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1
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abduction

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movement away from the midline

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aberrant

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wandering away from the norm

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ablactation

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weaning a baby from the breast

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ablation

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takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer

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abnormal

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unusual

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aboral

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away from the mouth

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abortion

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termination of pregnancy

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abrasion

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scraping

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adduction

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movement toward the midline

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aerophilia

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attraction to air

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anhibrosis

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absence of sweating

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anisocytosis

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cells of unequal sizes

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anisomastia

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breasts of unequal size

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autodermic

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plastic surgery and grafting using ones own skin

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autodiagnosis

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diagnosing ones self

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autogenous

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made by or from ones own tissue

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autograft

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graft of tissue from ones own body

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autohemotherapy

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transfusion with ones own blood

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autoimmunity

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reaction of immune response to ones own tissue

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autologous

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originating from ones self

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autonomic

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self controlling part of the nervous system

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autophagia

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biting ones self

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autophilia

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attraction to ones self

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autophobia

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abnormal fear of ones self, being alone

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autopsy

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necropsy, postmortem examination

exam to confirm cause of death

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centigram

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one hundredth of a gram

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centimeter

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one hundredth of a meter

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cholangio-pancreatography

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xray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts using contrast medium

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circumduction

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moving as to describe circle with body part

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circumocular

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encircling the eye

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circumscribed

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encircling or in the shape of a circle

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cytoplasm

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substance within the cell

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decagram

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ten grams

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decalcification

A

calcium loss from bone

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decaliter

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ten liters

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deciduous

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falls down

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decigram

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one tenth of a gram

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deciliter

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one tenth of a liter

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dehydration

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water loss

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descending

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moving down

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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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diathermy

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heat through tissue

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diuresis

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increase in urine output

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diuretic

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agent that causes diuresis

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epilepsy

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disorder characterized by seizures

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excision

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removing a body part

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excretion

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removal of waste

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exhale

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breathe out

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extension

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to straighten or lengthen a body part

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extraction

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removal or pulling out of a body part

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flexion

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to shorten or bend a body part

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glycogenesis

A

formation of glycogen or sugar

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glycohemoglobin

A

hemoglobin with attached glucose

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hematophilia

A

attraction to blood

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hibrosis

A

condition of sweating

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hydrophilia

A

attraction to water

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hydrophobia

A

fear of water

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hyperpyrexia

A

high fever

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hyperglycemia

A

high blood glucose level

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hypoglycemia

A

low blood glucose level

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immuno-deficiency

A

deficient immune system

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immunotherapy

A

vaccination

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isocellular

A

equal size cells

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isodactylism

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digits the same length

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isometric

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measuring the same on all sides

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isotonic

A

osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell

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laparoscopy

A

examination of the abdomen with a scope

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laparotomy

A

incision into the abdomen

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mastectomy

A

excision of breast tissue

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mastocarcinoma

A

breast cancer

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milligram

A

one thousandth of a gram

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millimeter

A

one thousandth of a meter

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monocyte

A

one cell

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monocytosis

A

increase in the number of monocytes

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monoma

A

a single tumor

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monomyoplegia

A

paralysis of one muscle

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mononeural

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involving one nerve

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mononuclear

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having one nerve

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mononucleosis

A

viral infection causing monocytosis

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multicellular

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having or involving many cells

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multiglandular

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having or involving many glands

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multinuclear

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a cell having more than one nucleus

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multipara

A

having man live births

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necrectomy

A

excision of dead tissue

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necrocytosis

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condition of cell death or decomposition

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necroparasite

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organism that lives off dead tissue

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necrophobia

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abnormal fear of dead bodys

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necrotic

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pertaining to necrosis

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necrotomy

A

incision into dead tissue

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nocturnal enuresis

A

bedwetting

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nullipara

A

having no pregnancies carried to the third semester

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omphalotomy

A

incision into the navel

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percussion

A

striking or tapping

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percutaneous

A

through the skin

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perforation

A

puncturing

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perfusion

A

supplying blood to tissue

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periarticular

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area surrounding a joint

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pericardiectomy

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excision of the membrane around the heart

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pericolic

A

area surrounding the colon

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perihepatitis

A

inflammation around the liver

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peritonsillar

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area surrounding the tonsils

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postmortem

A

after death

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primigravida

A

first pregnancy

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primipara

A

first live birth

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pyrexia

A

fever

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pyrolysis

A

destruction of tissue caused by fever

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pyromania

A

compulsion for setting fires

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pryrophobia

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abnormal fear of fire

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pyrosis

A

heart burn

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pyrotoxin

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poisonous by product of metabolism created during fever

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transluminal

A

across the lumen

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vaccination

A

immunization

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vaccine

A

substance used to stimulate an immune response for immunization

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