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anatomy

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study of naming body structures

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dors/o

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near or on the back

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ventr/o

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near or on the belly side of the body

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anter/o

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toward the front or in front of

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poster/o

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following or located behind

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cephal/o

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upward, toward the head

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caud/o

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downward, toward the tail

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medi/o

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toward the midline

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later/o

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toward the side, away from the midline

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super/o

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above

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infer/o

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below

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proxim/o

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near point of origin

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dist/o

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away from point of origin

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sagitt/o

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vertical, anteroposterior direction or plane dividing into left and right

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coron/o

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resembling a crown or encircling

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anterolateral

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front and side

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anteromedial

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front and middle

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anterosuperior

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front and top

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posterolateral

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back and side

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posteroexternal

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back and outside of body

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posterointernal

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back and inside of body

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anteroposterior, ventrodorsal

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front and back (from front to back)

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-ad

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toward

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ventrad

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toward the front

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mediolateral

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middle and side

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superolateral

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above and to the side

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cephalocaudal

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head to tail

human development direction

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midsagittal plane

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cut made at midline to divide body into equal right and left halves

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sagittal view

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vertical slice from front to back

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axillary

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pertaining to the armpit

axillary temp. measures one degree F lower than oral temp.

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midaxillary

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middle of the armpit

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coronal suture

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sits at crown of skull

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corona dentis

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crown of a tooth

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coronary arteries

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circle the heart to supply muscle with blood

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omphal/o

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navel, umbilicus

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omphalitis

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inflammation of the umbilicus

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omphalic

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pertaining to the navel

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omphalectomy

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excision of the umbilicus

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omphalocele, umbilicocele

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herniation of the navel (umbilical hernia)

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omphalorrhagia

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umbilical hernia

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omphalorrhea

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discharge flowing from the navel

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omphalorrhexis

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rupture of the navel

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cephalad

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toward the head

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caudad

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toward the tail (lower spine)

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gnosia, gnosis

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medical words built from Greek word meaning knowledge

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pro-

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in front of

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prognosis

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foreknowledge or predicting the outcome of a disease

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procephalic

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in front of the head

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dia-

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through or throughout

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diagnosis

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Knowing through or know through

Identification of disease through signs and symptoms

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sign

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objective information about patient that is observable

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symptom

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subjective, patient tells how he feels but may not be observable

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diarrhea

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flowing through

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dialysis

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separation of substances in a solution

process of destroying waste products in blood by diffusion through a membrane

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hemodialysis

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removes waste from blood using artificial kidney machine

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diascope

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look through to see things on skin

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aer/o

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air

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aerophobia

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abnormal fear of air

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aerotherapy

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treatment with air

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aerocele

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herniation containing air

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bi/o

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life

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biochemistry

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study of chemical changes in living things

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biology

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study of living things

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biologist

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one who studies living things or life

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biogenesis

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formation of living things

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an-

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without

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anaerobic

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cannot live in presence of air

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aerobic

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needing air to live

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biopsy

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excision of tissue for examination of living or live tissue

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chrom/o

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color

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chromocyte

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colored cell

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chromoblast

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embryonic color (pigment) cell

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chromolysis

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destruction of color in a cell

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chromogenesis

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formation of pigment (color)

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chromometer

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instrument for measuring amount of color in a substance

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phil

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attracted to or loves

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chromophilic

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staining easily

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chromophobic, achromophilic

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does not stain at all

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dys-

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abnormal, bad, painful, difficult

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eu-

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well or easy

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-tocia

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labor

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dystocia

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difficult labor

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eutocia

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easy or normal labor and childbirth

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than/o

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death

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euthanasia

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easy or peaceful death

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eugenics

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good development

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bioethics

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deal with decisions about life and medical treatments

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enter/o

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small intestine

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dysentery

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painful/difficult condition of the small intestine

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men/o

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menses

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menarche

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female’s first menstrual period

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menorrhea

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flow of menses

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dysmenorrhea

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painful (bad or difficult) menstrual flow

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menopause

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permanent cessation of menses

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menorrhagia

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excessive menstruation

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amenorrhea

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absence of menstrual flow

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menostasis

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stopping menstrual flow

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-stasis

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act or condition of stopping or controlling

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phlebostasis

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control of blood flow in veins

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arteriostasis

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control of flow in arteries

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lymphostasis

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control of lymph flow

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hemostat

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instrument used in surgery to control blood flow by clamping off an artery or vein

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homeostasis

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balance of body functions staying the same

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syphil/o

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syphilis

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syphilopsychosis

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mental condition caused by syphilis

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syphilophobia

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fear of contracting syphilis

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syphilotherapy

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therapy for syphilis

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syphiloma

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syphilitic tumor

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syphilopathy

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any syphilitic disease

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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pseudo-

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false

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pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy

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false pregnancy

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pseudoscience

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false science

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pseudomania

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psychosis in which patients have false or pretended mental disorder

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pseudoparalysis

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false paralysis

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pseudocyst

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false cyst

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pseudoedema

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false edema

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pseudoesthesia

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false or imaginary sensation

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pseudohypertrophy

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false hypertrophy

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pseudotuberculosis

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false tuberculosis

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pseudoneuroma

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false nerve tumor

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viscer/o

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viscera

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viscerad

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toward the viscera

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viscerogenic

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development of organs

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viscera

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internal organs of body

Sing. viscus

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peritoneum

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membrane that lines abdominal cavity

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pariet/o

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wall

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visceroptosis

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prolapse of organs

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visceralgia

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pain in organs

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visceral

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pertaining to organs

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viscerosensory

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sensory function of organs

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visceroskeletal

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pertaining to organs and the skeleton

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ecto-, exo-

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outer, outside

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endo-

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inner, inside

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meso-

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middle

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retro-

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backward, behind

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para-

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near

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blastoderm

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embryonic disk of cells that gives rise to three main layers of tissues in humans (ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm)

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ectoderm

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Outer germ layer

Forms skin, nervous system, sense organs, and some glands

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endoderm

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Inner germ layer

Forms organs inside body

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mesoderm

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Middle germ layer

Forms muscles

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ecto vs exo

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ecto- latin

exo- greek

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endogenous

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produced within an organism

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ectogenous, exogenous

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produced outside an organism

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Three P’s exhibited by type 1 diabetics

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polyuria
polydipsia
polyphagia

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ectocytic

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outside a cell

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endocystic

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inside a bladder

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-plasm

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substance of cells

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proto-

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first

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protoplasm

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substance of life

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ectoplasm

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protoplasm that forms outer membrane of cell

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endoplasm, cytoplasm

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protoplasm within the cell

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endocranial

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within the cranium

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endochondral

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within cartilage

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endoenteritis

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inflammation of the lining of the small intestine

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endocardial

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pertaining to the lining of the heart

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endocolitis

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inflammation of the lining of the colon

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endoscope

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instrument used to look into a hollow organ or cavity of body

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endoscopy, gastroscopy

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process of viewing the stomach through an instrument

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endarterectomy

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removal of a substance from the inside of an artery

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top/o

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place

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ectopic pregancy

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outside the uterus

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meso-

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middle

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mesentery

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peritoneum attaching intestine to abdominal wall (middle intestine)

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mesocolon

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peritoneum attaching large intestine to abdominal wall (mesentery of colon)

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mesodontic

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pertaining to middle-sized teeth

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retrocolic

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behind the colon

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retromammary

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behind the breast (mammary glands)

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retrosternal

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behind the sternum

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anteversion

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turning forward

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retroversion

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turning backward

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retroperitoneum

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space behind the peritoneum

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retroperitonitis

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inflammation of retroperitoneum

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flexion

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bending or shortening of body part usually at joint

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anteflexion

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bending forward

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retroflexion

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bending backward

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para-

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near, beside, around

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paracentral

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near the center or around the center

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para-appendicitis

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inflammation around the appendix

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paracystitis

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inflammation around the bladder

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paracolpitis

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inflammation around the vagina

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parahepatitis

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inflammation near the liver

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paranephritis

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inflammation near the kidney

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