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Chapter 10 - Pathogenic Organisms, Endocrine, Specialties - Words Flashcards

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exo/crine

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secretion released outside its source

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mycodermatitis

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inflammation of the skin caused by a fungus

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dia/lysis

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separation of substance in a solution

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hem/o/dia/lysis

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removes waste from the blood by using an artificial kidney

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glyc/o/lysis

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destruction/breakdown of glycogen

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thyroid/o/megaly

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enlarged thyroid

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pneumon/o/myc/osis

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fungus disease; condition of the lungs

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myc/osis

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any condition caused by a fungus

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adrenopathy

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any disease of the adrenal gland

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pyorrhea

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discharge of pus

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gon/o/rrhea

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sexual disease caused by neisseria

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dia/rrhea

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flow through

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glyc/o/rrhea

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flow, discharge of sugar from the body

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immunotherapy

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process of giving injections so that a person may develop an immune response to certain diseases

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malariotherapy

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treatment of people with malaria

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poly/uria

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frequent urination

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poly/dipsia

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increased thirst

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poly/phagia

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abnormal increase in hunger

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pro/drome

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running before a disease

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pro/gnostic

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giving an indication concerning the outcome of a disease

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pro/cephalic

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in the front of the head

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syn/dacty/ism

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joint of two or more digits

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syn/ergism

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interaction of agents (drugs) together

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syn/arthr/osis

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an immovable joint, bones are fused together

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sym/podia

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lower extremities are grown together

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sym/physis

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growing together of parts

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sym/blepharon

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eyelids have grown together

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adren/o/cortic/oid

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hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex

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aer/o/cele

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hernia of air

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diplo/bacillus

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small aerobic gram-negative rod shaped bacilli

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bi/o/genesis

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formation of living things

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dermat/o/myc/osis

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fungus disease of the skin

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drom/o/mania

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impuse to roam or wander

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py/o/genic

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formation of pus

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onych/o/mycosis

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condition of fungus infecting the nail

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hyper/pyr/exia

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high body temperature or fever

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pyr/ogen

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agent causing a rise in body temperature

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sept/i/cemia

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infection in bloodstream

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