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Week 4 Flashcards

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Glomerul/o

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Grape like cluster or clusters of capillaries in the nephron (glomerulus)

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Glucos/o
Gluc/o
Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Nephr/o

Ren/o

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Kidney

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Olig/o

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Scanty

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Orchid/o
Orchi/o
Test/o

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Testes

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Pen/o

Phall/o

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Penis

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Prostat/o

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Prostate gland

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Prostat/o

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Prostate gland

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Pyel/o

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Renal pelvis

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Py/o

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Pus

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Scrot/o

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Darkness

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Ur/o

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Urine or urinary tract

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Urin/o

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Urine or urinary organs

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Ureter/o

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Ureter

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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Azotemia

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Presence of urea or other nitrogenous elements in the blood

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Cryptorchidism

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Developmental defect in which one or both testes fails to descend into the scrotum; also termed undescended testicles

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Dialysis

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Procedure to remove blood waste products when the kidneys are no longer functioning

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Impotence

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Inability of the male to achieve or maintain an erection of sufficient rigidity to perform sexual intercourse successfully

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Semen

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Ejaculatory fluid that contains sperm plus secretions from the seminal vesicles, prostate gland and bulbourethral glands (if present in species)

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Trigone

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The primary three cusps of an upper cheek tooth

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Urinalysis

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Examination of the physical and chemical properties of urine

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Anuria

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Complete suppression of the urine production

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Dysuria

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Difficult or painful urination

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Oliguria

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Scanty or little urination

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Pollakiuria

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Frequent urination

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Polyuria

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Increased urination abbreviated PU

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Polydipsia

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Excessive thirst or drinking abbreviation PD

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Nephrotoxic

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Toxic to the kidney

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Nephritis

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Inflammation of kidney

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Nephrocardiac

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Pertaining to the kidney and heart

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Nephrolith

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Stone in the kidney

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Pyonephrosis

Pyonephriasis

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Condition of pus in the kidney

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Pyelodilation

Pyelectosis

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Dilation of the renal pelvis

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Pyelitis

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Inflammation of the renal pelvis

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Pyelopathy

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Disease of the renal pelvis

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Pyoureter

Ureteropyosis

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Condition of pus in the ureter

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Cystocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the bladder

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Cystorraphy

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Suture of the bladder

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of the bladder

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Cystolithiasis

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Calculus or stones in the bladder

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Dysuria

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Difficult urination

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Urogram

Urography

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Record (radiograph) of the urinary organs

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Glucosuria

Glycosuria

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Glucose or sugar in the urine

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Prostatotomy

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Incision into the prostate

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Urethrorrhaphy

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Suture of the urethra

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Penoplasty

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Surgical repair of the penis

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Urethroectomy

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Removal of part of the urethra

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Nephrectomy

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Excision of a kidney

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Urethrostomy

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New opening in the urethra

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Nephrocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the kidney

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Andren/o

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Adrenal glands

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Calc/o

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Calcium or the heel

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Gonad/o

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Sex gland

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Homo

Homeo

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Same, unchanging

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Lact/o

Galact/o

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Milk

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Ovari/o

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Ovary

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Parathyroid/o

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Parathyroid gland

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

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Salping/o

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Tube (uterine or auditory)

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Thyr/o

Thyroid/o

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Shield or thyroid gland

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Uter/o
Metr/o
Hyster/o

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Uterus or womb

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Vagin/o

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Sheath or vagina

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Vulv/o

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Covering or vulva

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Gravida

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Combing form for pregnant

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Tocia

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Labor or birth

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Crins

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To secrete or separate

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Phylaxis

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Protection or prevention

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Physis

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To grow

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Abortion

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Termination of pregnancy

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Amnion

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Inner most membrane enveloping the embryo in the uterus; also called amniotic sac or bag of water

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Atresia

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Occlusion or absence of normal body opening or tubular organ

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Castration

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Surgical removal of testes

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Corpus luteun

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Ruptured graafian follicle that takes on a yellow fatty substance after ovulation

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Corticosteroid

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Any of the hormones produced by the adrenal gland cortex also their synthetic equivalents

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Dwarfism

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The state of being a dwarf. Under development of the body.

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Estrogen

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A genetic term for estrus producing compounds the naturally occurring female sex hormones include estradiol, estriol and estrone

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Estrous

Estrus

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Period of the reproductive cycle in which the female is receptive to the male

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Freemartin

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Sexually imperfect, usually sterile female calf twin born with a male calf

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Hermaphrodite

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An individual whose body contains tissue of both male and female gonads

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Insulin

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Pancreatic origin or synthetic hormone that transports blood glucose into the body cells

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Oxytocin

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A hypothalamic hormone stored in and released from the posterior pituitary gland or prepared synthetically

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Parturition

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Act of giving birth also called labor

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Progesterone

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A steroid sex hormone that is the principal pro-gestational hormone

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Placenta

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Female organ of mammals that develops during pregnancy; it joins mother and baby for exchange of nutrients, oxygen and waste products also called afterbirth

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Prepuce

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Retractible fold of skin covering the glans penis also called foreskin

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Puberty

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The time at which reproduction by an individual animal is possible for the first time

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Weaning

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The act of separating the young from the dam that it has been sucking or receiving a milk diet product by the dam or from artificial sources

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Anaphylaxis

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Sever response to a foreign substance, signs develop acutely and may include swelling, blockage of airways, tachycardia

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Endometrium

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Inner layer of the uterus

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Homeostasis

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Maintaining a constant internal environment

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous

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Cry/o

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Cold

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Leiomy/o

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Smooth muscle

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Ne/o

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New

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Rhabdomy/o

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Striated muscle

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum

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Carcinogenic

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Having a capacity for carcinogensis

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Bone marrow aspirate

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Removing cells from bone marrow to examine

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Differentiation

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Increase in morphological or chemical heterogeneity

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Disseminated

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Scattered; distributed over a considerable area

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Dormant

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Inactive-latent but capable of being active

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Hyperplasia

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Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells that are in normal arrangement in a tissue

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Latent period

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A seemingly inactive period, as that between exposure of tissue to an injurious agent and the manifestations of response or that between the instance of stimulation

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Metastasis

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Pathogenic growth distant from the primary disease site “beyond control” plural is metastases

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Remission

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Partial or complete disappearance of disease signs and/or symptoms

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Spontaneous regression

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When diseases resolve themselves without outside assistance

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Chemotherapy

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Treatment of neoplasm through the use of chemicals

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Cytotoxic agent

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Substance that kills or damages cells

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Radiation therapy

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Treatment of neoplasm through the use of x-rays

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Oncogenesis

Oncogenic

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Development of a tumor

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Oncologist

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One who studies tumors

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Oncotic

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Pertaining to a tumor

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Oncolysis

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Destruction of a tumor

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Carcinectomy

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Excision of a cancerous growth

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Carcinoid

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Resembling cancer

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Carcinolysis

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Destruction of cancer

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Carcinogenesis

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Causing or producing cancer

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Lipoma

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Benign tumor of fat

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Fibrocytoma

Fibroma

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Benign tumor of fibrocytes

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Meningioma

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Benign tumor of meninges

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Neuroma

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Benign tumor of nervous tissue

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Osteosacrcoma

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Malignant tumor of bone

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Leiomyosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of smooth muscle

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of skeletal muscle

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Fibrosarcoma

Chondrosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of cartilage

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Metastasis

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Spreading

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Malignant

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Invasive, resulting in death

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Bengin

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Non-malignant

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Leukemia

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Blood cancer

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Vaginal

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Pertaining to the vagina

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Uterine

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Pertaining to the uterus

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Pyometra

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Infection of the uterus

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Ovariohysterectomy

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Removal of the uterus and ovaries

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Hysterorrhaphy

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Suture of the uterus

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Dystocia

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Difficult or painful birth

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Amniocentesis

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Puncture of the amniotic sac

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Vulvoplasty

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Surgical repair of the vagina

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Hyperadrenocorticism

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Overactive adrenal gland

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Common name for overactive adrenal glands

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Cushings disease

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Adrenalectomy

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Excision of an adrenal gland

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Hyperglycemia

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Condition of excess sugar in the blood

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Hypoglycemia

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Condition of a deficiency of sugar in the blood

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Pancreatitis

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Inflammation of the pancreas

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Pancreatic

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Pertaining to the pancreas

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Goyter

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Enlargement of the thyroid gland

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Thyroidectomy

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Excision of the thyroid gland

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Hypothyroidism

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A deficiency of thyroid hormone (gland)

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Lipemia

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An excess of fat in the blood

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Anaphylaxis

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Without protection/allergic reaction

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Calcemia

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Calcium in the blood

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Homeostasis

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Maintaining a “balanced”internal environment

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Hypogonadism

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Condition of deficient sex gland

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