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Unit 2- Surgical Suffixes, Hematology, and Diagnostic Imaging Flashcards

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tomos

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cut

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ex (ec)

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out of, away, from

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os

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opening like a mouth

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stoma

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opening like a mouth

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in

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inside, into

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cis (incisio)

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cut, cut with a knife

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-tome

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instrument used to cut slices

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-tomy

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cut into, incise, incision

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-ectomy

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cut out, remove, excise, excision

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-ostomy

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cut a new surgical opening

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-graph

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instrument used to record data

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-gram

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picture or record

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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CT

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computed tomography (CAT)

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PET

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positron emission tomography

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SPECT

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single photon emission computed tomography

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-algia

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pain

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cardi/o, card/o

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heart

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electr/o

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electrical

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-graphy

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process of making a recording or image

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son/o

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sound

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ech/o

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sound made by reflected sound waves

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radi/o

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ray coming from a central point

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-pathy

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disease

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-path/p

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disease

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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erythr/o

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red

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cyan/o

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blue

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chlor/o

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green

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xanth/o

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yellow

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-osis, -tic

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disease, condition, status, or process

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-cyte

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cell

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-blast

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embryonic or immature cell

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-emia

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blood condition

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-logy

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study of

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-meter

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instrument used to measure or count something

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-metry

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process of measuring or counting something

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-penia

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poverty, deficiency in number

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lymph/o

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water or liquid

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edema

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condition of fluid accumulation in the tissues causing swelling or puffiness

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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-osis used as a suffix with blood cells (thrombocytosis, erthyrocytosis)

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Indicates a condition characterized by an increase in number of

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hist/o

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tissues

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mania

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condition of madness characterized by rapid speech, hyperactivity, and irritability
associated with bipolar disorder

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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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instrument used to count cells

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cytometry

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process of using a cytometer

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dermatology

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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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duodenal

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pertaining to the duodenum

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duodenotomy

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incision into the duodenum

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duodenum

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first part of the small intestine

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echocardiography

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sonography of the heart

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electrocardiogram

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picture (tracing) 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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process of using the electrocardiograph

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erythema

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reddened skin (erythroderma)

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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 cells

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erythrocytopenia

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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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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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histoblast

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immature tissue cells

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histology

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the science of studying tissues

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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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inflammaton

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tissue condition of redness, swelling, heat

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jaundice

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yellow appearance due 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

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abnormally white skin (vitiligo)

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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 tissues (swelling)

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lymphocyte

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lymphatic system white blood cell

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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 skin

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pathologist

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physician specialist in the study of disease

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pathology

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the science of studying disease

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radiogram

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x-ray picture (film)

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radiograph

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instrument used to produce the radiogram

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radiography

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process of producing radiograms

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radiologist

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

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sonogram

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image of body produced by computerized reflected sound

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sonograph

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instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures

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sonographer

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technologist who performs sonography

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sonography

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process of using a sonograph

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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 tomograph

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tomograph

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instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through planes (slices) of the body

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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 (carotenemia)

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