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15 Cards in this Set
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acetabulum
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the socket in the hip bone that receives the head of the thigh bone
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contrecoup
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an injury of one point of the organ or part resulting from a blow on the opposite side
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in vitro
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made to occur in a lab vessel or other controlled experimental environment rather within a living organism or natural setting
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hyperthermia
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high fever
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fibrinogen
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a globulin occurring in the blood and yielding fibrin in blood coagulation
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myotome
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a group of muscles that a single nerve intervates
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pathogenic
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capable of producing disease
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tropic
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influencing the activity of a gland
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vesicle
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elevation of the epidermis containing serous fluid
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osteitis
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inflammation of the bone
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dendrite
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the branching process of a neuron that conducts impulses toward the cell
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hemarthrosis
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bleeding in a joint
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ambulation
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to walk about or move from place to place
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embolus
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a blockage or plug that I strict blood vessels
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cavus
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high arch in the foot
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