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Exam 3 Flashcards

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Aqua

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Water

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Aqueous Humor

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Clear watery fluid in the front chamber of the eye

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Biliary

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Relating to bile production and excretion

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Bilirubin

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Pigment produced by the liver processing red blood cell breakdown products

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the gall bladder

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Cholelith

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Gall stone

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Chylomicron

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Fat globules transported in blood or lymphatic fluid (turbid white or yellow “juice”)

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Chylothorax

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Accumulation of chyle (lymphatic fluid) in the chest

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Coprophagous

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Feeding on excrement

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Coprophagy

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Habit of eating excrement

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Eleotherapy

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Treatment internally or externally with oil

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Fecal

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Referral to digestive waste

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Fecalith

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A firm mass of digestive waste

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Flux

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Discharge of large quantity of fluid from the body

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Galactorrhea

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Flow of milk

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Galactose

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A milk sugar

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17
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Cholecysteagogue

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Agent that causes gall bladder contraction

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Hemocyte

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Blood cell in invertebrates

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Hemolysis

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Breaking up of red blood cells

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20
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Hidrosis

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Sweating

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Hidradenitis

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Inflammation of sweat glands

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Hydrocephalus

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Accumulation of fluid in brain

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Hygroma

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Cystic swelling containing watery fluid

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Hygroscopic

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Retaining moisture

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Lactose

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A milk sugar

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Lactation

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Process of producing milk

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27
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Lymphocyte

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Primary cell in lymph (water circulating body fluid)

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Lymphedema

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Swelling of tissue due to obstruction of lymph channels

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Mucous

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Related to a slimy substance

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30
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Mucosa

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A mucous membrane

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31
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Myxedema

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A firm swelling caused by accumulating slimy material between cell (mucopolysaccharides)

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Myxomatosis

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A disease of rabbits caused by the pox virus characterized by tumors of slimy material

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Plasmacytoma

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Tumors of plasma cells (clotting protein-containing fluid of blood)

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Plasmin

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Enzyme in plasma that digests clots

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Pyoderma

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Skin disease causing pus in skin

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36
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Pyometra

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Pus collecting in the uterus

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37
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Rhinorrhea

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Runny nose

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38
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Diarrhea

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Frequent and excessive evacuation of watery feces

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39
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Sanguineous

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Relating to loss of blood

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40
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Serum

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Resulting fluid of blood after a clot forms

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Serosanguineous

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A fluid with aspects of both serum and blood caused by a disease

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42
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Sialocele

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Cyst containing saliva (also called a ranula)

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43
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Sialoadenitis

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Inflammation of a salivary gland

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44
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Sputum

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Spit

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45
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Stercorous

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Relating to excrement

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46
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Sudor

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Sweat

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47
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Sudoriferous

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Producing sweat

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48
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Acetabulum

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Wine glass-like socket of the hip joint

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49
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Acetaminophen

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A pain reliever that contains an acetyl group, related to acetic acid (vinegar)

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Adipose

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Fat tissue

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51
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Albuminuria

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Protein in urine related to egg white protein

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52
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Amygdaloid

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Almond-shaped group of nerve cells in primitive part of the brain

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Amyloid

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A protein combined with a starch

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54
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Amylase

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Enzyme that breaks down starch

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55
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Caseus

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Cheese

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56
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Casein

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Milk protein found in cheese

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57
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Caseous

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Dying tissue that begins to look like cheese (common with tuberculosis)

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58
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Creatine

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A compound formed for energy storage in muscle

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59
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Creatinine

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Waste product of protein metabolism excreted in urine

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Farina

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Flour, meal

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Farinaceous

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Consisting of starch

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62
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Glycogen

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Sugar molecules linked together

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Glycogenolytic

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Something that breaks up the sugar links in glycogen

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64
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Hordeolum

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Barleycorn-like swelling of the upper eyelid caused by a plugged eyelid gland

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Kalium

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Ash, Potassium

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66
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Hyperkalemia

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Excessive potassium in the blood

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67
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Hypokalemia

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Insufficient potassium in the blood

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68
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Lecithin

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A nutrient (phospholipid) from egg yolk (also found in the protective linin of nerves, myelin)

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Lipoma

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Tumor of fat tissue

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70
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Liposuction

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Removal of excess fat by a needle and suction

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71
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Hypernatremia

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Excess sodium in blood

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72
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Natriuresis

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Loss of sodium in urine

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73
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Nutrient

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A food for the body

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74
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Nutrient

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Food for the body

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Nutritious

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Providing energy and building substances for the body

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Phagocyte

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A cell that engulfs invaders or debris to be removed from the body

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty in eating

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78
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Pica

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Desire to eat things that are unfit for food

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79
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Pimelorthopnea

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Too fat to breathe laying down

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80
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Placenta

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Flat cake

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81
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Placental

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Referring to the large flat membranes that nourish young in the uterus

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82
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Proteolytic

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Something that breaks down proteins

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83
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Saccharine

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Relating to sweetness

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84
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Sebum

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Solidified fat, Grease

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85
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Sebaceous

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Relating to an oily/fatty secretion of skin oil glands

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Seborrhea

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Skin disease characterized by excessive oilness

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Siderocyte

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Red blood cell containing granules of free iron

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88
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Steatitis

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Inflammation of fat

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Steatorrhea

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Greasy, watery feces

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90
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Synovia

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Egg white

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Synovial

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Referring to an egg white surface of joints, tendon sheaths and bursae

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Synovitis

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Inflammation of synovial membranes

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Tyrosine

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Amino acid from cheese, breakdown product of casein

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Tyrophagus

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Species of mites, the name means “cheese eater”

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95
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Vitellus

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Egg white

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Vitelline

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Pertaining to the yolk of eggs or an embryo’s yolk

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Enzyme

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Any protein that catalyzes chemical reactions without being destroyed or altered (as in yeast fermenting starches)

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Analgesia

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Blocking pain perception without altering consciousness

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99
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Neuralgia

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Pain from nerve fibers

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100
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Proctalgia

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Pain from anus or rectum

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101
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Angere

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Sore throat

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102
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Angina

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A spasmodic, choking type of pain (Angina pectoris is a pain from lack of blood to the heart muscle)

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103
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Dolorimetry

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Measurement of pain

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104
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Kolikos

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Pain in abdomen

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105
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Colic

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Acute abdominal pain

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106
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Nociceptor

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Pain receptor of nerves

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107
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Pleurodynia

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Pain from the muscles between ribs

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108
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Mastodynia

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Pain in the breast

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109
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Ponograph

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Instrument to measure pain in contracting muscle

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110
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Anesthesia

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Lack of sensation or feeling

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Hyperesthesia

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An abnormal increase in sensitivity or feeling

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112
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Excoriae

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To flay

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113
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Excoriation

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Scratches or abrasions of the skin

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114
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Libido

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Sexual desire

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115
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Misogyny

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Hatred of women

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116
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Nausia

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Seasickness

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117
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Nausea

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Feeling of sickness in stomach leading to vomiting

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118
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Palliative

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Affording relief but not a cure

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119
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Phobos

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Fear

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120
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Photophobia

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Sensitive to (afraid of) light

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121
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Hydrophobia

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Fear of water (this has been considered a sign of rabies)

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122
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Placebo

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An inactive dummy/control medical treatment

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123
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Placebo effect

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A perceived beneficial effect caused by expectations of a treatment rather than the treatment itself, as much as 30% of humans treated may report a benefit from sugar pills or sterile water if they think the treatment is medication instead of a placebo

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124
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Satiety

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Full gratification of appetite or thirst

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125
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Dysthymia

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Depression

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126
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Androgen

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A substance that promotes masculinization

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127
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Anthropomorphism

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Attributing human form or characteristics to non-humans

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128
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Anthropology

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Study of the origins of humans

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129
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Atavus

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Grandfather

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130
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Atavism

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Acquiring a genetic trait from a remote ancestor

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131
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Endemic

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A disease prevalent to a particular location

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132
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Epidemic

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A rapidly spreading disease of humans in the same area, at the same time (an animal “epidemic” is an epizootic)

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Pandemic

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Worldwide human disease outbreak

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134
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Gamete

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A sperm or ova

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135
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Gametogenesis

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Production of a sperm or ova

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136
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Genos

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Family, offspring

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137
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Genetics

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Study of heredity

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138
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Genodermatosis

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Genetic origin (inherited) skin disease

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139
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Gynecology

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Study of diseases of the woman’s genital tract

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140
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Gynecosmatia

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Woman-like development of breast tissue in a man

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141
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Parthenos

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Virgin

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142
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Parthenogenesis

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Virgin born, not resulting from a mating

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Phylon

A

Tribe

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Phylum

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A primary division in the Animal Kingdom

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Presbyopia

A

Aging change in eye accommodation, far-sighted

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146
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Pubertas

A

Adult sexual characteristics

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Puberty

A

Time of adult sex characteristics and reproduction

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Puer

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Child

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Puerperal

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Pertaining to the mother of a newborn

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Allokinesis

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Involuntary movement (reflex or passive)

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Allograft

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Transplant with donor of the same species, but a different genetic makeup

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Allele

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One of a matched pair of genes at like locations on a chromosome with the same function

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153
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Allelotaxis

A

Development of an organ from tissues of different origin (example - adrenal gland)

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154
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Anomaly

A

Deviation from the normal

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Anomalous

A

Deviating from a general rule

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Autogenous

A

Originating from the same individual that receives it (a tissue graft or a vaccine)

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Autoimmune

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The immune system becomes sensitized against its own tissue

158
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Idiopathic

A

Relating to an illness of unknown cause (literally “self produced sickness” but this is not how the term is now used)

159
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Idiosyncrasy

A

A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual

160
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Proprioception

A

Sensing stimuli (position or movement) from one’s own body

161
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Coma

A

Deep sleep

162
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Comatose

A

Unconsciousness when patient cannot be aroused

163
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Hypnosis

A

Sleep-like condition with heightened suggestibility

164
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Hypnotic

A

Inducing sleep

165
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Karotis

A

Sleep

166
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Carotid

A

The principal artery of the neck (compression of both carotids causes a loss of consciousness)

167
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Narcosis

A

Reversible depression and insensitivity

168
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Narcotic

A

An agent that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior and usually induces sleep or stupor

169
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REM

A

Rapid Eye Movement

170
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Somnolence

A

Excessive drowsiness or sleepiness

171
Q

Sporific

A

Causing profound sleep

172
Q

Stupere

A

Stunned

173
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Stupor

A

Reduced or suspended sensibility, numbness

174
Q

Acerbus

A

Harsh

175
Q

Exacerbate

A

Make worse

176
Q

Pellagra

A

Roughened skin caused by the deficiency of niacin (a B-vitamin)

177
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Immunoassay

A

Test that uses antibodies to detect a substance

178
Q

Immunodeficiency

A

A lack of body defense against foreign invaders

179
Q

Impetere

A

To attack

180
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Impetigo

A

Contagious spreading bacterial disease of the skin, usually affecting the young

181
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Ischein

A

To suppress

182
Q

Ischemia

A

Suppressed blood flow

183
Q

Koloboum

A

Mutilation

184
Q

Coloboma

A

Defect in the development of a portion of the iris

185
Q

Prophylactic

A

Defense against threat of disease or pregnancy

186
Q

Anaphylaxis

A

Systemic reaction and shock due to excess immunity

187
Q

Hemi plegia

A

Paralysis on one side of body

188
Q

Paraplegia

A

Paralysis of lower (or hind) limbs

189
Q

Rabere

A

Rage

190
Q

Rabies

A

Fatal viral disease that often causes rage

191
Q

Syncope

A

Fainting; An act of fainting, usually caused by interruption of pulse or low blood sugar concentration

192
Q

Toxic

A

Poisonous

193
Q

Toxicology

A

Study of poisons

194
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Antitoxin

A

Antibody against a poison

195
Q

Traumatic

A

The result of injury

196
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Virus

A

Poison

197
Q

Virulent

A

Pertaining to exceedingly disease producing

198
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Abortion

A

A failure of gestation

199
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Agonist

A

An activator or mover

200
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Antagonist

A

Action that can nullify another action

201
Q

Cachexia

A

General ill health and malnutrition

202
Q

Bactericide

A

Agent that destroys bacteria

203
Q

Pesticide

A

Agent that destroys insects

204
Q

Dysphagia

A

Difficulty in swallowing

205
Q

Dysentery

A

An infectious, inflammatory condition of the lower intestinal tract with faulty absorption and severe diarrhea

206
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Dystocia

A

Birthing difficulty

207
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Eutocia

A

Normal birthing

208
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Euthanasia

A

Quiet, painless death

209
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Invalid

A

Incapacitated by chronic illness or injury

210
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Irreducible

A

Incapable of being replaced in normal position

211
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Malformation

A

Incorrect development

212
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Malabsorption

A

Poor transport across the intestinal wall

213
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Mogiarthria

A

Difficult joint action due to incoordination

214
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Pseudoarthrosis

A

False joint resulting from faulty fracture healing

215
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Contralateral

A

Opposite side of the body

216
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Contraception

A

Preventing (opposite of-) pregnancy

217
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Heterochromia

A

Different colored (irises)

218
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Heterophilic

A

An immune stimulus that causes antibody formation against related stimuli (antigens)

219
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Homeopathy

A

Practice of treating disease with small amounts of a drug that in large amounts cause the same symptoms of the disease

220
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Homeostasis

A

State of being the same as normal

221
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Homologous

A

Corresponding in structure, location, or origin

222
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Homophobic

A

Prejudiced against homosexuals (fear of the same gender)

223
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Homo sapien

A

“same as us” who are wise

224
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Ipsilateral

A

Same side of the body

225
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Sympathomimetic

A

Causing similar effects to the sympathetic nerves

226
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Normocalcemia

A

The normal serum level of calcium

227
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Paliesthesia

A

Ability to feel vibrations (used to test hearing)

228
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Palianesthesia

A

Unable to feel vibrations

229
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Tautomenial

A

Pertaining to the same menstrual period

230
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Ampulla

A

Sac-like dilation of a canal or duct

231
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Ampule

A

Small sealed glass of fluid for injection

232
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Ascos

A

Bag

233
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Ascites

A

Accumulation of excessive fluid in the abdominal cavity

234
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Bursa

A

Skin bag of wine

235
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Bursa

A

A fibrous sac between tendon and bone or tendon and ligaments lined by a synovial membrane and containing synovial fluid

236
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Bursitis

A

Inflammation of a bursa

237
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Calyx

A

Cup of a flower

238
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Calyces

A

Cup-like collection area for urine in inner part of the kidneys

239
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Capsule

A

A fibrous sheath that encloses an organ

240
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Capsulotomy

A

Cutting into a capsule (of the lens of the eye)

241
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Cisterna

A

Reservoir

242
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Cisterna magna

A

Large area of cerebrospinal collection between the cerebellum and the medulla

243
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Cremaster

A

Hanging basket

244
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Cremaster muscle

A

Muscle which helps suspend the testicles and can pull them toward the abdomen

245
Q

Folliculus

A

Small leather bag

246
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Follicle

A

An invagination of the skin’s surface that generates hair shafts; also a cavity in the ovaries that nourishes an egg (ovum)

247
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Patella

A

Kneecap, shallow dish-shaped sesamoid bone

248
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Pyelonephritis

A

Inflammation of the kidney with an accumulation of pus in the kidney “basin”, i.e. calyces

249
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Pyelography

A

Injection of a dye for x-ray exam of the kidney calyces

250
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Saccule

A

A small pouch or cavity

251
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Sacculation

A

Act of forming small cavities

252
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Thecal

A

Referring to a sheath or case (often refers to tissue case for ovarian follicle)

253
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Vas deferens

A

Canal for semen going away from testes

254
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Vascular

A

Pertaining to blood vessels

255
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Coito

A

Meeting

256
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Coitus

A

Sexual connection between male and female

257
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Commissure

A

Site of union of corresponding parts

258
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Concentric

A

Having a common center (various sized overlapping rings with same center)

259
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Endocrine

A

Secreting blood-borne messages to other organs

260
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Hematocrit

A

Percentage of blood components in relation to a total volume of a blood sample that has been separated by centrifugation (spinning)

261
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Desmoid

A

Fibrous, like a ligament

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Desmorrhexis

A

Rupture of a ligament

263
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Enantiobiosis

A

Two organisms that live together but antagonize each other’s development

264
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Fissure

A

A deep cleft

265
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Fission

A

Asexual reproduction when cell divides into daughter cells

266
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Centrifuge

A

Fleeing the center

267
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Hapten

A

A substance that fastens to a small protein to form a complex that can trigger an allergic reaction

268
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Ligature

A

String, rubber band, or wire for surgical tying

269
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Ligament

A

A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting bones at a joint or supporting an organ

270
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Centripetal

A

Seeking the center

271
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Gastropexy

A

Fastening the stomach to the abdominal wall

272
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Hysteropexy

A

Fasting the uterus to the abdominal wall or vagina

273
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Schistosomiasis

A

A blood fluke parasite, the male has a groove down the length of his body to hold the female when mating

274
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Schistocyte

A

Sliced red blood cell

275
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Schizophrenia

A

Split personality

276
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Schizonychia

A

Splitting of fingernails or toenails

277
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Sphincter

A

Tightly bound

278
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Anal sphincter

A

Ring-like muscle that constricts the anus

279
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Urethral sphincter

A

Ring-like muscle that constricts the urethra (urine canal)

280
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Systole

A

Contraction of the heart chambers

281
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Symphysis

A

Immovable joint united by plate of fibrocartilage

282
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Synapse

A

The junction of a nerve ending an another nerve or muscle or gland

283
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Valgus

A

Bow-legged

284
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Valgus

A

Bent or twisted outward

285
Q

Varus

A

Knock-kneed

286
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Varus

A

Bent or twisted inward

287
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Xenodiagnosis

A

Use of lab animals to diagnose a parasitic disease

288
Q

Xenograft

A

Transplant of tissue from one species to another

289
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Ideology

A

Study of the development of ideas

290
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Lethargy

A

Drowsy behavior

291
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Logoplegia

A

Paralysis of the speech organs (literally “paralysis of thought”)

292
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Megalomania

A

Unreasonable conviction of one’s own greatness

293
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Kleptomania

A

An obsessive desire to steal

294
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Amnesia

A

Loss of memory

295
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Anamnesis

A

(“not a loss of memory”) the patient’s memory of medical history

296
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Paranoia

A

Delusions of persecution

297
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Aphonia

A

No voice

298
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Dysphonia

A

Abnormal sounding voice

299
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Sedation

A

Act of calming

300
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Ablate

A

To separate or detach

301
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Abrade

A

To rub away an outer layer

302
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Abscess

A

Localized collection of pus

303
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Acupuncture

A

Insertion of needles

304
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Cholagogue

A

Stimulating the flow of bile

305
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Amputation

A

Removal of a limb or appendage

306
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Ballistics

A

Study of projectiles

307
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Anabolism

A

Building phase of metabolism

308
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Catabolism

A

Breaking down to release energy

309
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Bruxism

A

Involuntary grinding of teeth

310
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Cathartic

A

Causing emptying of the bowels

311
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Thoracentesis

A

Placing a needle into the chest to collect a fluid sample

312
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Abdominocentesis

A

Placing a needle into the abdomen to collect a fluid sample

313
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Receptor

A

Cell or nerve ending that responds to sensations

314
Q

Incipient

A

Beginning to exist or appear

315
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Osteoclasis

A

Surgical breaking of a bone

316
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Hypodermoclysis

A

Injection of fluids underneath the skin

317
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Diabetes

A

Passing through in the urine (sugar and/or water)

318
Q

Diathermy

A

Generating local body heat by passing electromagnetic, electric, or ultrasonic waves through the area

319
Q

Decussate

A

To cross from one side to the other

320
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Dehiscence

A

A splitting open

321
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Desiccant

A

Causing to dry up

322
Q

Anthrodesis

A

Surgical fusion of a joint

323
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Dilation

A

To expand wider, open wider

324
Q

Dissection

A

Act of cutting apart

325
Q

Dynamogenesis

A

Development of energy in muscles or nerves

326
Q

Thyroidectomy

A

Removal of the thyroid

327
Q

Hysterectomy

A

Removal of the uterus

328
Q

Ergonomics

A

Study of the efficient use of human efforts

329
Q

Abortifacient

A

Causing abortion

330
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Efferent

A

Carrying away from center

331
Q

Afferent

A

Carrying toward center

332
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Fractura

A

Breaking, usually a bone

333
Q

Vermifuge

A

Dewormer

334
Q

Centrifuge

A

Spinning instrument to separate components of a liquid by specific gravities

335
Q

Gelatin

A

A water-soluble, glutinous protein produced from boiling skin, bone, hooves, and connective tissue of animals

336
Q

Gelatinous

A

Like jelly, viscous

337
Q

Homogenesis

A

Reproduction which results in offspring that resemble the parents

338
Q

Pathogenesis

A

Act of producing sickness

339
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Electrocardiogram

A

Recording the voltages of the beating heart

340
Q

Cachexia

A

General ill health and malnutrition (literally “bad habit”)

341
Q

Hormone

A

A chemical message sent from one organ to another via the bloodstream

342
Q

Injection

A

Forcing a liquid into the body

343
Q

Luxation

A

Dislocation

344
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Hemolysis

A

Breaking up of red blood cells

345
Q

Glycolysis

A

Dissolving glucose sugar into simpler components

346
Q

Autolysis

A

Self-destruction by enzymes present in the body

347
Q

Organ

A

Differentiated tissue with a specific function

348
Q

Organogenesis

A

Development process for an organ

349
Q

Oscilloscope

A

An instrument that makes an image on a monitor by a swinging beam shining on a fluorescent screen

350
Q

Colostomy

A

Creating an opening from the colon to the surface of the body

351
Q

Gastrotomy

A

Incision into stomach

352
Q

Cystotomy

A

Incision into the urinary bladder

353
Q

Anatomy

A

Dissection of the body to study its structure

354
Q

Palpate

A

To examine by touch with the hand

355
Q

Repellent

A

Able to drive away

356
Q

Propellant

A

Something that provide thrust or driving power

357
Q

Percussion

A

Tapping to access sounds produced

358
Q

Neutrophilia

A

An increase in the number of white blood cells (typical of infection)

359
Q

Hemophilia

A

Male-linked, inherited clotting deficiencies

360
Q

Phlegmon

A

An acute, severe infection with inflammation beneath the skin

361
Q

Phlogistic

A

Causing inflammation

362
Q

Physocele

A

Tumor filled with a gas

363
Q

Pinocytosis

A

Taking in of fluids into a cell’s cytoplasm

364
Q

Anaplasia

A

Reversion of cells to an immature form (common in neoplasia, i.e. cancer)

365
Q

Dysplasia

A

Abnormal development

366
Q

Aplasia

A

Failure to develop

367
Q

Rhinoplasty

A

Surgical reconstruction of the nose

368
Q

Cystoplasty

A

Surgical reconstruction the urinary bladder

369
Q

Plessimeter

A

A small thin plate to receive the blow from a plexor (rubber hammer) for percussion (also called a pleximeter)

370
Q

Plessesthesia

A

Thumping the fingers while palpating

371
Q

Hematopoiesis

A

Making red blood cells

372
Q

Potable

A

Fit to drink

373
Q

Apraxia

A

An incoordination without impairment of sensory or motor function (caused by a problem in the higher levels of the brain)

374
Q

Resuscitation

A

Act of attempting to revive a patient

375
Q

Gastrorrhaphy

A

Suturing operation on the stomach

376
Q

Cystorrhaphy

A

Suturing operation on the urinary bladder

377
Q

Bronchoscopy

A

Looking at the inside of the bronchi (lower windpipes)

378
Q

Colonoscopy

A

Looking at the inside of the colon

379
Q

Prescription

A

Written instruction for future care

380
Q

Sphygmos

A

Pulsation

381
Q

Sphygmomanometer

A

Blood pressure meter

382
Q

Peristalsis

A

Movement of the intestines or other tubular organs

383
Q

Protraction

A

Drawing out or lengthening

384
Q

Retract

A

Pulling back or in

385
Q

Triage

A

Sorting out the casualties of disasters

386
Q

Angiotribe

A

Surgical forceps for crushing arteries

387
Q

Lithotripsy

A

Crushing a urinary or gall stone

388
Q

Vector

A

Carrier of an infective agent from one host to another

389
Q

Avulsion

A

Ripping or tearing apart

390
Q

Convulsion

A

An intense, uncoordinated involuntary muscular contraction (“to pull together” - true of primates)

Biomedical Terminnology (5 decks)

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