Unit 2 Lesson 11 Flashcards
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Aphasia
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Loss of power to use or understand words usually caused by brain disease or injury
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Abscess
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Swollen, inflamed area of body tissues.
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Arteriosclerosis
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A thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries, as in old age.
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Biopsy
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The cutting out of a piece of tissue for diagnostic examination by microscope
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Cadaver
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Dead body; corpse for dissection
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Carcinogen
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Any substance that causes cancer.
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Comatose
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As if in a coma; lethargic
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Etiology
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The science of the causes and origins of disease.
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Malingerer
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One who fakes illness and pretends to be suffering.
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Simian
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Of or like a monkey or an ape
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Tumescence
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Swelling
