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Oxidative Stress

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Damage caused the cell membrane and DNA by free radicals in their manic search for their missing electron

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Organelle

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Mini organs

Organ - specialised structure
Elle - Mini Organs

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Ortho

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Straight/Upright

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Oedema

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Fluid swelling

Pulmonary Oedema is fluid on the lungs

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Omentum

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Apron

Great Omentum
Lesser Omentum

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Occult

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Hidden

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Ossify

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Harden

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Oxy

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Sharp

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Osis

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A process / Condition or disease

Hperkeratosis
Sarcoidosis

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Ology

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Field of study

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Olfactory

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Smell

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Occipito

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Support is at the back of the head

Occipitofrontalis is the muscle running from the occiput to the front of the head and is responsible for raising eyebrows

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Oculi

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Eye

Orbicularis oculi is the muscle that is around the eye

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Orbit

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Around

Orbicularis oculi is the muscle around the eye orbicularis Ori is the muscle around the mouth

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Oral

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Mouth

Orbicularis oris – muscle around the mouth

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ortho

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Straight or upright

Orthopnea is a medical term to describe shortness of breath that occurs while lying flat and is relieved by sitting or standing.

Orthopaedic - Involved in the muscular system. Is it called this because it’s about Keeping people standing?

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Osis

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Condition or disease

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Oid

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Latin suffix that means “resembling” or “like”. It is attached to the end of medical words and changes their meaning. For example, Erythroid, leukemoid, steroid and nucleoid

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Oli
Oligo

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Few

Oliguria – little urine (less than 400 mil per day)

Oligomenorrhoea – infrequent cycles

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Oligomenorrhoea

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infrequent cycles

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Oliguria

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little urine (less than 400 mil per day)

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Oo

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Egg

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Oblongata

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Oblong shape as in the medulla oblongata

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Osmolarity

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Concentration of a solution

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Oxia

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Oxygen

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