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Medical Term. Flashcards Chapter 8 & 9

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Neur/o

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Nerve/ nerve tissue

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angi/o

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vessel

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my/o

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muscle

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fibr/o

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fibrous, fiber

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myospasm

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muscle spasm

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myopathy

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disease of the muscle

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neuropathy

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disease of the nerve

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neuritis

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inflammation of the nerve

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sclerosis

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hardening condition

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angiosclerosis

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hardening condition of a vessel

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neurologist

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specialist who studies the nervous system disorders.

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fibroma

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fibrous tumor

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neurolysis

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destruction of nerve tissue

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neuralgia/neurodynia

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pain along the course of a nerve

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tripsy

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surgical crushing

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lithotripsy

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surgical crushing of stones

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dysplasia

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defective development

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hyperplasia

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overgrowth or too many cells

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aplasia

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lack of organ development

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osteochondrodysplasia

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defective formation of bone and cartilage

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neuromyelitis

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inflammation of nerves and spinal cord

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psychology

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science that studies mind, mental processes, and human behavior

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psychiatry

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field of medicine that treats mental disorders

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pharmac/o

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drug or medicine

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narc/o

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sleep

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narcotics

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drug that relieves pain and induces sleep

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lepsy

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seizure

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narcolepsy

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seizure or attacks of sleep

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arteri/o

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arteries

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arteriosclerosis

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hardening condition of the arteries

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ather/o

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fatty/ porridgelike

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atherosclerosis

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hardening of arteries caused by a fatty substance

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atherectomy/ endarterectomy

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excision of an atheroma

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hemangioma

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benign tumor of a blood vessel

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hemarthrosis

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condition of blood in a joint

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hematolysis, hemolysis

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destruction of blood cells

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Hematology

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study of blood

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thromboangiitis

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inflammation of a vessel with the formation of a blood clot

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thrombolymphangitis

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inflammation of a lymph vessel with the formation of a blood clot

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phleb/o

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vein

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thrombophlebitis

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inflammation of a vein with the formation of a blood clot

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thrombocytopenia

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lack of cells that aid in clotting

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occlusion

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blockage

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infarction

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tissue death due to loss of blood supply

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embolus

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moving thrombus

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phlebectasia

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dilation of a vein

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arteriectasia

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dilation of an artery

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phlebotomy

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incision into a vein

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50
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ven/o, ven/i

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vein

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rrhexis

A

rupture

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arteriorrhexis

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rupture of an artery

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angioplasty

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surgical repair of a vessel

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angiogram

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xray of a vessel

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venography (phlebography)

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process of xray of a vein

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hepatorrhexis

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rupture of a liver

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hepatorrhaphy

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suturing of a liver

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cystorrhaphy

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suturing of the bladder

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esthesia

A

feeling or sensation

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anesthesia (anesthetic)

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condition of partial or no sensation

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algesia, hyperesthesia

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condition of over sensitivity of pain

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analgesia

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condition without pain

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para

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beside, beyond, near, abnormal

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paraplegia

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paralysis in the lower body

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paranephritis

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inflammation near the kidney

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cardiomyopathy, myocardiopathy

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heart muscle disease

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electromyography

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process of measuring muscle function using electricity

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kinesi/o

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movement, motion

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kinesialgia, kinesalgia

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movement pain

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kinesiology

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study of muscular body movement

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bradykinesia

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condition of slowness of movement

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dorsal, dors/o

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near or on the back

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ventral, ventr/o

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near or on the belly side of the body

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anterior, anter/o

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toward the front or in front of

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posterior, poster/o

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following or located behind

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cephalic

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upward, toward the head

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caudal, caud/o

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downward, toward the tail

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medial, medi/o

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toward the midline

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lateral, later/o

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toward the side, away from the midline

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superior, super

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above

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inferior, sub, infra

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below

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anterolateral

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pertaining to front and side

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anteroposterior

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front and back

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distal, dist/o

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away from point of origin

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proximal, proxim/o

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near the point of origin

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omphal/o, umbilicus

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naval

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cephalocaudal

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pertaining to head to tail

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gnosia, gnosis

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knowledge

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prognosis

A

predicting the outcome of a disease

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dia

A

through, throughout

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diagnosis

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identification of a disease through science and symptoms

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dialysis

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breaking down a solution through a membrane

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aer/o

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air

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bios, bi/o

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life

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anaerobic

A

existing without air

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aerobic

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needing air to live

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biopsy

A

exam of a living tissue

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chrom/o, chromat/o

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color

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eupnea

A

easy breathing

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than/o, thanat/o

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death

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men/o

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menstruation

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menopause

A

permanent cessation of menstruation

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dysmenorrhea

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painful menstrual flow

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menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea

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menstrual hemorrhage

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stasis

A

condition of stopping or controlling

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hemostasis

A

control of blood flow

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hemostat

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instrument used to control blood flow

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phlebostasis, venostasis

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control of blood in veins

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pseudocyesis

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false pregnancy

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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peritoneum

A

membrane that lines abdominal cavity

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pleura

A

membrane that covers the lungs

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pariet/o

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wall

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visceral pleura

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serous membrane on the surface of the lungs

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parietal pleura

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serous membrane on the chest cavity wall

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visceral peritoneum

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serous membrance on the surface of the organs of the abdominal cavity

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parietal peritoneum

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serous membrane on the abdominal cavity wall

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ecto

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outer, outside

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endo

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inner, inside

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meso

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middle

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retro

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backward, behind

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ectoderm

A

outer germ layer

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endoderm

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inner germ layer

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mesoderm

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middle germ layer

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endoscope

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instrument used to look into a hollow organ or cavity

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ectopic

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outside of the normal place

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mesentery

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peritoneum that attached intestines to abdominal wall

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anterversion

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turning forward

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retroperitoneum

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space behind the peritoneum

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retroflexion

A

bending backward

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