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blastocyte

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immature cell

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cardialgia

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heart pain

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cardiologist

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physician specialist in heart disease

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cardiomegaly

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enlarged heart

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cyanoderma

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blueness of the skin

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cyanosis

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condition of blueness

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cytologist

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a technologist who studies cellular disease

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cytology

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the science of studying cells

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cytometer

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an instrument used to measure cells

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cytometry

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process of using a cytometer

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dermatology

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the science of studying the skin

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dermatome

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instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue

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duodenotomy

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incision into the duodenum

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duodenum

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fist part of the small tissue

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echocardiography

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sonography of the heart

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electrocardiogram

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picture representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle

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electrocardiograph

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instrument that produces the electrocardiogram

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electrocardiography

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the process of using the electrocardiograph

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erythema

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reddened skin

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erythremia

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abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes

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erythroblast

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immature red blood cell

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erythrocytes

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red blood cell

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erythroctopenia

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low numbers of erythrocytes

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erythrocytosis

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high numbers of erythrocytes

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erythroderma

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redness of the skin

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etiology

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the study of the origin of the cause of disease

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gastralgia

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stomach pain

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gastrectomy

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excision of the stomach

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gastric

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pertaining to the stomach

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gastroduodenostomy

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making a new opening between the stomach and duodenum

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gastromegaly

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enlarged stomach

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gastrostomy

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making a new opening in the stomach

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histology

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the science of studying tissue

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hypodermic

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pertaining to below the dermis

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inflamed

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verb form for inflammation

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inflammation

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tissue condition of redness

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jaundice

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yellow appearance die to high bilirubin level in the blood

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leukemia

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blood cancer involving leukocytes and bone marrow

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

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leukocytopenia

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low numbers of leukocytes

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leukocytosis

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high numbers of leukocytes

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leukoderma

A

abnormally white skin

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lymphatic

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pertaining to the lymph system

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lymphedema

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obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup in tissue

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lymphocyte

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lyphatic system white blood cells

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megalomania

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abnormally enlarged self image

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melanoblast

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immature melanocyte

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melanocyte

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pigment cell

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melanoderma

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dark patches of the skin

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pathologist

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physician specialist in the study of disease

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pathology

A

the science of studying disease

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radiogram

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x ray pictures

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radiograph

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instrument used to produce the radiogram or the xray film

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radiologist

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physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imagining modalities

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sonogram

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image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound

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sonograph

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instrument that reflects sound waves through the body

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sonographer

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technologist who performs sonogragh

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thrombocytes

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platelets blood clotting cell fragments

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thrombocytopenia

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low numbers of thrombocytes

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thrombocytosis

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high numbers of thrombocytes

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tomogram

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picture made by a tomograph

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tomography

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the process of using a tomograph

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xanthemia

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yellow condition of the blood

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