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1
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Antibacterial

A

Defense against bacteria

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Atrophy

A

The condition of nourishment

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Bacteremia

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Bacteria in the blood

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Bacteriocide

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The killing of bacteria

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor

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Cardiomegally

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Enlargement of the heart

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Cephalgia

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Pain in the head

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the hall bladder

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Cholelithiasis

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The presence of gall stones

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Chronobiology

A

The study of lifetime

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Cystocentesis

A

Puncture in the bladder

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Diarrhea

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Excessive flow of loose stool

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14
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Dilated cardiomyopathy

A

Disease of the enlargement of the heart

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Encephalopcele

A

Hernia inside the head

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Geneticist

A

Specialist of inheritance

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Hematologist

A

Specialist in the study of blood

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Hematology

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The study of blood

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Hematoma

A

Swelling or pooling of blood

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Hemorrhage

A

Excessive flow of blood

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Hydrocele

A

Pooling of water or fluid

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Hydrocephalus

A

Water or fluid in the head

23
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Hyperalgia

A

Too much pain

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Hyperthermia

A

Too high of a temperature

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Hypertrophy

A

Too much nourishment

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Morphogen

A

Origin of change

27
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Multiple

A

Sclerosis

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Muscular dystrophy

A

Bad nourishment of the muscles

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Musculospasm

A

Involuntary contraction of the muscle

30
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Mycosis

A

Condition of the infectious muscle

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Myopathy

A

Disease in the muscle

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Necrosis

A

Condition of death

33
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Orthopedic

A

Study or profession of fixing of bones and deformities

34
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Pediatrics

A

The medical science of children

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Pyemia

A

Condition of pus in the blood

36
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Sarcoma

A

Tumor in the flesh

37
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Stomatitis

A

Inflammation in the mouth

38
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Tachycardia

A

Fast heart beat

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Thermochemistry

A

Creating heat, origin of heat

40
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Tropic factor

A

Factor pertaining too nourishment

41
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Tropomyosin

A

Protein in muscle contraction

42
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Uremia

A

Blood in the urine

43
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Valvular dilation

A

Dilation pertaining to small valve

44
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Valvular stenosis

A

Condition of narrowing valves

45
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Valuopathy

A

Disease pertaining to the valves

46
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Valvuloplasty

A

Surgical reconstruction on the valve

47
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Xenotransplantation

A

Plantation with a foreign object

Medical Terminology 1101 (15 decks)

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