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HD

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Huntingtons disease.

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Stem cells

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Unspecialized cells that are able to renew the saves for long periods of time by division.

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Nucleus

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Surrounded by the nuclear membrane, a structure within the cell.

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Cytoplasm

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Material within the cell membrane that is not part of the nucleus

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Cell membrane

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Tissue that surrounds and protects the content of a cell from the external government.

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Cyt

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Cell

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Cytologist

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Specialist in the study and analysis of cells.

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Cytology

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Study of anatomy, physiology, pathology, and chemistry of the cell.

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Peritonitis

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Inflammation of the peritoneum

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Cell

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Basic structural and functional units of the body

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Pyeltis

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Inflammation of the renal pelvis

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Supra costal

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Means above or outside the ribs

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Endarterial

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Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Erythrocyte

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A mature red blood cell

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Olig/o

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Scanty, few

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Aplasia

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Defective development or the congenital absence of an organ or tissue

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Cyanosis

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Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

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Myelopathy

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Any pathology change or disease in the spinal cord

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Mycosis

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Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

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Fissure

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A groove or crack like sore of the skin

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs

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Atheroma

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Fatty deposit within the wall of an artery

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Abdominocentesis

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The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid

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Interstitial

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Between but not within the parts of a tissue

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Palpation

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An examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts.

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal, cutting out, excision

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Osis

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Abnormal condition disease.

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CD

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Communicable disease

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Myopathy

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Any pathological change disease of muscle tissue

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach lining.

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Diarrhea

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The abnormally frequent flow of loose or watery stools.

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Dermatologist

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A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin.

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Acronym

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Word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term.

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Trauma

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Wound or injury

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Laryng

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Throat

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Rhino

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Nose

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Diagnosis

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The identification of a disease

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Rrhage

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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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Neo

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New

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Adeno

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Gland

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Appendectomy

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Surgical removal of the appendix

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Nat

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Birth

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Epithelial tissue

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Forms a protective covering for all the internal and external surfaces of the body

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Organ

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Somewhat independent part of the body that performs a specific function.

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Adenectomy

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Surgical removal of a gland.

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Adenosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of a gland

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Malignant

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Harmful, capable of spreading

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Carcin

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Cancerous

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Adenocarcinoma

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A malignant tumor that originates in grandular tissue

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Adenitis

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Inflammation of a gland

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Pathologist

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Specializes in the laboratory Analysis of diseases tissue samples to confirm or establish a diagnosis

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Otomy

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Cutting,surgical incision.

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Adenosis

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Disease or condition of a gland

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Malacia

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Abnormal softening

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Arthralgia

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Pain in one or more joints

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Supination

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Act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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Osis

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Abnormal condition or disease

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Anaplasia

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A change in the structure of cells and in their orientation to eachother

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Fistula

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An abnormal passage between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

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Edema

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Swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

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Trophy

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Development

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Sign

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Objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

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Gland

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Group of specialized epithelial cells that are capable of producing secretions.

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Hypertrophy

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General increase in the bulk of a body part of organ that’s due to an increase in the size but not in the number of cells in tissue

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Syndrome

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A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of a specific disease process

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Malaise

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A feeling of general discomfort often the first indication of an infection or disease

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Endocrine glands

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Which produce hormones, do not have ducts

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Crine

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Means to secrete

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