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1
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apnea
(AP-nee-ah)

A

not breathing

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anuria
(ah-NOO-ree-ah)

A

no urine

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abduction
(ab-DUCK-shun)

A

process of drawing away from the
midline

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4
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adduction
(ah-DUCK-shun)

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process of drawing toward
the midline

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5
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anatomy
(ah-NAT-oh-mee)

A

the study of the structure or parts
of the body

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6
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antenatal
(an-tee-NAY-tal)

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pertaining to before birth, referring to the
fetus; prenatal

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7
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antepartum
(an-tee-PAR-tum)

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before childbirth, referring to the mother

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8
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antibiotic
(an-tih-bye-OT-ick)

A

drugs used against bacteria that have
infected the body

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9
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autopsy
(AW-top-see)

A

تشريح
internal and external examination of the
body after death to determine the cause
of death. Also called a necropsy (NECKrop-see) or postmortem examination

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bilateral
(bye-LAT-er-al)

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pertaining to two sides

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circumduction
(ser-kum-DUCK-shun)

A

process of moving a limb in
a circular motion

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12
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contraindication
(kon-trah-in-dih-KAY-shun)

A

a medical reason that indicates a specific
treatment, i.e., medications, procedure,
or surgery, should not be performed
because it may harm the patient.

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contralateral
(kon-trah-LAT-er-ahl)

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pertaining to the opposite side

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dissection
(dye-SECK-shun)

A

the process of cutting and separating
parts of the body

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dysplasia
(dis-PLAY-zha)

A

abnormal development

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dyspnea
(DISP-nee-ah)

A

difficult breathing

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dysuria
(dis-YOO-ree-ah)

A

painful urination

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dystrophy
(DIS-troh-fee)

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abnormal development.

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endogenous
(en-DOJ-eh-nus)

A

produced from within the body

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epicardium
(ep-ih-KAR-dee-um)

A

outer wall of the heart

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excision
(eck-SIH-zhun)

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process of cutting out;

22
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exogenous
(eck-SOJ-eh-nus)

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produced outside

23
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hyperplasia
(high-per-PLAY-zha)

A

excessive formation of cells;

24
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hypogastric
(high-poh-GAS-trick)

A

pertaining to below the stomach

25
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hypochondriasis
(high-poh-kon-DRYah-sis)

A

mental illness characterized by
persistent thoughts that one has a
serious illness despite complete medical
evaluation and reassurance that there is
no such illness

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incision
(in-SIH-zhun)

A

process of cutting

27
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inversion
(in-VER-zhun)

A

turning inward, as in the turning of the
sole of the foot inward. The opposite
is eversion (ee-VER-zhun), turning
outward.

28
Q

infracostal
(in-frah-KOS-tal)

A

pertaining to below the rib

29
Q

intercellular
(in-ter-SEL-yoo-lar)

A

pertaining to between the cells

30
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intercostal
(in-ter-KOS-tal)

A

pertaining to between the ribs

31
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intracranial
(in-trah-KRAY-nee-al)

A

pertaining to within the head

32
Q

intramuscular
(in-trah-MUS-kyoo-lar

A

pertaining to within a muscle

33
Q

intravenous
(in-trah-VEE-nus)

A

pertaining to within a vein

34
Q

macrocephaly
(mack-roh-SEF-eh-lee)

A

abnormally large head

35
Q

metaplasia
(met-ah-PLAY-zha)

A

change in formation

36
Q

metastasis
(meh-TAS-tah-sis)

A

the uncontrolled spread of cancerous cells from
one organ to another

37
Q

microscope
(MY-kroh-skohp)

A

an instrument used to view objects too small
to be seen with the naked eye

38
Q

neoplasm
(NEE-oh-plazm)

A

new growth of tissue; a tumor. The tumor can
be benign (bee-NIGHN), meaning harmless, or
malignant (mah-LIG-nant), meaning harmful.

39
Q

panhysterectomy
(pan-hiss-ter-ECK-tohmee)

A

surgical removal of the entire uterus

40
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parenteral drugs
(pah-REN-ter-al)

A

therapeutic drugs placed in the body in ways
other than through the digestive tract. Parenteral
drugs are given by injection into several sites,
including the skin, muscle, vein, or spine.

41
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percutaneous
(per-kyou-TAY-nee-us)

A

pertaining to through the skin

42
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perineuritis
(per-ih-nyoo-RYE-tis)

A

inflammation around the nerve

43
Q

postmortem
(pohst-MOR-tehm)
examination

A

inspection of the body after death

44
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postpartum
(pohst-PAR-tum)

A

after childbirth, with reference to the
mothe

45
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prenatal

A

pertaining to before birth,

46
Q

prodrome

A

symptom or symptoms occurring before
the onset of disease.

47
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retroversion
(ret-roh-VER-zhun)

A

backward turning or tipping of
an organ

48
Q

subcutaneous
(sub-kyoo-TAY-nee-us)

A

pertaining to under the skin

49
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sublingual
(sub-LING-gwal)

A

pertaining to under the tongue

50
Q

suprarenal
(soo-prah-REE-nal)

A

pertaining to above the kidney

51
Q

transection
(tran-SECK-shun)

A

process of cutting across

52
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ultrasonography

A

process of recording an image of
internal structures by using high
frequency sound waves (Figure 4-3).
Also known as ultrasound or
sonogram (SOHN-oh-gram)

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