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1
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Dermatitis

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Skin inflammation

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Thyroiditis

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Thyroid inflammation

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Pancreatitis

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Pancreas inflammation

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Apothecary

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Storehouse

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Geriatrics

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Treatment of the elderly

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Pediatrics

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Treatment of children

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Biology

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Study of living things

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Biomedical

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Application of biology to medicine

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Clinical

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Pertaining to a bed

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10
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Diagnosis

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About knowledge

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11
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Doctor

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Teacher

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12
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Dose

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Giving

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Etiology

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Study of causes of disease

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Hospital

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Institution for guests

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Leishmaniasis

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Infection with leishmania

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Dermatosis

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Disease process in the skin

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17
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Iatrogenic

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Doctor-caused

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18
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Cardiologist

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Specialist in heart disease

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Internist

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Specialist in internal medicine

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20
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Cauterize

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Treat by burning of tissue

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21
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Morbus

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Disease

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22
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Morbid

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Diseased

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23
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Morbidity

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Incidence of disease

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24
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Nosology

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Classification of diseases

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25
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Nosocomial

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Disease originating in a hospital

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Pharmacology

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Study of medicines

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27
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Dermatology

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Study of skin diseases

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Pathology

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Study of sickness

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Adenopathy

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Sickness of a gland

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30
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Pharmaceutics

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Medicines

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31
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Pharmacist

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One who prepares and sells drugs

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32
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Physician

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Healer using medicine

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33
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Physiology

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Study of natural functions of the body

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34
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Prognosis

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Foreknowledge

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35
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Sanitary

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Conducive to health

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36
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Sanitation

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Process of promoting health

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37
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Symptom

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Perception of disease

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38
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Surgery

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Work done by hand

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39
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Therapy

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To heal

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40
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Therapist

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One who heals

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41
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Physiotherapy

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Healing with the heat or other natural means

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42
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Veterinary

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Dealing with beasts of burden
Nowadays referring to dealing with any type of animal

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Albus

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White

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44
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Albino

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White skin

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45
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Albumin

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Protein that coagulates white

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46
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Linea alba

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“White line” on abdomen

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47
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Amauros

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Dark

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48
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Amaurosis

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Central blindness (not referring to a problem in the eye)

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49
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Argentum

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Silver

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50
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Argentaffin

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Having an affinity for silver

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51
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Arginine

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Protein in silver fish scales

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52
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Aureus

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Golden

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53
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Staphylococcus Aureus

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Common golden bacteria

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54
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Chlorine

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Yellow-green gaseous element

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55
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Chlorophyll

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Green plant respiratory pigment

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56
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Chroma

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Color

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57
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Chromatin

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Most easily stained portion of the cell nucleus

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58
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Cirros

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Orange-yellow

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59
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Cirrhosis

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Scarring of the liver that is associated with orange-yellow color in the whites of the eye

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Cyan

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Blue

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61
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Cyanosis

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Bluish color of skin caused by unoxygenated blood

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62
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Eos

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Rose-like; dawn red

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63
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Eosin

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Rose colored stain

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64
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Eosinophill

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Cell that can be stained red

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65
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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell that carries oxygen

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66
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Erythema

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Redness of the skin from congested capillaries

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67
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Riboflavin

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Yellow colored B vitamin

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68
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Ligamentum flavin

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Yellow ligaments of the spine

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69
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Fuscin

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Dark brown pigment found in the retina of the eye

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70
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Glaucoma

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Greying of eye from excessive pressure

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71
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Icterus

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Yellow staining of tissue caused by retention of bile pigments

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72
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Jaundice

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Yellow

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73
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Leukocytes

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White blood cells

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74
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Leukoderma

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White discoloration of skin

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75
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Luteus

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Yellow

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76
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Corpus luteum

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Yellow body after an egg is released from ovary

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77
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Melanoma

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Tumor of skin that’s black

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78
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Melanin

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Dark skin pigment

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79
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Melena

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Dark stools from digested blood

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80
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Neutrophil

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White blood cell whose granules do not stain well with red or blue stains

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Substantia nigra

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Area of densely packed black brain cells in mid brain - associated with motion and attention

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Pheochromocytoma

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Dusky colored tumor of the adrenal gland

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83
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Polioencephalomyelitis

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Inflammation of the grey matter of the nervous system

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84
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Porphyra

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Purple

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85
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Porphyrin

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A basic structure of the blood carrying pigment (hemoglobin) in red blood cells

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86
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Purpurus

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Purple

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87
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Purpura

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Small purple hemorrhage on skin

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88
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Rhodopsin

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“Visual purple”, the red-purple light sensitive in the rods of the eye’s retina which perceives light

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Bilirubin

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Breakdown product of red blood cells eliminated in bile

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90
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Rubricyte

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A precursor to a red blood cell

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91
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Xanthoma

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Yellow tumor of skin

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92
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Xanthochromia

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Patches of yellow color in the skin

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93
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Calor

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Heat

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94
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Calorie

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The amount of energy required to create heat

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95
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Caloric

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Relating to heat or calories

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96
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Cauterium

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Branding iron

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97
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Cautery

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Application of heat to burn tissue

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98
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Cauterize

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Act of applying heat to burn tissue

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99
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Cryotherapy

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Surgery by freezing tissue

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100
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Cryostat

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A freezing chamber for tissue samples

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101
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Eczema

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To boil
Skin disease inflammation

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102
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Febris

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Fever

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103
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Febrile

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Having above normal body temperature

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104
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Frigidity

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Coldness, often applied to lack of sexual desire

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105
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Psychophile

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An organism that likes to grow at low temperatures

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106
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Pyrexia

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Fever

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107
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Antipyretic

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Drug that inhibits fever production

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108
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Thermometer

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Instrument to measure heat

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109
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College

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Latin for “To gather together”

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110
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Diploma

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Greek for “A letter folded double”

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111
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University

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Latin for “a corporation”

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Educate

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Latin “to rear”

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113
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BA

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Bachelor of Arts

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114
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BS

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Bachelor of Science

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BSc

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Bachelor of Science

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CLT

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Certified Laboratory Technician

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IDP

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Diplomate of a specialty college or board

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118
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DC

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Doctor of chiropractic

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DDS

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Doctor of dental surgery

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DMD

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Doctor of dental medicine

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DO

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Doctor of osteopathy

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DPM

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Doctor of pediatric medicine

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DVM

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Doctor of veterinary medicine

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EMT

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Emergency medical technician

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LPN

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Licensed practical nurse

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MA

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Master of arts

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MD

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Doctor of medicine

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MLT

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Medical laboratory technician

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129
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MPH

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Master of public health

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MRCS

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Member of the royal college of surgeons

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MRCVS

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Member of the royal college of veterinary surgeons

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132
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MS

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Master of science

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MSc

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Master of science

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MSN

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Master of science in nursing

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MSPH

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Master of science in public health

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136
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OD

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Doctor of optometry

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137
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OTR

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Registered occupational therapist

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PT

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Physical therapy

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139
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PhD

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Doctor of philosophy

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140
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RD

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Registered dietitian

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141
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RDH

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Registered dental hygienist

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142
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RN

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Registered nurse

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143
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R. Ph

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Registered pharmacist

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144
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RT

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Radiologic technologist

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145
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VMD

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Veterinary medical doctor (University of Pennsylvania)

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VT

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Veterinary technician

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Monocyte

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Cell with one nucleus

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148
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Unilateral

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located on one side

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149
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Dimorphic

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Having two forms

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150
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Biceps

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Muscle with two heads

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151
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Triceps

A

Muscle having three heads

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Ternitrate

A

A nitrate with three radicals of nitric acid

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153
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Tetracycline

A

Antibiotic with four rings or chains in the molecule

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154
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Quadraped

A

Having four feet

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155
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Pentadactyle

A

Having five fingers or toes on a hand or foot

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156
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Quinquecuspid

A

Tooth with five cusps

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157
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Hexachlorophene

A

Antiseptic having six chlorine atoms

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158
Q

Sextuplet

A

Group of six offspring from one birth

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159
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Haptachromic

A

Exhibiting seven colors

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160
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Sextuplet

A

Group of seven offspring from one birth

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161
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Heptachromic

A

Exhibiting seven colors

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162
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Septuplet

A

Group of seven offspring from one birth

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163
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Octapeptide

A

A peptide consisting of eight amino acids

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164
Q

Ennead

A

A group of nine things

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165
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November

A

Ninth month of the Roman calendar

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166
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Decapeptide

A

A peptide composed of ten amino acids

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167
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Deciliter

A

A tenth of a liter (also considered a fraction)

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168
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Hectogram

A

A hundred grams, 10% of a kilogram

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Centigrade

A

Having one hundred gradation (also considered a fraction)

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Kilogram (kg)

A

A thousand grams, 2.2lbs

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Milligram (mg)

A

One-thousandth of a gram (also considered a fraction)

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Megabecquerel

A

A million becquerels, a unit of radioactivity

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Megaloblast

A

A larger immature cell in red blood cell production series

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Gigabyte

A

A billion bytes; a gigabyte is equal to the information in one human gene

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Gigantism

A

Huge body size due to excessive secretion of growth hormone

176
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Hemilaminectomy

A

Removal of half of the top of the spinal canal

177
Q

Semicanal

A

A tube that is open on one side (one half)

178
Q

Decibel

A

One tenth of a “be”, standard unit of sound measurement

179
Q

Centimeter

A

One hundredth of a meter or slightly less than 1/2 inch

180
Q

Milligram

A

One thousandth of a gram or 2.2 millionth of a pound

181
Q

Microgram

A

One-millionth of a gram or 2.2 billionth of a pound

182
Q

Nanogram

A

One billionth of a gram or 2.2 trillionth of a pound

183
Q

Picogram

A

One trillionth of a gram or a ridiculously small portion of a pound

184
Q

Protodiastolic

A

First of four phases of the heart ventricles period of relaxation

185
Q

Primigravid

A

First pregnancy

186
Q

Deuteropathic

A

A diseased caused by another disease

187
Q

Secundiparoud

A

Having had a successful pregnancy

188
Q

Tritanopia

A

Inability to see the “3rd” color = blue

189
Q

Tertiary health care

A

3rd of highest level care; a specialist refers to a specialist

190
Q

Quartan

A

Occurring every fourth day, usually referring to a fever from malaria

191
Q

Quintuplet

A

One of five (or fifth) offspring from one pregnancy

192
Q

Ambidextrous

A

Equal use of both hands

193
Q

Amphibian

A

Capable of living on land or water

194
Q

Amphotericin

A

Two antifungal antibiotics

195
Q

Bicarbonate

A

Having two carbonates in chemical structure

196
Q

Bicornuate

A

Having two horns

197
Q

Epididymis

A

Coiled tubules on the twin testes

198
Q

Dimorphic

A

Having two forms

199
Q

Dioxide

A

Having two oxygen atoms

200
Q

Diplococcus

A

Round bacteria that appears as two fused into a dumbbell shape

201
Q

Gemini

A

Twins

202
Q

Bigeminy

A

Heart beats in pairs

203
Q

Haploid

A

Single set of chromosomes

204
Q

Monocyte

A

Blood cell with one large nucleus

205
Q

Monoxide

A

Having one oxygen atom in chemical structure

206
Q

Zygomatic

A

Two bony arches of face that appears like a yoke

207
Q

Zygote

A

The single cell formed by the joining of an egg and sperm

208
Q

Anemia

A

Deficiency of red blood cells

209
Q

Apnea

A

Deficiency of breathing

210
Q

Aphasia

A

Deficiency of speaking

211
Q

Anisocoria

A

Unequal pupil size

212
Q

Anisocytosis

A

Unequal blood cell size

213
Q

Auzocardia

A

Increased size of heart

214
Q

Auxotonic

A

Increased load that shortens muscles

215
Q

Demigauntley

A

Hand bandage that does not cover the fingers

216
Q

Holocrine

A

Entire cell is secreted from gland

217
Q

Holodiastolic

A

Entire resting phase of heart cycle

218
Q

Hypertrophy

A

Excessive growth

219
Q

Hyperglycemia

A

Excessive glucose in blood

220
Q

Hypothyroidism

A

Under-activity of the thyroid gland

221
Q

Hypocalcemia

A

Under concentration of calcium in blood

222
Q

Isometric

A

Equal dimensions

223
Q

Isotonic

A

Same osmolarity so that no fluid is pulled across semipermeable membrane

224
Q

Macrobyte

A

Large red blood cell

225
Q

Macrognathia

A

Having a large jaw

226
Q

Cisterna magna

A

Largest fluid pathway in brain

227
Q

Megacolon

A

Large colon

228
Q

Megakaryocyte

A

Large cell in bone marrow that produces platelet cells

229
Q

Megakaryocyte

A

Large cell in the bone marrow that produces platelet cells

230
Q

Polymetric

A

Two chemicals with same percentage composition of elements (parts)

231
Q

Merosmia

A

Impaired sense of smell (detects part of all smells present)

232
Q

Metric

A

Relating to the meter as the standard of measurement

233
Q

Metricephalic

A

Having a head proportional to the body size

234
Q

Centimeter

A

1/100th of a meter

235
Q

Microscope

A

Magnifying scope for viewing small objects

236
Q

Microanatomy

A

Study of the structure of tissues

237
Q

Miosis

A

Constricted pupil of the eye

238
Q

Multifocal

A

Pertaining to many locations

239
Q

Multinodular

A

Having many nodes

240
Q

Oligospermia

A

Few sperm

241
Q

Oligodipsia

A

Having little thirst

242
Q

Pancreas

A

Means “all fresh”, an abdominal organ that has no openings or pockets

243
Q

Pantomorphia

A

Capable of assuming all shapes or forms

244
Q

Parvovirus

A

Little virus

245
Q

Parvicellular

A

Having small sized cells

246
Q

Parvule

A

A small pill

247
Q

Leukopenia

A

White cell deficiency

248
Q

Osteopenia

A

Bone density deficiency

249
Q

Pleomorphic

A

Ability to have multiple forms

250
Q

Pleocytosis

A

Having more cells than normal

251
Q

Plethora

A

Fullness

252
Q

Pluripotent

A

Ability to affect more than one organ or tissue

253
Q

Poikilocytosis

A

Irregular red blood cell shapes

254
Q

Poikilotherm

A

Animal whose internal temperature varies with environment temperature

255
Q

Polycythemia

A

An excess number of red blood cells

256
Q

Polygraph

A

Measuring many reactions at once

257
Q

Ultrafiltration

A

Filtration under pressure

258
Q

Ultrasound

A

High frequency sound waves

259
Q

Acanthoma

A

A tumor of (spinous) skin cells

260
Q

Acanthocyte

A

Abnormal red blood cell with spiny projections (“Spur Cell”)

261
Q

Ancylostoma

A

Genus of hookworms with a crooked mouth

262
Q

Ankylosis

A

Fusion of two bones, usually at a bent angle

263
Q

Anus

A

Circle; round end of the rectum

264
Q

Anal

A

Pertaining to the anus

265
Q

Annulus

A

Pertaining to a round structure

266
Q

Astrocyte

A

Star-like cell in brain that supplies support to neurons

267
Q

Ateliosis

A

Incomplete development

268
Q

Atelectasis

A

Incomplete filling of lungs

269
Q

Brachycephalic

A

Short-headed

270
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Brachygnathia

A

Short jaw

271
Q

Calix

A

Flower-shaped

272
Q

Calyx

A

Recesses in renal pelvis

273
Q

Camptodactyly

A

Permanent flexion of interphalangeal (finger) joint

274
Q

Capillaris

A

Hair-like

275
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Capillary

A

Hair-like network of blood vessels between arteries and veins where exchange of blood nutrients and tissue waste products occur

276
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Capillaria

A

Hair-like family of parasitic worms

277
Q

Cavus

A

Hollow

278
Q

Vena cava

A

Largest venous structure that is hollow when blood is removed

279
Q

Cavity

A

A hollow space

280
Q

Chaite

A

Hair

281
Q

Spirochete

A

Coiled, hair-like bacteria

282
Q

Chorda vocalis

A

Vocal fold in larynx

283
Q

Cardotomy

A

Surgery on spinal cord

284
Q

Cricoid

A

Ring-shaped cartilage of larynx

285
Q

Cul-de-sac

A

Blind pouch

286
Q

Cuneate

A

Adjective for “wedge-shaped”

287
Q

Cycloplegic

A

Paralyzing the iris and (round) pupil size

288
Q

Cyclosporine

A

A drug that has a ring of atoms in the nucleus

289
Q

Cyclitis

A

Inflammation of the eye structures around the pupil

290
Q

Discoid

A

Resembling a disk

291
Q

Diskopondylitis

A

Inflammation of the disk-like cushions between the vertebrae

292
Q

Dolichocephalic

A

Long headed breed

293
Q

Echinococcus

A

Tapeworm family with a shiny appearing infective stage

294
Q

Echinocyte

A

Abnormal red blood cell with a burr (spiny) appearance

295
Q

Emmetropia

A

Proper refraction of light to the retina

296
Q

Favus

A

Honeycombed infection of the skin with a ringworm fungus, Trichophyton

297
Q

Fornix

A

Arch
Ex.: Fornix of the brain; Fornix of the vagina

298
Q

Fossa

A

Ditch; Depressed area

299
Q

Globus

A

Sphere

300
Q

Globulin

A

High molecular weight proteins originally thought to come from spherical cells in blood

301
Q

Globoid

A

Resembling a sphere

302
Q

Hemoglobin

A

An oxygen-binding globulin in red blood cells

303
Q

Glomerulonephritis

A

Inflammation of small ball of capillaries in the kidney

304
Q

Gonioscope

A

Optical instrument for measuring angle of the anterior chamber

305
Q

Goniometer

A

Instrument to measure angles of a joint

306
Q

Granulum

A

Grain

307
Q

Granule

A

Like a small grain of seed

308
Q

Granulation

A

Act of forming granules

309
Q

Granulocyte

A

Cell with granules inside

310
Q

Gyri

A

Circle-like convolutions of the surface of the cerebrum of the brain

311
Q

Hilus

A

The concave part of the bean
Ex. Hilus (Hilum) of the kidney

312
Q

Incus

A

Anvil
Ex. Anvil-shaped bone of middle ear

313
Q

Koilonychia

A

Thin, concave fingernail sometimes caused by iron deficiency

314
Q

Kyphosis

A

Humped back

315
Q

Lamella

A

Thin plate

316
Q

Lamellar

A

Arranged in thin plates

317
Q

Lamellar

A

Arranged in thin plates

318
Q

Lamina

A

Thin plate

319
Q

Laminectomy

A

In humans, the removal of the posterior arch of a vertebrae

320
Q

Latus

A

Broad

321
Q

Latissimus

A

Broad muscle of back

322
Q

Leiomyoma

A

Smooth muscle tumor

323
Q

Lobe

A

Rounded projection

324
Q

Lobulated

A

Formed in multiple rounded projections

325
Q

Lophosteon

A

Ridge on the sternum of birds

326
Q

Lordosis

A

Swaying in of back

327
Q

Luna

A

Moon, Crescent

328
Q

Lunatic

A

Originally thought to be craziness brought on by full moon

329
Q

Lunate

A

Crescent-shaped

330
Q

Malleus

A

Hammer-shaped bone of middle ear

331
Q

Malleolus

A

Hammer-shaped end of bones that join the ankle

332
Q

Meniscus

A

Crescent-shaped cushion between ends of bones when they meet at a joint

333
Q

Morphology

A

Study of forms/shapes

334
Q

Amorphous

A

Having no particular shape, varies in shape

335
Q

Dermoid

A

Appears like skin

336
Q

Ovoid

A

Appears like an egg

337
Q

Pemphigoid

A

Appears like a blister

338
Q

Orbis

A

Small circle

339
Q

Orbicular

A

Referring to a small circle

340
Q

Orbit

A

Usually refers to eye socket

341
Q

Orthopedic

A

“Straightening children”, relating to bone surgery

342
Q

Orthopnea

A

Requiring a straight posture to breathe

343
Q

Oxycephaly

A

Cone head

344
Q

Oxyuris

A

Pinworms, have sharply pointed tail

345
Q

Perodactyly

A

Deformed fingers or toes

346
Q

Plagiocephalic

A

Slanted head

347
Q

Platyhelminth

A

Flat worm

348
Q

Platysma

A

Broad, flat muscle in the neck

349
Q

Polypous

A

Abnormal protruding structure

350
Q

Polyp

A

A nonmalignant protrusion from a mucosal surface

351
Q

Pterygoid muscles

A

Muscles connected to the sphenoid bone (butterfly wing shaped) of the skull

352
Q

Rectum

A

Straight terminal portion of the large intestine

353
Q

Flexor

A

Muscle that contracts to bend a joint

354
Q

Reflex

A

Involuntary motor nerve action which is a return from a sensory stimulus

355
Q

Rhabditic

A

Referring to small rod-shaped worms

356
Q

Rhabdomyolysis

A

Destruction of skeletal (striated) muscles

357
Q

Scalene

A

Uneven

358
Q

Scalenus

A

3 deeply situated muscles of the neck that have an uneven, irregular triangular shape

359
Q

Scaphoid

A

Appears like a boat (usually referring to a bone)

360
Q

Scoliosis

A

Abnormally twisted spine

361
Q

Sella

A

Saddle

362
Q

Sella turcica

A

“Turkish saddle”, a pocket in the skull bone for the pituitary gland

363
Q

Serrated

A

Having a saw-like edge

364
Q

Sphenoid bone

A

A wedge-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull (also looks like a butterfly)

365
Q

Hemisphere

A

Half a ball shape

366
Q

Spherocyte

A

A red blood cell that has lost its “life saver candy” shape and taken on a round ball-like shape

367
Q

Spiral

A

Coil-shape

368
Q

Spirillum

A

Coil-shaped bacteria

369
Q

Spirochete

A

Another coil-shaped bacteria

370
Q

Stapes

A

Stirrup-shaped bone of the middle ear cavity

371
Q

Stella

A

Star

372
Q

Stellate

A

Star-shaped (Some cataracts in the eye can be stellate in appearance)

373
Q

Stenosis

A

A stricture, narrowing of a canal or duct

374
Q

Stenothorax

A

A narrow chest

375
Q

Stratified

A

Formed in layers

376
Q

Streptococcus

A

Round bacteria that stick together forming twisted chains

377
Q

Strongylus

A

Round

378
Q

Strongyloides

A

A small round parasitic worm

379
Q

Strophocephaly

A

A distorted, twisted head and face

380
Q

Teres

A

Round muscles of the shoulder blade

381
Q

Tonsils

A

Pointed pole-shaped lymph nodes in the throat

382
Q

Torus

A

Rounder protuberance; Rounded projection or swelling

383
Q

Torulosis

A

Infection with a round fungus (also called cryptococcosis)

384
Q

Trigone

A

Triangle; Forming 3 points

385
Q

Trigonum

A

Triangular shape

386
Q

Tubercle

A

Small rounded projection

387
Q

Tuberculosis

A

Diseases causing small tubercles that are abcesses

388
Q

Tuberosity

A

Projection on a bone for the attachment of a tendon

389
Q

Turbinate

A

Small curved bone on the lateral (side) aspect of the nasal passage

390
Q

Volvulus

A

Twisting of the stomach or intestine

391
Q

Vomer

A

Plowshare

392
Q

Vomeronasal

A

Pertaining to the vomer (a flat, plow-like bone that is part of the nasal septum) and the nasal bone

393
Q

Xiphoid

A

Relating to the sword-shaped bottom end of the sternum

394
Q

Achilles

A

Greek Hero

395
Q

Aesculapius

A

God of Medicine

396
Q

Aesculapian staff

A

Symbol of medicine (one snake, no wings)

397
Q

Aphrodite

A

Goddess of Love and Beauty

398
Q

Aphrodisiac

A

Substance alleged to increase sexual desire

399
Q

Arachne

A

Goddess of Weaving

400
Q

Arachnoid

A

Web-like middle lining for the spinal cord

401
Q

Atlas

A

Titan Who Holds Up the Heavens

402
Q

Atlas

A

First vertebra of the neck that holds up the skull

403
Q

Atropos

A

Fate that Cuts Thread of Life

404
Q

Atropine

A

Potential poison that is used to dry respiratory secretions and prevent heart from beating too slow during surgery

405
Q

Caduceus

A

Staff of Mercury, Messenger of Gods

406
Q

Staff of Caduceus

A

Symbol of army medical corps and incorrect symbol of medicine

407
Q

Cesarean

A

Method of Julius Caesar’s Birth

408
Q

Cesarean or C-section

A

Cutting the abdomen and uterus to retrieve a baby

409
Q

Cyclops

A

A One-Eyed Monster

410
Q

Cyclopia

A

Development abnormality when a baby is borne with one, centrally located eye in forehead

411
Q

Giants

A

Large Superhumans

412
Q

Gigantism

A

Huge body size caused by excessive growth hormone secretion in a young individual

413
Q

Hermaphoditus

A

Male boy God who became united with a Nymph (Salmacis)

414
Q

Hermaphrodite

A

Developmental abnormality that produces an individual with both male and female sex organs

415
Q

Hygeia

A

Goddess of Health

416
Q

Hymen

A

God of Marriage

417
Q

Iris

A

Goddess of Rainbows

418
Q

Iris

A

Eye

419
Q

Meditrine

A

Daughter of Aesculapius

420
Q

Medicine

A

A healing substance

421
Q

Morpheus

A

God of Dreams (and Forms)

422
Q

Morphology

A

Study of form, structure, and shapes

423
Q

Morphine

A

Drug that can cause strange dreams

424
Q

Nymph

A

(Young Girl) Goddess of Nature

425
Q

Nymph

A

Developing form (either sex) of “bugs”

426
Q

Nymphomania

A

Excessive sexual desire in a female

427
Q

Panacea

A

Daughter of Aesculapius

428
Q

Priapus

A

Male God of Procreation

429
Q

Psyche

A

Goddess of Thought and Judgement

430
Q

Psychology

A

Study of the human mind and conscious self

431
Q

℞ (Rx)

A

Pharmacy symbol

432
Q

Satyriasis

A

Excessive sexual desire in a male

433
Q

Thanatos

A

Death

434
Q

Recipe

A

Horus, Sun God of Health

435
Q

Satyrs

A

Male Fertility Wood Spirit

436
Q

Euthanasia

A

Quiet, painless death

437
Q

Venus

A

Goddess of Sexual Love

Biomedical Terminnology (5 decks)

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