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affinity

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-attraction for

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aliquot

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-equal amounts of any specified size

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antidote

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-a substance which neutralizes poisons or their effects

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artifact

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  • anything artificially produced
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aspirate

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-remove by suction

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atypical

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-differing from type

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autopsy

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-examination of body after death/-post mortem

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biopsy

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diagnostic examination of tissue removed during life

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chemically clean

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free from contamination with any chemicals, not necessarily sterile

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clinical

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founded on actual examination

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congenital

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existing at the time of birth/born with

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denature

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change the nature of a substance

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desiccation

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removal of water/drying

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desiccator

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apparatus used for drying substances and for preventing hygroscopic sub

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empirical

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based on experience/having no obvious scientific explanation

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enzymes

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organic substances produced by living cells, which act as catalysts

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equilibrium

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state of balance between opposing forces or efforts

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faeces

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stool/matter excreted by the bowel

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gland

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an organ capable of secretion

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helix

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coil or spiral

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idiopathic

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disease without recognizable cause; of explained origin

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immune

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protected against a particular disease

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incubate

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maintain at a constant temperature for a specificed period of time

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indicator

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substance which denotes the end of a chemical reaction usually by a color change (often detects pH)

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in vitro

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outside the living organism, ex: in a test tube

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in vivo

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in the living organism, ex: in the body

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isotonic saline; normal saline; physiological saline

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0.0085 (85%) sodium chloride in distilled water (has the same osmotic pressure as red blood cells)

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lethal

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causing death

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macroscopic

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visible to the naked eye

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malignant

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virulent/growing worse

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metabolism

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the sum of all the physical and chemical processes of a living organism

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miscible

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capable of being mixed without subsequent separation

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morphology

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form, shape, structure

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normal saline

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see isotonic saline

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opalescence

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reflecting an iridescent light (rainbow effect)

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opaque

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not allowing light to pass through

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orifice

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mouth, opening, entrance

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physiological saline

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see isotonic saline

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physiology

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the science of the functions of living thing

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porous

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having pores; able to admit passage of a liquid

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potency

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power, force, strength

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prophylaxis

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preventive treatment

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pyrexia

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fever

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qualitative analysis

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determination of the chemical nature of substances (present or not detected) determination of the amount of substances present

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quantitative analysis

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determination of the amount of substances present

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solubility

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capability of being dissolved

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specimen

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a part of a thing intended to show kind and quality of the whole, ex: urine specimen

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sporadic

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occurring occasionally or in scattered instances, as a disease

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sterile

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aseptic/free from contamination with living organisms

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synthetic

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artificially prepared

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therapy

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treatment of disease or pathological condition

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trait

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a distinguishing feature; a characteristic or property of an animal

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venipuncture

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introduction of a needle into a vein for the withdrawal of blood or the injection of a fluid

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viscous

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sticky; gummy; gelatinous

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