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Med Term 10 Flashcards

1
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laparo

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abdominal wall

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pyro

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heat/fire

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emia

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condition of the blood

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dia

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thourgh/complete

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per

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though

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circum

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around

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ABDUCTION

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movement away from the middle

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aberrant

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wandering away from the norm

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ABLACTION

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weaning a baby from the breast

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ablation

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takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer

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aboral

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takes away from the mouth

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abnormal

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unusual

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abortion

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termination

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abrasion

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scraping

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15
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adduction

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MOVEMENT TOWARD THE MIDDLE

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aerophilla

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attraction to air

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anhidrosis

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absence of sweating

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anisocytosis

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cells of unequal sizes

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19
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anisomastia

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breasts of unequal size

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autodermic

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plastic surgery and grafting using ones own skin

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autodiagnosis

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diagnosising ones self

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autogenous

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made from ones own tissues

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autograft

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graft of tissue from ones own body

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autophilia

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attraction to ones self

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25
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autohemotherapy

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transfusion with ones own blood

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autoimmunity

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reaction of immune response to ones own tissues

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autoanagous

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originating from ones self

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autophagia

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biting ones self

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29
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autophobia

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abnormal fear of ones self, being alone

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30
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autopsy

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postmortem examination

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31
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centigram

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one hundredth of a gram

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32
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centimeter

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one hundreth of a meter

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33
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choleangiopancretography

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x ray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts using contrast medium

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circumduction

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moving as to describe a circle with a body part

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35
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circumocular

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encircling the eye

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36
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cytoplasm

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substance within the cell

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37
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decagram

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ten grams

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38
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circumscribed

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encircling or in the shape of a cell

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39
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decalcification

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calcium loss from bone

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40
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decaliter

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ten liters

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41
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deciduous

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falls down (primary teeth that come out)

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42
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decigram

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one tenth of a gram

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43
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deciliter

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one tenth of a liter

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44
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dehydration

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water loss

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45
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descending

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moving downward

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46
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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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47
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diathermy

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heat through tissue

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48
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diuretic

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agent that causes diuresis

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49
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epilepsy

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disorder characterized by seizures

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50
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excision

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removing a body part

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51
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excretion

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removal of waste

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52
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exhale

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breathe out

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53
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extension

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removal of water

54
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exhale

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breathe out

55
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extension

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to straighten or lengthen a body part

56
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extraction

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removal or pulling out of a body part

57
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flexion

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to shorten or bend a body part

58
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glycogenesis

A

formation of glycogen or sugar

59
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glycohemoglobin

A

hemoglobin with attached glucose

60
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hematophilia

A

attraction to blood

61
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hidrosis

A

condition of sweating

62
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hydrophilia

A

attraction to water

63
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hydrophobia

A

fear of water

64
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hyperpyrexia

A

high fever

65
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hyperglycemia

A

high blood glucose level

66
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hypoglycemia

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low blood glucose level

67
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immuno-deficiency

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poor immune system

68
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immunotherapy

A

vaccination, immunization

69
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isocellular

A

equal size cells

70
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isodactylism

A

digits the same length

71
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isometric

A

measures the same on all sides

72
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isotonic

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osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell

73
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laparoscopy

A

examination of the abdomen with a scope

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laparotomy

A

incision into the abdomen

75
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mastectomy

A

excision of breast tissue

76
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mastocarcinoma

A

breast cancer

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milligram

A

one thousandth of a gram

78
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millimeter

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one thousandth of a meter

79
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monocyte

A

one cell

80
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monocytosis

A

increase in the number of monocytes

81
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monoma

A

a single tumor

82
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monomyoplegia

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paralysis of one muscle

83
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mononeural

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involving one nerve

84
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mononuclear

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having one nucleus

85
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mononucleosis

A

viral infection causing monocytosis

86
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multicapsular

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having more than one capsule

87
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multicellular

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having or involving many cells

88
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multiglandular

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having or involving many glands

89
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multinuclear

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a cell having more than one nucleus

90
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multipara

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having many live births

91
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necrectomy

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excision of dead tissue

92
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necrocytosis

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condition of cell death or decomposition

93
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necroparasite

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organism that lives off dead tissue

94
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necrophobia

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abnormal fear of dead bodies

95
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necrotic

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pertaining to necrosis

96
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necrotomy

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incision into dead tissue

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nocturnal enuresis

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bedwetting

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nullipara

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having no pregnancies carried to the third trimester

99
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omphalotomy

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incision into the navel

100
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percussion

A

striking or tapping

101
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percutaneous

A

through the skin

102
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perforation

A

puncturing

103
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perfusion

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supplying blood to tissues

104
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periarticular

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area surrounding a joint

105
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pericardiectomy

A

excision of the membrane around the heart

106
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pericolic

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area surrounding the colon

107
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perihepatitis

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inflammation around the liver

108
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peritonsillar

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area surrounding the tonsils

109
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postmortem

A

after death

110
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primigravida

A

first pregnancy

111
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primipara

A

first live birth

112
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pyrexia

A

fever

113
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pyrolysis

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destruction of tissue caused by fever

114
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pyromania

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compulsion for setting fires

115
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pyrometer

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thermometer

116
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pyrophilia

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attraction to fire

117
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pyrophobia

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fear of fire

118
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pyrosis

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heartburn

119
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pyrotoxin

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poisonous by product of metabolism created during feverq

120
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transluminal

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across the lumen

121
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vaccination

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immunization

122
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vaccine

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substance used to stimulate an immune response for immunization

123
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aids

A

autoimmunodefiecency virus

124
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dpt

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diptheria, pertussis,tetanus

125
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ghb

A

glycosylated hemoglobin

126
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gtt

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glucose tolerance test

127
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ipv

A

inactivated poliovirus vaccine

128
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pcv

A

pneumococcal vaccine

129
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var

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chicken pox vaccine

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hs

A

hours of sleep

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tid

A

times a day

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