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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
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carpo

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wrist bones

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cibo

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meals

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ciso

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to cut

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costo

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rib

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cutane/o

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skin

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes

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duct/o

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to lead, carry

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flex/o

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to bend

gấp

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furc/o

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forking, branching

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glyc/o

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sugar

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immun/o

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protection

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morpho

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shape, form

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nat/i

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birth

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nect/o

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to bind, tie, connect

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norm/o

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rule, order

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pub/o

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pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone

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seps/o

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infection

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somn/o

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sleep

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son/o

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sound

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the/o

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to put, place

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thel/o

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nipple

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thyr/o

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thyroid gland; shield (the shape of the thyroid gland resembled a shield to those who named it

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top/o

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place, positron, location

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tox/o

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poison

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trache/o

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windpipe, trachea

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urethr/o

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urethra

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-blast

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embryonic, immature

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-crine

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to secrete

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-cyesis

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prenancy

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-drome

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to run

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-fusion

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coming together; to pour

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-lapse

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to slide, fall, sag

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, separation

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-meter

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to measure

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-mission

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to send

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-or

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one who

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-partum

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birth, labor

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-phoria

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to bear, carry, feeling

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-physis

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to grow

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasm

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structure or formation

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptosis

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falling, dropping, prolapse

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-stasis

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stooping, controlling

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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a-, an-

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no, not, without

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ab-

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away from

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apnea

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no breathing

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anoxia

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no oxygen in tissue

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abductor

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a muscle that draws a limb away from the body

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adductor

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a muscle that draws a limb toward the body

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urianalysis

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a laboratory examination of urine that aids in the diagnosis

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ante-

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be4, forward

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anteflexion

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bending forward

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antepartum

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be4 birth

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antibiotic

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chemical substance use against bacteria

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molds

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mầm

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antibody

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protein produced against an antigen

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antigen

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a foreign substance 9 (such as a poison, virus, or bacterium)

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antisepsis

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against injection

kháng viêm

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antitoxin

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antibody acts against toxin

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tetanus

\ˈtet-nəs\

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an acute bacterial injection of the nervous system

phong đòn gánh

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auto-

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self, own

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autoimmune disease

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autoimmune means producing antibodies against one’s own normal cells

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bi-

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two

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bifurcation

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pt 2 side

normal splitting into two branches, such as bifurcation of the trachea to form the bronchi

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brady-

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slow

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bradycardia

A

slow heart rate

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cata-

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down

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con-

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with, together

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congenital anomaly

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a irregularity in a structure or organ at birth

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connective tissue

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supports and binds other body tissue and parts. Bone,cartilage, and fibrous

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contraindication

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an advice against taking a specific medication

chống chỉ định

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contra-

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against

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dehydration

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lack of water

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de-

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down, lack of

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dia-

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through, complete

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diarrhea

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wartery discharge

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dialysis

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seperation of waste meterial

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hemodialysis

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waste meterials are seperated from the blood via a machine (artificial kidney) when the kidneys no longer function

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dys-

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bad,painful, difficult, abnormal

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dyspnea

\ˈdis(p)-nē-ə\

A

difficult breathing

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strenuous exercise

A

tập gắng sức

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dysplasia

A

abnormal formation of cells

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ec-, ecto-

A

out, outside

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ectopic prenancy

\ek-ˈtä-pik\

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prenancy outside of uterus

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en-, endo-

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in, within

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endocardium

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structure forms the inner linning of the heart

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endoscope

A

instrument 4 visual examination within da body

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epi-

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above

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epithelium

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structure above da nipple

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eu-

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good, normal

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euphoria

A

good feeling

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euthyroid

A

normal thyroid gland

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ex

A

out, outside, away from

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exophthalmos

A

protosis
cường giáp
protrusion of the eyeball associatedd with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland; also called proptosis

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-ptosis

A

prolapse

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hemi-

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half

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hemiglossectomy

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removal of half of the tongue

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diabetes mellitus

A

đái tháo đường

lack of insulin or ineffective insulin

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hyperplasia

A

increase in cell numbers

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hypertrophy

A

excessive tissue growth

increase in size of individual cells. Muscle, cardiac, and renal cells exhibit hypertrophy when workload is increased.

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hypo-

A

deficient, under

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in-

A

not

into, within

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infra-

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beneath, under

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infracostal

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pt under da rib

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symptom

A

BN khai cho BS

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sign

A

BS khám ra

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inter-

A

between

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intercostal muscles

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lie between adjacent ribs

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intra-

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in, within, into

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intravenous

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pt within da vein

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macro-

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large

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macrocephaly

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a congenital anomaly

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malaise

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bad feeling

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mal-

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bad

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meta-

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beyond, change

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metacarpal bones

A

hand bone

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metamorphosis

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abnormal condition of changing changing shape

biến thái

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micro-

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small

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microscope

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instrument 4 seeing small things

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neonatal

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pt new birth

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pan-

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all

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pancytopenia

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deficiency of all blood cell

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para-

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abnormal, beside, near

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paralysis

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abnormal disruption of the connection between nerve and muscle. originally from the Greek paralysis, meaning separation or loosening on one side, describing the loss of movement on one side of the body (occurring in stroke patients).

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parathyroid glands

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the four parathyroid glands are located behind the thyroid gland. They secrete a hormone that regulates the calcium levels in blood and tissues.

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per-

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through

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percutaneous

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pt through the stain skin

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peri-

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surrounding

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pericardium

A

màng ngoài tim

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periosteum

A

màng ngoài xương

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polymorphonuclear

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pt many shape of the nucleus

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polyneuritis

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inflammation of many nerves

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post-

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after, behind

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postmortum

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after death

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postpartum

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after birth

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precancerous

A

pt be4 cancer

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prenatal

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pt be4 birth

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pre-

A

before, in front of

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pro-

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before, forward

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prodrome

A

symptom be4 illness

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prodromal signs and symptoms

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(rash, fever) appear be4 the actual illness (such as chikenpox) and signal its onset

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prolapse

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sa, sập, xệ

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pseudo-

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false

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pseudocyesis

A

development of clinical signs of pregnancy but without the presence of an embryo

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re-

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back, again

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relapse

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a disease or its signs and symptoms return after an apparent recovery

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remission

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signs and symptoms lessen and the patient feels better

154
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recombinant DNA

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taking a gene from one or organism and insert it into the DNA of another organism

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retro-

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behind, backward

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retroperitoneal

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pt behind the peritoneum

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retroflexion

A

benting backward

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suprapubic

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above the pubic

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pubis

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one of a pair of pubic bones that forms the anterior part of the pelvic bone.

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syn-, sym-

A

together, with

161
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syndactyly

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abnormaly in which finger or toe form together

162
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synthesis

A

complex proteins are built up from simpler amino acids.

163
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syndrome

A

hội chứng

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symmetry

A

đối xứng

165
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symphysis

A

khớp

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tachy-

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fast

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tachypnea

A

fast breathing

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trans-

A

across, through

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transfusion

A

transfer of blood or blood parts from one person to another

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transurethral

A

pt

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ultra-

A

beyond, excess

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ultrasonography

A

siêu âm

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uni-

A

one

174
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unilateral

A

pt one side

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