Medical Terminology

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Anuria

Answer 1

Complete absence of urine

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Codocyte

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form of leptocyte

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Exfoliate cytology

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study of cells shed from body surfaces

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Exudate

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fluid escaped from blood vessels with a high content of protein and cellular debris

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Heterophil

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Avian neutrophil

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Adenocarcinoma

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tumors of epithelial cell origin that tend to be highly cellular and ofent exfoliate in clumps

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Carcinoma

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Tumor of epithelia cellular origin

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Chondrosarcoma

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malignant tumor of the cartilage cells

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Effusion

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fluid in a body cavity that is abnormally increased by a volume

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Epulis

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Benign tumor of mixed cells found in the oral cavity

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Fibroma

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A tumor of the fibrous or well developed connective tissue

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Fibrosarcoma

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Sarcoma found in fibrous connective tissue

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Fistula

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Abnormal passage between two internal organs or from organ to body surface

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Hemangiosarcoma

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Malignant neoplasia consisting of epithelial cells and fibroblasts

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Histiocytoma

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Tumor of discrete round cell origin (allergic reaction)

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Macrophage

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Tissue phagocyte derived from the peripheral blood monocyte

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Mesothelial

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Cells that line pleural, peritoneal, and visceral surfaces

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Mesothelioma

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Rare malignant tumor derived from mesothelial cells

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Mucocele

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accumulated mucous secretion in a cavity

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Plasma cell

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Activated lymphocyte characterized by eccentrically located nucleus, basophilic cytoplasm and perinuclear clear zone

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Pneumothorax

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Air in the pleural cavity that causes lung collapse

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Purulent

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Inflamed area containing greater than 85% neutrophils

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Ascariasis

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Infestation by mites

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Anthelmintic

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Removes worms

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Baermann technique

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diagnosing lungworms

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Final Host

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Normal host or definitive host; where adult worm is found

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Intermediate Host

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Where parasite lives in its larval stage

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Mange

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Infestation by mites

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Myiasis

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Infection by flies

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Paratenic host

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Host where parasites do not undergo development

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Pediculosis

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Infestation by lice

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Trophozite

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Active motile stage of giarida

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Adjuvant

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substance added to vaccine

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Recombinant

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Vaccine produced through dna technology

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T lymphocytes

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Do not produce antibodies, Destroy altered self