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Chapter 9 - Review of Word Parts Flashcards

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carp/o

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wrist

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celi/o

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abdomen

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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colp/o

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vagina

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dent/o, odont

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teeth

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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myring/o

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eardrum

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onych/o

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nail

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oophor/o

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ovary

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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phleb/o

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vein

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pod/o

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foot

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psych/o

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mind

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pub/o

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pubes (pubic bones)

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rhin/o

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nose

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salping/o

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fallopian tube or eustachian tube

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soma

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body

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splen/o

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spleen

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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stomat/o

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mouth

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tars/o

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ankle

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thorac/o

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thorax (chest)

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tympan/o

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tympanum (eardrum or middle ear)

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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vas/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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ankyl/o

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stiffening or fusion

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carcin/o

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cancer (malignancy)

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cry/o

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cold

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crypt/o

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hidden (small hidden sac)

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esthesia

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feeling

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gravid/o

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pregnant

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lip/o

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fat

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lith/o

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stone

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necr/o

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dead (decayed)

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par-

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to bear (children)

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path/o

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disease state

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phag/o, phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-phasia

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speech

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phon/o

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voice

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schiz/o

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spilt

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scler/o

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hardening

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sta

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slowed, halted, controlled

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therap

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treatment

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therm/o

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heat

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thromb/o

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clot, lump

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traumat/o

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injury, wound, damage from an external source

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abdomen

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the part of the body lying between the thorax and the pelvis and containing the abdominal cavity and viscera

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abdominal

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pertaining to the abdomen

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abortion

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expulsion from the uterus of the products of conception before the fetus is viable

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abscess

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a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by disintegration of tissues

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acute

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sharp; having severe symptoms and a short course

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adhesion

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stuck together; abnormal joining of parts to one another

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adnexa

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accessory structures of an organ: of the eyes, including the eyelids and tear ducts; of the uterus, including the uterine tubes and ovaries

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anomaly

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marked deviation from normal, especially as a result of congenital or hereditary disease

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auscultation

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listening for sounds within the body, chiefly to detect conditions of the thorax, abdominal viscera, or a pregnancy

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autoclave

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a self-locking apparatus for the sterilization of materials by steam pressure

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axilla (axillary)

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the armpit

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biopsy

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removal and examination, usually microscopic, of the tissue from the living body, performed to establish precise diagnosis

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catgut

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an absorbable, sterile strand obtained from collagen derived from healthy mammals, used to suture

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catheter

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a tubular, flexible instrument passed through body cavities for withdrawal of fluids from (or introduction of fluids into) a body cavity

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cervical

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pertaining to the neck or to the cervix

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chronic

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persisting for a long time

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coccyx

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triangular bone formed usually by fusion of last four vertebrae, the “tailbone”

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congenital

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existing at the time of birth

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defibrillator

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an apparatus used to produce defibrillation by application of brief electric shock to the heart directly or through electrodes placed on the chest wall

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dilatation

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the condition of being stretched open beyond normal dimensions

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dilation

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the act of dilating or stretching

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edema

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an abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercellular spaces of the body

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embolus

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a clot or other plug brought by the blood from another vessel and forced into a smaller one, thus obstructing the circulation

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emesis

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the act of vomiting. also used as a word termination as in hematemesis

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enema

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introduction of fluid into the rectum for evacuation of feces or as a means of introducing nutrient or medicinal substances, or the opaque material used in roentgenographic examination of the lower intestinal tract (BE)

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exacerbation

A

increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms

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excretion

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the act of eliminating waste

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fascia

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a sheet or band of fibrous tissue that lies deep to the skin or binds muscles and various body organs

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febrile

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pertaining to fever; feverish

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fibrillation

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a small, local, involuntary, muscular contraction caused by activation of muscle cells or fibers

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hemorrhage

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the escape of blood from the vessels; bleeding

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icterus

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jaundice

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immunization

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the process of providing immunity to disease processes

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incontinence

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inability to control bowel and bladder functions

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inflammation

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a protective tissue response to injury or destruction of tissues

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ischemia

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deficiency of blood in a part, caused by functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel

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jaundice

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icterus; yellowness of the skin, sclerae, mucous membranes and excretions

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metastasis

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transfer of disease from one organ to body to another not directly connected with it

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mucus

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the free slime of the mucous membranes, composed of secretions of the glands, various salts, desquamated cells, and leukocytes

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obese

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very fat; stout; corpulent

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obesity

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an increase in body weight beyond the limitation of skeletal and physical requirements: the result of excessive accumulation of body fat

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palpable

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felt by touching

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paralysis

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loss or impairment of voluntary motor function

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paralyzed

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a condition of helplessness caused by inability to move; being ineffective or powerless

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parietal

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pertaining to the walls of a cavity or located near the parietal bone

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percussion

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the act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition of the underlying parts by the sound obtained

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perineum

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the pelvic floor and associated structures occupying the pelvic outlet

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peritoneum

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the serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities and the contained viscera

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pleura (pleural, adj.)

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serous membrane investing the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity

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prolapse

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the falling down, or downward displacement, of a part

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prophylaxis

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prevention of disease; preventive treatment

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purulent

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containing or forming pus

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remission

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having periods of abatement or of exacerbation

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rheumatic

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a state of inflammation; inflammatory diseases

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serous

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pertaining to or resembling serum

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sputum

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matter ejected from the trachae, bronchi, and lungs, through the mouth

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suture

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a stitch or series of stitches made to secure the edges of a surgical or traumatic wound; used also as a verb to indicate application of such stitches

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virus

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a minute infectious agent that, with certain exceptions, cannot be seen by microscope and is able to reproduce only within a living host cell

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viscera, viscus

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any large interior organ in any of the four great body cavities, especially those in the abdomen

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void (voided)

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to urinate

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