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Session 22: Actions Flashcards

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ablat-

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to remove

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ablate

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to seperate or detach

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abrad-

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to scrape off

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abrade

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to rub away an outer layer

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abscessus

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drawing off

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abscess

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localized collection of pus

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acu-

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needle

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acupuncture

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insertion of needles

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-agogue

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leading

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cholagogue

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stimulating the flow of bile

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amputare

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prunng

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amputation

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removal of a limb or appendage

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ballein

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throw

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ballistics

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study of projectiles

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-bole

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to build

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anabolism

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building phase of metabolism

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catabolism

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breaking down to release energy

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brychein

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gnashing teeth

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bruxism

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involuntary grinding of teeth

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catharo-

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cleansing

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cathartic

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causing emptying of the bowels

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-centesis

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surgical puncture of

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thoracocentesis

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placing a needle into the chest to collect a fluid sample

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abdominocentesis

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placing a needle into the abdomen to collect a fluid sample

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-cept/-cipient

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take

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receptor

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cell or nerve ending that responds to sensations

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incipient

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beginning to exist or appear

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-clasis

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smash/break

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osteoclasis

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surgical breaking of a bone

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-clysis

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irrigation

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hypodermoclysis

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injection of fluids underneath the skin

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dia-

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passing through

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diabetes

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passing through in the urine (sugar and/or water)

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diathermy

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generating local body heat by passing electromagnetic, electric, or ultrasonic waves through the area

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decussare

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to cross in form of X

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decussate

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to cross from one side to the other

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dehiscere

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to gape

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dehiscence

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a splitting open

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desicco-

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to dry

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dessicant

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causing to dry up

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-desis

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surgical fixation or fusion

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arthrodesis

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surgical fusion of a joint

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dilato-

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enlarge

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dilation

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to expand wider, open wider

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dissectio

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to cut up

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dissection

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act of cutting apart

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dynamo-

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power

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dynamogenesis

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development of energy in muscles or nerves

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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thyroidectomy

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removal of the thyroid

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hysterectomy

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removal of the uterus

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ergo-

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work

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ergonomics

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study of the efficient use of human efforts

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-facient

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to cause

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abortifacient

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causing abortion

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-ferent

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to carry away

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efferent

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carrying away from center

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afferent

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carrying toward center

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fractura

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break

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fracture

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breaking, usually a bone

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-fuge/-fugal

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flee, avoid

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vermifuge

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dewormer

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centrifuge

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spinning instrument to separate components of a liquid by specific gravities

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gelatina

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to congeal

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gelatin

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a water soluble, glutinous protein produced from boiling skin, bone, hooves. and connective tissues of animals

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gelatinous

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like jelly, viscous

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-genesis/-genic

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production

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homogenesis

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reproduction which results in offspring that resemble to parents

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pathogenesis

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act of producing sickness

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-gram

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write/record

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electrocardiogram

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recording the voltages of the beating heart

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hexis

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habit

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cachexia

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general ill health and malnutrition (literally “bad habit”)

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hormaein

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to set in motion

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hormone

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a chemical message sent from one organ to another via the bloodstream

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inject (root)

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throw into

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injection

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forcing a liquid into the body

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luxatio

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dislocate

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luxation

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dislocation

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-lysis

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dissolve/loosening

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hemolysis

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breaking up of red blood cells

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glycosis

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dissolving glucose sugar into simpler components

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autolysis

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self-destruction by enzymes present in the body

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organon

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implement

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organ

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differentiated tissue with a specific function

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organogenesis

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development process for an organ

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oscillo-

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to swing

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oscilloscope

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an instrument that makes an image on a monitor by swinging a beam shining on a fluorescent screen

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-ostomy

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surgical opening

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colostomy

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creating an opening from the colon to the surface of the body

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-otomy

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cutting open

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gastrotomy

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incision into the stomach

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cystotomy

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incision into the urinary bladder

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anatomy

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dissection of the body to study its structure

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palpere

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to touch gently

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palpate

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to examine by touch with the hand

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-pellant/-pellent

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drive

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repellent

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able to drive away

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propellant

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something that provides thrust or driving power

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percuss-

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to tap

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percussion

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tapping to access sounds produced

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-philia

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to like

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neutrophilia

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an increase in the number of white blood cells (typical of injection)

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hemophilia

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male-linked, inherited clotting deficiencies

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phleg-/phlog-

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burn

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phlegmon

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an acute, severe infection with inflammation beneath the skin

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phlogistic

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causing inflammation

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phys-

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blow, inflate

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physocele

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tumor filled with a gas

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pino-

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to drink

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pinocytosis

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taking in of fluids into a cells cytoplasm

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plasein

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to shape

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anaplasia

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reversion of cells to an immature form (common in neoplasia, i.e. cancer)

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dysplasia

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abnormal development

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aplasia

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failure to develop

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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rhinoplasty

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surgical reconstruction of the nose

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cystoplasty

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surgical reconstruction of the urinary bladder

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plessi-

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striking

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plessimeter

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a small thin plate to receive the blow from a plexor (rubber hammer) for percussion (also called a pleximeter)

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plessethesia

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thumping the fingers while palpatating

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-poieisis

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making

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hematopoiesis

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making red blood cells

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potabilis

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drinking

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potable

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fit to drink

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-praxia

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action, activity

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apraxia

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an incoordination without impairment of sensory or motor function (caused by a problem in the higher levels of the brain)

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resuscita-

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revive

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resuscitation

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act of attempting to revive a patient

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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gastorrhaphy

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suturing operation on the stomach

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cystorraphy

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suturing operation on the urinary bladder

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-scopy

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to look at

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bronchoscopy

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looking at the inside of the bronchi (lower windpipes)

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colonoscopy

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looking at the inside of the colon

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scripto-

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to write

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prescription

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written instructions for future care

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sphygmos

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pulsation

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sphygmomanometor

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blood pressure meter

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-stalsis

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contraction

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peristalsis

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movement of the intestines or other tubular organs

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-tract

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draw to/drag

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protraction

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drawing out or lengthening

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retract

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pulling back/in

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triage

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to sort out

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triage (term)

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sorting out the casualties of disasters

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-tribe

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to crush

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angiotribe

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surgical forceps for crushing arteries

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-tripsy

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to crush

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lithotripsy

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crushing a urinary or gall stone

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vector

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to carry

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vector

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carrier of an infective agent from one host to another

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-vuls

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to pull

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avulsion

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ripping or tearing apart

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convulsion

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an intense, in-coordinated, involuntary muscular contraction (“to pull together” true of primates)

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