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Unit 8 Roots Flashcards

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abdomin

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belly

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adapt

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change

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ability

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capacity to do something

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albumin

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protein found in egg white; major blood protein

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amine

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chemical group containing nitrogen

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aneurysm

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dilation of an artery

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angina

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chest pain

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aort/o

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the large vessel leading from the heart

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apex

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highest point

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apheresis

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separation of blood components

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append

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hanging upon, used in the name of the veriform (“worm-like”)

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arrest

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to stop

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arter/i/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque in the artery

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atri/o

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the chamber of the heart where blood first enters (by analogy to the atrium of a roman villa)

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axilla

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armpit

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baso

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a chemical that accepts a hydrogen ion

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body

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protein molecule

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capill(us)

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small blood vessel

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catheter

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tube used to gain access to the urethra or a blood vessel

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cava

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cave

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chordae
tendinae

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cords (strings) + tendon

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circula

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going around in a circle

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circum

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going around

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clav(icula)

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clavicle

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clone

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exact copy of a cell or organism genetically

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coagul/(a) (o)

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clot

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compatible

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getting along with

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competent

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capable of doing something

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compromise

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weaken

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concave

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bent inward

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conduct

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carry electricity

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congest

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(accumulation of material)

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constric/t

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make an opening smaller

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continu

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ongoing

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contract

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make a muscle shorter

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coron

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like a crown; blood vessels which encircle the heart

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crit

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judge; measure to analyze

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cuspid

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pointed end (tooth/heart valve)

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diastole

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relaxation phase of the heart cycle

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dilate

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to make an opening wider

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duct

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tube

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echo

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return of sound waves

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edema

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excessive fluid production

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ellipto

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shaped like an oval

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embol
embolus

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arterial blockage

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enzyme

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protein that speeds up a chemical process

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eosin/o

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red stain used to visualize structures in cells; also referred to as acid

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erythro

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red

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esophag

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esophagus

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externa

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outermost

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extrinsic

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outside of

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femor
femur

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thigh

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fenestra

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window

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fibrill

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fluttering; rapid beating

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fusion

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joinging together

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gest

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carrying (a baby) gestation period

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glob

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glob

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glycer

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sugar

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granule
granul/o

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particle; microscopic cells tructres that resemble small grains of sand

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gurgita(re)

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flood

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hapten

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molecule that fastens other molecules together

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hepat/o

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liver

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hist/o

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tissue

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hydr/o

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water

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ilia

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flank

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immun/o

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defensive system of the body which protects against foreign invaders

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inflamma

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literally “on fire” or the body’s non specific response to real or percieved invasion

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inguin

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groin

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innate

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something that one knows already; not learned

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intercalate

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inserted between

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interstit/i

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the space between

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intima

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innermost

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intrinsic

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internal; built in

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jugul

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refferring to the collarbone and neck

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kary/o

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nucleus of the cell

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kine

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movement or action

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lapar/o

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belly, abdomen

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laps(e)

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fall forwardl

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lunar

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shaped like the moon

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lymph/o

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vessels that drain fluid from around the cells

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macro

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large

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mandibul

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jawbone

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mano

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pressure

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ver

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turn

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vol

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volume

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vein
ven
vena
ven/o

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vein

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ventr
ventric/ul/o

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diminuitive of ventrum, “belly” so “little belly”

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vegeta

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growth

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vas/o

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little vessel

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margin

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edge, border

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media

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middle

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mediastinum

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cavity that encloses the heart, the major vessels of the heart and the thymus

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murmur

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rumbling sound

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myel/o

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marrow

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neutr/o

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neither acid nor base

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nitr/o

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chemical group containing nitrogen

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norm/o

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normal

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nucl/e

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the cell nucleus

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opson(in)

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a substance that makes bacteria more susceptible to immune attack

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oxygen

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a chemical element necessary for metabolism

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palpita

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trembling or quivering

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pector

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chest

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perfor(ate)

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poke holes in

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perfu

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flood throughout

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petechia

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small, red spots on the skin

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phil

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love

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phleb/o

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vein

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phoresis

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movement of particles

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phylaxis

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protection; safeguard

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placenta

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shared organ between a mother and a fetus

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plasm/a

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liquid part of the blood, including clot factors

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plast

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mold or shape

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plat

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flat

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platelet

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the cell fragment responsible for blood clotting; same as thrombocyte

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poikilo

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taking on many different shapes

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poplite(us)

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inside of the knee

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potent

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the power to do something; the ability to make a particular cell type

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pressure

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the force exerted by a liquid or gas on the walls of a vessel

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pulmon

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lung

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r/rhythm

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having a regular beat

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rub

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red

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sept/o

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wall seperating two cavities

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septic

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filled with microorganisms

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serum

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fluid portion of blood with clotting components removed

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sin/o

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open space

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spasm

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involuntary contraction

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sphero

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sphere

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sphygmo

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pulse

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spleen
splen
splen/o

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spleen

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stasis

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standing still

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sten

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blockage

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steroid

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lipid signalling molecule based on cholesterol

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stom

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mouth

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striat(us)

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having stripes

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restrict

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restrict, bind, draw together, hold back

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suscita

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give life to

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systole

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contraction phase of the heart cycle

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tamponade

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plug up; smash into

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tens

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stretched

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thorac

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chest

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titer

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amount of an antibody needed to have a desired effect

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ton

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strength; tone

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tonsil
tonsil/l

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organs that trap and kill germs in the throat

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tope

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place

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tox

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poison

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tunica

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tunic, coat

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umbilic(us)

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cord connecting the placenta to the baby

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vagus

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the nerve that innervates many thoracic and abdominal organs

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valv
valv/o
valvul
valvul/o

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valve

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varic/o

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dilated vein

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