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1
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ab

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away from

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abduction

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moving away from the midline

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aberrant

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wandering away from the normal course

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abirritant

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something that takes irritation away from the patient

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ablation

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removal of a body part of destruction of its function

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ablication

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taking the baby away from the breastfeeding or cessation of milk secretions

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abnormal

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going away from the normal

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aboral

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away from the mouth

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abort

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to take away birth

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abrade

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scrape away from the surface

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abrasion

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scrape

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abscess

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a cavity formed within solid tissue

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absence

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not present

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absorption

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taking in, incorporation, or receptions of gases, liquids, light, or heat

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abstinence

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refraining from the use of certain foods or activities

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ad

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toward

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adduction

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moving toward

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an

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without or lack of

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anihidrosis

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absence of sweat

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aniso

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unequal

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anisocystosis

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cells of unequal size (red blood cells)

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anisomastia

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a woman’s breasts are of unequal size

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angioplasty

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vessel repair

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arthrodesis

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action of immobilizing a joint

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auto

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self

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autodermic

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dermatoplasty with one’s own skin

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autodiagnosis

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diagnosing one’s own diseases

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autogenous

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originating in itself or coming from one’s own body

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autograft

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a skin graft from one’s own body

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autohemotherapy

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therapy with one’s own blood (transfusion)

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autoimmunity

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being allergic to one’s own tissues

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autologous

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adjective meaning originating in itself or coming from one’s own body

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autolysis

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self-destruction or self-destroying

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automobile

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a self-propelled vehicle

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autonomic

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self-controlling

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autophagia

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biting one’s self

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autophobia

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abnormal fear of being alone

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autoplasty

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surgery using grafts from one’s own body

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autopsy

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postmortem examination

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bi

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two

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boil

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skin infection originating in gland or hair follicule

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centi

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one hundredth

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centigram

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one hundredth of a gram

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centimeter

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one hundredth of a meter

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cholecystectomy

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surgical removal of the gallbladder

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circum

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around

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circumcision

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to cut around (surgical procedure to remove the foreskin of the penis)

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circumduction

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moving around (circular motion)

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circumocular

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around the eyes

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circumoral

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around the mouth

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circumscribed

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limited in space (as though a line were drawn around it)

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colectomy

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excision of a segment or of the entire colon

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contusion

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bruise

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coronary

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heart

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coronary perfusion

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passage of blood through the arteries of the heart

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crust

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dried serum, blood, or pus on the surface of the skin: impetigo, scab

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cyanotic

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adjectival form of cyanosis

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cyst

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encapsulated fluid filled or a semi-solid mass in the subcutaneous tissue or dermis

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de

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drown from or from, resulting in less than

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deca

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ten

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decalcification

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calcium is removed

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decaliter

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ten liters

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deci

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tenth

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deciliter

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one tenth of a liter

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dehydrated

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having less water content

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dehydration

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water is taken away from a substance

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dermal excretion

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expelling sweat

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descended

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coming down

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di

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two

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dia

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through or complete

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diagnosis

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knowing through

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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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diaphoretic

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pertaining to profuse sweating

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diarrhea

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flowing through

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diathermy

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heating through

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diffusion

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light scattering

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diplo

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two

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diuresis

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process of causing urine to flow more rapidly

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diuretic

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substance that causes increase in urine output

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-emia

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condition in the blood

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81
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endometrial ablation

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surgical procedure that destroys (takes away) the uterine lining

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enne

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nine

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ennea

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nine

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-esis

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action or process

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ex

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out from

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excise

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to cut out and remove a part

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excretion

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process of expelling or getting a substance out from the body

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excretions

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waste substances

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exhale

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to breathe out waste matter from the body

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expire

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to breathe our waste matter from the body

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extraction

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procedure in which something is pulled out

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extension

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to straighten or lengthen

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filtration

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process of passing a liquid or gas through a filter

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flexion

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to bend or shorten

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gastrointestinal excretion

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expelling fecal matter

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gluco

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sweet or sugar

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glucogenesis

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formation of sugar

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glucoprotein

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substance made of sugar and protein

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glucose

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usable form of stored glycogen used by muscles to release energy

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glucosuria

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sugar in the urine

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glyco

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sweet or sugar

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glycemia

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sugar in the blood

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glycogen

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reserve food supply of glucose

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glycogenesis

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formation of sugar

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glycohemoglobin

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sugar and hemoglobin

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glycolipid

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sugar and fat

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glycolysis

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the breakdown of glycogen to glucose

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glycoprotein

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substance made of sugar and protein

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glycorrhea

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the discharge (flow) of sugar from the body

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glycosuria

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sugar in the urine

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gravida

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pregnancies

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gravido

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Latin word meaning heavy or weighted down. In medical terms, pregnant

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hecto

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one hundred

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hectogram

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one hundred grams

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hectometer

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one hundred meters

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hematopoiesis

A

process of forming blood

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hemi

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half

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hepta

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seven

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hexa

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six

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hidro

A

sweat

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hidradentis

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inflammation of sweat glands

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hidrocystadenoma

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a cystic tumor of a sweat gland

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hidorrhea

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flow of sweat

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hidrosis

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condition of sweating

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hive

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limited in space or does not spread

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hydro

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water or fluid

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hydrophilia

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strong attraction to water

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hydrophobia

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morbid fear of water

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hyperglycemia

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too much sugar in the blood (high blood sugar) or diabetes

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hyperhidrosis

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profuse sweating

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hyperpyrexia

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a condition of high fever (Over 102F)

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hypoglycemia

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low blood sugar

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immuno

A

immune

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immunity

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one of the body’s defenses against disease

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immunology

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study of the function of the immune system

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incision

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a cut or surgical wound made with a knife

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introduced

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to enter in or add in

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iso

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equal or the same

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isocellular

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composed of cells of equal size

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isodactylism

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fingers or toes of equal length

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isometric

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something that is of equal dimensions

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isothermal

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pertaining to equal temperature

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isotonic

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normal saline solution

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kilo

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one thousand

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kilogram

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one thousand grams

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kilometer

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one thousand meters

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laceration

A

cut

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laparo

A

abdominal wall

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laparectomy

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excision of part of the abdominal wall

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laparocolostomy

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a new incision made in the abdominal wall and into the colon

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laparogastrotomy

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an incision into the abdominal wall and stomach

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laparohepatotomy

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an incision into the abdominal wall and liver

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laparohysterosalpingo-oophorectomy

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excision of the abdomen, uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries

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laparorrhaphy

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suturing of the abdominal wall

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laparoscope

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instrument that looks inside the abdominal cavity

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laparoscopic

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pertaining to the examining of the abdominal cavity

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laparoscopy

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process of examining the abdominal cavity with a scope

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laparotomy

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an incision into the abdominal wall

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litigations

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process of taking legal action

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lividity

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a bluish-black condition of death

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oct

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eight

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octa

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eight

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omphalotomy

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cutting off the umbilical cord at birth

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osmosis

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process by which solvent moves through a semipermeable membrane

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quadr

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four

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quint

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five

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macule

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localized changes in skin color of less than 1cm in diameter (freckle, age spot)

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mastectomy

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surgical excision of all of part of the breast

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mastitis

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inflammation of a breast

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mastocarcinoma

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a cancerous tumor of the breast

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mastos

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greek word for breast

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mazos

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greek word for breast

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menstrual excretion

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expelling meses

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milli

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one thousandth

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milligram

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one thousandth of a gram

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milliliter

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one thousandth of a liter

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millimeter

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one thousandth of a meter

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millimole

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one thousandth of a mole

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millisecond

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one thousandth of a second

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mono

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one or single

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monocyte

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a type of leukocyte

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monocytosis

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condition of increase in monocytes

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monograph

A

deals with a single subject

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monoma

A

one tumor

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monomania

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abnormal preoccupation with one subject only

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monomyoplegia

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paralysis of one’s muscle

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mononeural

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a cell that has one nucleus

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multi

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multiple or many or more than one

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multicellular

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many cells

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multicapsular

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many capsules

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muiltiglandular

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many glands

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multinuclear

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many nuceli

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multipara

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a woman who has born more than one child

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multiparous

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adjectival form of multipara

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necrectomy

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excision of dead tissue

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necro

A

death

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necrocystosis

A

cellular death

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necroparasite

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a parasite that lives on dead organic matter

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necrophilia

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abnormal attraction t odead bodies

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necrophobia

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abnormal fear of death

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necropsy

A

postmortem examination

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necroscopy

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post mortem examination

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necrosis

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Greek word meaning corpse, dead tissue surrounded by healthy tissue

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necrotic

A

dead

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necrotomy

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incision into (dissection of) a dead body

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nocturnal enuresis

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nighttime bedwetting

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noni

A

nine

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normocephalic

A

have a head of medium length

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null

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none

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nulli

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none

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nullify

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to bring something to nothing

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nullipara

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a woman who has never borne a child. no live births

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nulliparous

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pertaining to no live births

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respiratory excretion

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expelling carbon dioxide

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rigidity

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stiffness or inflexibility

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secretions

A

hormones and other useful substances

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semi

A

half

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septa

A

seven

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sexta

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six

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tetra

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four

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transluminal

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across the lumen

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tri

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three

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trocars

A

instrument for withdrawing fluid for a cavity

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unequal

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without equality

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uni

A

one

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vacca

A

Latin word for cow

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vesicle

A

blister

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wheal

A

localized edema in the epidermis causing irregular elevation that may be red or pale

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papule

A

solid, elevated lesions less than 0.5 cm in diameters (warts)

230
Q

par

A

to bear

231
Q

para

A

woman who has given birth one or more times

232
Q

parity

A

quality of having given birth

233
Q

penta

A

give

234
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per

A

through

235
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percussion

A

striking through

236
Q

percutaneous

A

through the skin

237
Q

perforate

A

act of making a hole through something

238
Q

perforation

A

puncture or hole

239
Q

perfusate

A

a fluid used to perfuse tissues

240
Q

perfusion

A

supplying tissues with oxygen and nutrients through blood supply or other tissues

241
Q

peri

A

through or around

242
Q

periadenitis

A

inflammation around a gland

243
Q

periarticular

A

around articulations or joints

244
Q

pericardectomy

A

excision of tissue around the heart

245
Q

perichondral

A

around cartilage

246
Q

pericolic

A

around the colon or pertaining to around the colon

247
Q

pericolpitis

A

inflammation around the vagina

248
Q

perihepatitis

A

inflammation around the liver

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periodontal

A

pertaining to diseases of the support structures around the teeth, gum disease

Medical Terminology Lessons 1-5 (8 decks)

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