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Surgery, Diabetes, Immunology, Etc.- Unit 10 Flashcards

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combining form for abdominal wall

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laparo

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combining form for water or fluid

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hydro

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combining form for sweat

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hidro

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combining form for glucose

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gluco

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suffix for condition in the blood

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emia

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combining form for immune

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immuno

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combining form for self

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auto

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prefix means away from

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ab

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prefix means down from or from- resulting in less than

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de

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prefix means out from

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ex

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prefix means equal or the same

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iso

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prefix means through, complete

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dia

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prefix means through

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per

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prefix means around-greek

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peri

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prefix means around- latin

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circum

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combining form for death

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necro

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suffix for an abnormal or unusual attraction

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philia

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movement away from the midline

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abduction

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wandering away from the norm

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aberrant

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weaning a baby from the breast

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ablactation

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takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer

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ablation

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away from the mouth

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aboral

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scraping

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abrasion

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movement toward the midline

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adduction

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attraction to air

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aerophilia

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absence of sweating

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anhidrosis

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cells of unequal size

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anisocytosis

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breasts of unequal size

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anisomastia

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plastic surgery and grafting using one’s own skin

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autodermic

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diagnosing ones self

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autodiagnosis

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made by or from ones own tissues

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autogenous

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graft of tissue from ones own body

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autograft

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transfusion with ones own blood

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autohemotherapy

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reaction of immune response to ones own tissues

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autoimmunity

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originating from ones self

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autologous

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self controlling part of the nervous system

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autonomic

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biting ones self

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autophagia

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attraction to ones self

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autophilia

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abnormal fear of ones self being alone

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autophobia

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necropsy, postmortem examination, exam to confirm cause of death

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autopsy

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one hundredth of a gram

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centigram

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one hundredth of a meter

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centimeter

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X-ray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts using contrast medium

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cholangio-pancreatography

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moving as to describe a circle with a body part

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circumduction

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encircling the eye

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circumocular

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encircling or in the shape of a circle

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circumscribed

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substance within the cell

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cytoplasm

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ten grams

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decagram

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calcium loss

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decalcification

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ten liters

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decaliter

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falls down

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deciduous

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one tenth of a gram

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decigram

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one tenth of a liter

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deciliter

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water loss

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dehydration

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profuse sweating

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diaphoresis

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heat through tissue

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diathermy

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increase in urine output

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diuresis

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agent that causes diuresis

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diuretic

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disorder characterized by seizures

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epilepsy

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removing a body part

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excision

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removal of waste

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excretion

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to straighten or lengthen a body part

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extension

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removal or pulling out of a body part

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extraction

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to shorten or bend a body part

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flexion

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formation of glycogen or sugar

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glycogenesis

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hemoglobin with attached glucose

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glycohemoglobin

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attraction to blood

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hematophilia

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condition of sweating

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hidrosis

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attraction to water

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hydrophilia

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fear of water

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hydrophobia

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high fever

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hyperpyrexia

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high blood glucose level

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hyperglycemia

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low blood glucose level

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hypoglycemia

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deficient immune system

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immunodeficiency

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vaccination, immunization

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immunotherapy

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equal size cells

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isocellular

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digits the same length

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isodactylism

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measures the same on all sides

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isometric

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osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell

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isotonic

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examination of the abdomen with a scope

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laparoscopy

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incision into the abdomen

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laparotomy

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excision of breast tissue

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mastectomy

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breast cancer

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mastocarcinoma

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one thousandth of a gram

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milligram

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one thousandth of a meter

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millimeter

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one cell

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monocyte

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increase in the number of monocytes

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monocytosis

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a single tumor

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monoma

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paralysis of one muscle

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monomyoplegia

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involving one nerve

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mononeural

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having one nucleus

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mononuclear

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viral infection causing monocytosis

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mononucleosis

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having more than one capsule

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multicapsular

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having or involving many cells

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multicellular

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having or involving many glands

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multiglandular

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a cell having more than one nucleus

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multinuclear

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having many live births

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multipara

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excision of dead tissue

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necrectomy

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condition of cell death or decomposition

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necrocytosis

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organism that lives off dead tissue

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necroparasite

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abnormal fear of dead bodies

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necrophobia

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pertaining to necrosis

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necrotic

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incision into dead tissue

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necrotomy

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bedwetting

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nocturnal enuresis

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having no pregnancies carried to the third trimester

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nullipara

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incision into the navel

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omphalotomy

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striking or tapping

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percussion

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through the skin

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percutaneous

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puncturing

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perforation

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supplying blood to tissues

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perfusion

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area surrounding a joint

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periarticular

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excision of the membrane around the heart

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pericardiectomy

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area surrounding the colon

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pericolic

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inflammation around the liver

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perihepatitis

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area surrounding the tonsils

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peritonsillar

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after death

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postmortem

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first pregnancy

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primigravida

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first live birth

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primipara

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fever

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pyrexia

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destruction of tissue caused by fever

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pyrolysis

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compulsion for setting fires

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pyromania

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thermometer

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pyrometer

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attraction to fire

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pyrophilia

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abnormal fear of fire

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pyrophobia

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heartburn

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pyrosis

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poisonous by product of metabolism created during fever

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pyrotoxin

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across the lumen

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transluminal

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immunization

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vaccination

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substance used to stimulate an immune response for immunization

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vaccine

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