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A common term meaning to catch a disease is:

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Contract

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Examination by feeling is:

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Palpation

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2
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An animal that lacks resistance to a disease is said to be:

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Susceptible

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3
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Another term for dull is:

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Blunt

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4
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A stiff dressing used for immobilization of various body parts is a:

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Cast

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5
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To eviscerate is to:

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Expose or remove internal organs

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6
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“Easily crumbled” is also known as:

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Friable

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7
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A ________ is an instrument that is used to measure blood pressure.

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Sphygmomanometer

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8
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What is endemic?

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Enzootic

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Epidemic

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Enzootic

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10
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Pandemic

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Occurring over a large geographic area

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Remission

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Partial or complete disappearance of disease, signs, and/or symptoms

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Chronic

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Having a long course

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13
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Acute

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Sudden onset

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14
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Syndrome

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Set of signs that occur together

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15
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Sign

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Characteristic of disease observed by others

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16
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Percutaneous

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Through the skin

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17
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Sublingual

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Under the tongue

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18
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Oral

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By mouth

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19
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Rectal

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By rectum

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20
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Parenteral

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Route other than the gastrointestinal tract

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21
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Non parenteral

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Via the GI tract

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22
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Intradermal

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Within the skin

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23
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Intramuscular

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Within the muscle

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24
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Intravenous

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Within the vein

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25
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Intraperitoneal

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Within the peritoneal cavity

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26
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Subcutaneous

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Under the skin

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27
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Inhalation

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Gas through the nose and mouth

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28
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Symptom

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Characteristic of disease that can only be sensed by the patient

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29
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Antibodies are:

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Immunoglobulins

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30
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An anticoagulant is a substance that…

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Prevents blood from clotting

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31
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What is the name of the liquid part of blood that has been treated with an anticoagulant to keep clotting proteins in it?

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Plasma

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32
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Hypochromia means…

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A condition in which RBCs have a decreased hemoglobin content caused decreased pigmentation

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33
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Combining form for blood

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Hemat/o

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34
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Combining form for cell

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-cyte

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35
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Combining form for without

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a-

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36
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Combining form for against

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Anti-

37
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Combining form for many

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Poly

38
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Combining form for irregular

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Poikilo-

39
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Definition of microcytic

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Small cell size

40
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Definition of anisocytosis

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Condition of unequal cell size

41
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Definition of lymphocyte

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Agranulocyticn WBC that has phagocytic and antibody formation functions

42
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Definition of eosinophil

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Granulocytic WBC that detoxifies allergens or parasitic infections

43
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Definition of basophil

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Class of granulocytic leukocyte that promotes the inflammatory response and contains histamine in its cytoplasmic granules

44
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The central, pale area of a re blood cell that represents the thinnest part of biconcave disc is the area of ________ _________

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Central pallor

45
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A ________ is any abnormal new growth of tissue in which the multiplication ifs is uncontrolled, more rapid than normal, and progressive

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Neoplasm

46
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Collection of fluid in the intercellular space would be called what in a medical record?

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Edema

47
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Something that remains open is said to be…

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Patent

48
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Blood flow through a tissue is…

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Perfusion

49
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What do atrial septal defects and ventricular septal defects have in common?

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Both involve abnormal wall openings that separate that hearts right and left sides

50
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The procedure of ultra sounding the heart is called

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Echocardiography

51
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Which layer of the heart wall lines the heart chambers and valves

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Endocardium

52
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In the circulatory system ________ circulation covers blood flow to all parts of the body except the lung

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Systemic

53
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In the heart, the half moon shaped _______ _______ valve controls blood entering the arterial system from its location between the left ventricle and the aorta.

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Aortic semilunar

54
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Of the three types of blood vessels, blood flows most slowly through the ________ allowing more time for the diffusion of oxygen, nutrients, and waste products

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Capillaries

55
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Combining form for brady

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Abnormally slow

56
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Combining form for tachy

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Abnormally fast

57
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Combining form for ech/o

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Sound

58
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Combining form for man/o

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Pressure

59
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Combining form for oxia

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Oxygen or oxygenationy

60
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What is angiogram

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Record of vessels

61
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Medical term for removal of a part

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Ablation

62
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Collection or mass Of blood on the outer ear

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Aural hematoma

63
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Instrument used to examine the ear

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Otoscope

64
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Opposite of ever soon of the eyelid

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Entropion

65
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Combining form for eye or sight

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Opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ocul/o, ophthalm/o

66
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Combining form for eyelid

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Blephar/o

67
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Combining form for hard

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Scler/o

68
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Combining for iris

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Ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, irit/o

69
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Combining form for pupil

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Pupill/o, core/o

70
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Combining form for pit

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Fove/o

71
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Combining form for water

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Aque/o

72
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Combining form for ear

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Audit/o aud/i or ot/o

73
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Combing form for eardrum

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Myring/I tympan/o

74
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In the eyes of most species the ______ _______ is the brightly colored iridescent reflecting tissue layer of the choroid

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Tapetum lucidum

75
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In the middle ear, the _______ is the auditory ossicle known as the stirrup

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Stapes

76
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The instrument user to examine eyes is called what?

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Ophthalmoscope

77
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How would you describe different sized pupils on a medical record

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Anisocoria

78
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Which gland regulates metabolism and iodine uptake?

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Thyroid

79
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Chemical secretion of endocrine glands

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Hormones

80
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Disease of adrenal glands

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Adrenopathy

81
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Enlargement of thyroid gland

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Thyromegaly

82
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Plural of stimulus

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Stimuli

83
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Production of new glucose

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Gluconeogenesis

84
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Inflammation of pancreas

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Pancreatitis

85
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Abnormal condition if deficient hormone secretion from the gonads

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Hypogonadism

86
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Condition of normal thyroid function

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Euthyroidism

87
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Abnormally high blood calcium levels

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Hypercalcemia

88
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The ________, which has both exocrine and endocrine functions, is an aggregation of cels near the proximal duodenum

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Pancreas

89
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One of the thyroid hormones that regulates metabolism, is abbreviated T3

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Triiodothyronine

90
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An unthrifty and underweight cat usually has an issue with increased metabolism related to increased levels of certain hormones. What is the medical term for the condition the cat is likely to have?

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Hyperthyroidism

Med Term 2 (AC) (10 decks)

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