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1
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mortality

A

death rates of a particular disease in a specific population

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albin/o

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white

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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chrom/o

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color

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cirrh/o

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liver

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyt/o

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cell

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Erythr/o

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red

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hist/o

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tissue

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jaund/o

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yellow

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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path/o

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disease

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poli/o

A

gray or gray matter(of brain of spinal cord)

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somat/o

A

body

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ventr/o

A

belly, belly side

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viscer/o

A

internal organs

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coronal

A

frontal

21
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diagnosis

A

cause and nature of a disease

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etiology

A

cause of

23
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febrile

A

fever

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homeostasis

A

stable internal environment

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idiopathic

A

disease whose cause is unknown

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inflammation

A

body defense against injury, infection or allergy

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midsagittal

A

plane through center of body ; dividing into left and right

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morbid

A

diseased

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morbidity

A

amount of certain disease in a population

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perforation

A

hole that completely penetrates a structure

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plantar

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pertaining to the sole of the foot

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prognosis

A

prediction of the course of a disease

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prone

A

lying on abdomen , face down

34
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sepsis

A

severe blood infection

35
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sign

A

objective , observable finds

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supine

A

lying horizontally on back , face up

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symptom

A

subjective indicator of disease

38
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transverse plane

A

horizontal , dividing the body into top and bottom

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