitar/ism

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thym/o

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thymus gland

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tumor of the thymus gland

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thym/oma

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland

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enlargement of the thyroid gland

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thyr/o/megaly

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-megaly

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enlargement

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thyroid/o

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thyroid gland

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incision of the thyroid gland

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thyroid/o/tomy

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-tomy

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incision

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toxic/o

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poison

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specialist in the study of poisons (toxins)

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toxic/o/logist

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-dipsia

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thirst

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Excessive thirst

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poly/dipsia

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poly-

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many, much

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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increase in the size of an organ

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hyper/trophy

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hypophysis

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pituitary gland

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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poster/o

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posterior/back

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anter/ior

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in front of

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poster/ior

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behind, posterior, back

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hypophysis composed of nervous tissue

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neur/o/hypophysis

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hypophysis composed of glandular tissue

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aden/o/hypophysis

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the poster/ior lobe of the pituitary gland, composed primarily of nervous tissue

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neur/o/hypophysis

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the anter/ior lobe of the pituitary gland, composed primarily of glandular tissue

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aden/o/hypophysis

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condition of an abnormally short person

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dwarf/ism

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condition of an abnormally tall person

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gigant/ism

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pertaining to the adrenal gland

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adren/al

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Excessive formation or growth

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hyper/plasia

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acro/o/megaly

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enlargement of the extremities

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52
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excision of the thyroid gland

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thyroid/ectomy

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enlargement of the thyroid gland

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thyr/o/megaly

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disease of the thyroid gland

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thyr/o/pathy

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incision of the thyroid gland

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thyr/o/tomy

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condition of insufficient thyroid (hormones)

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hypo/thyroid/ism

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swelling due to mucus

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myx/edema

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without development or nourishment

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a/trophy

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abnormal presence of of calcium in the blood

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Calc/emia

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excessively high blood calcium

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hyper/calc/emia

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-osis

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abnormal condition, increase (primarily used with blood cells)

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

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acr/o

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extremity

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-tomy

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incision

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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radi/o

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radiation, x-ray, radius

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para-

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located near, beside, beyond

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para/thyroid/ism

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the two pairs of glands located in the posterior aspect of the thyr/oid glands,

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abnormal condition characterized by hypersecretion of PTH is

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hyper/para/thyr/oid/ism

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supra/ren/al

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above or superior to a kidney

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super/ior

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pertaining to upper or above

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calculus or stone in the pancreas

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pancreat/o/lith

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abnormal condition of a pancreatic stone

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pancreat/o/lith/iasis

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74
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destruction of the pancreas

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pancreat/o/lysis

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forming or producing sugar

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glyc/o/gen

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forming, producing, or origin of sugar

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gluc/o/genesis

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glyc/o/genesis

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forming, producing, or origin of sugar

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gluc/o/meter

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Instrument used by patients with diabetes to monitor their blood glucose levels is know as

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excessive urination

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poly/uria

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excessive eating

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poly/phagia

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ovaries

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ovari/o

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testes

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orchid/o

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orchi/o

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testes

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orch/o

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testes

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test/o

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testes

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disease of an ovary

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oophor/o/pathy

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incision of an ovary

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oophor/o/tomy

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surgical fixation of a testis

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orchid/o/pexy

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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

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-iasis

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para-

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near, beside, beyond

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cephal/o

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head

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hydro/cephal/us

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condition of an enlarged cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)

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hydro

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water

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-us

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condition, structure

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cerebr/o/spin/al

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pertaining to the brain and spinal cord

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spin

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spine

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cephal/o

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head

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encephal/o

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brain

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encephal/itis

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inflammation of the brain (tissue)

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gli/o

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glue, neuroglial tissue

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gli/oma

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tumor composed of neuroglial tissue

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mening/o

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meninges

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mening/o/cele

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saclike protrusion of the meninges through the skull or vertebral column

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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meningi/o

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meninges

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meningi/oma

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tumor composed of meninges

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myel/algia

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pain in the spinal cord or its membranes

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neur/o

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nerve

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neur/o/lysis

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destruction of a nerve

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-paresis

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partial paralysis

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hemi/paresis

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paralysis of one half of the body

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hemi-

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one half

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-phasia

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speech

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a/phasia

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absence of speech

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-plegia

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paralysis

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quadri/plegia

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paralysis of all four extremities

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quadri-

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four

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incision of the cerebrum

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cerebr/o/tomy

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hernia or swelling of the meninges

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mening/o/cele

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dur

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dura mater, hard

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epi/dur/al

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pertaining to the space between the pia mater and the bones of the spinal cord

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inflammation of the spinal cord

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myel/itis

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any disease of the spinal cord

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myel/o/pathy

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instrument to cut the spinal cord

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myel/o/tome

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dors/o

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back-of body

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ventr/o

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belly side

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pain in a nerve

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neur/algia

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any disease of nerves

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neur/o/pathy

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sofening of the spinal cord

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myel/o/malacia

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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thromb/o/cyte

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blood clotting cell

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thromb/o/lysis

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destruction of a blood clet

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bursting forth of blood

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hem/o/rrhage

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pertaining to the cerebrum and blood vessels

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cerebr/o/vascul/ar

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stationary blood clot

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thrombus

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an/orexia

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without appetite

140
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excision of an aneurysm

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aneurysm/ectomy

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nerve glue

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neur/o/glia

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extreme fear of cancer

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carcin/o/phobia

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xen/o/phobia

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fear of strangers

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xen/o

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foreign or strange

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necr/o/phobia

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fear of corpses or death

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abnormal condition of nerves

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neur/osis

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plural form of neurosis

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neuroses

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-iatry

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physician, treatment

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treatment of the mind

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psych/o/therapy

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pyr/o/mania

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the urge to start fires

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klept/o/mania

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the urge to steal

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schiz/o

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split

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phren/o

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mind

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schiz/o/phren/ia

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pertaining to condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations

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vascul/o

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vessel

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scler/o

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hardening, scerla

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Ketones

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Ketones are chemicals that the body creates when it breaks down fat to use for energy.

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glycosuria

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a condition characterized by an excess of sugar in the urine, typically associated with diabetes or kidney disease.

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polydipsia

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abnormally great thirst

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polyuria

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abnormal production of urinate

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otosclerosis

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condition in which there’s abnormal bone growth inside the ear

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proprioception

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he sense of self-movement, force, and body position. It is sometimes described as the “sixth sense”.

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tumor composed of neuroglial tissue

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glioma

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enlargement of the extremities

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acromegaly

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formation of a blood clot

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thrombogenesis

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tumor of the thymus gland

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thymoma

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disease of the thyroid gland

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thyropathy

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pain in the nerves

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neuroalgia

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absence of speech

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aphasia

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protrusion of the meninges through the skull or the vertebral column

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meningocele

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excision of the adrenal gland

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adrenalectomy

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destruction of nerves

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neurolysis

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paralysis of one half of the body

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hemiparesis

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incision of the thalamus

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thalamotomy

175
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inflammation of the spinal cord

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myelitis

176
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deficiency of calcium in blood

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hypocalcemia

177
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abnormal condition of a pancreatic stone

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pancreatolithiasis

178
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inflammation of the brain

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encephalitis

179
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increase in the size of an organ

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hypertrophy

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cyst/o

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bladder

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enter/o

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intestine (usually small intestine)

182
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hem/o

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blood

183
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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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-oid

A

resembling

185
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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

186
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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

187
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is an abnormal protrusion of the eyeball, possibly caused by thyrotoxicosis

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exophthalmus

188
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is a surgical procedure to remove a pituitary tumor

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hypophysectomy

189
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is advanced hypothyroidism in adults that results from hypofunction of the thyroid gland and causes edema and increased blood pressure

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myxedema

190
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is a small chromaffin cell tumor, usually located in the adrenal medulla

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pheochromocytoma

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refers to inflammation of the grey matter caused by a virus, resulting in deformities

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poliomyelitis

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refers to severe pain in the leg along the sciatic nerve

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sciatica

193
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congenital defect characterized by incomplete closure of the spinal canal through which the spinal cord and meninges may or may not protrude

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spina bifida

194
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refers to eruption of acute, inflammatory, herpetic, vesicles on the trunk of the body along a peripheral nerve

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neuroblastoma

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paralysis of four extremities and usually the trunk

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quadriplegia

196
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refers to total pituitary impairment that brings about progressive and general loss of hormone activity

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panhypopituitarism

197
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refers to partial destruction of the thalamus to treat psychosis or intractable pain

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thalamotomy

198
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enlargement of the extremities

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acromegaly

199
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is the destruction of the pancreatic tissue caused by a pathological condition

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pancreatolysis

200
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is the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, composed of glandular tissue

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adenohypophysis

201
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is the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, composed primarily of nerve cells

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neurohypophysis

202
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disease of the pancreas

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pancreatopathy

203
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is a stone in the pancreas

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pancreatolith

204
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excessive consumption of food

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polyphagia

205
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excessive thirst

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polydipsia

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is a toxic condition resulting from hyperactivity of the thyroid gland

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thyrotoxicosis

207
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excision of an adrenal gland

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andrenalectomy

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production or formation of sugar

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glycogenesis

209
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protrusion of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord through a defect in the skull or spinal column

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meningocele

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softening of nerve tissue

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deglutition

211
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severe itching

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pruritus

212
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illusion of movement

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vertigo

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yellowish discoloration of eyes or skin

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jaundice

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refers to the spread of a malignant tumor beyond its primary site to a secondary organ or location

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metastasis

Medical terminology QUIZ 9 (1 decks)

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