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15 Cards in this Set
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abscess
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swollen:inflamed body tissue
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tumescence
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swelling
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aphasia
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inability to use and understand words
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arteriosclerosis
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thickening of arteries
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biopsy
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cutting of a piece of tissue for diagnostic reasons
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cadaver
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dead body
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carcinogen
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any cancer causing substance
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comatose
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as if in a coma
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etiology
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study of causes and origin of diseases
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malingerer
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someone who fakes sick
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mastectomy
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surgical removal of breasts
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prosthesis
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replacement of missing body part
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simian
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like a monkey or ape
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therapeutic
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serving to heal
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vastectomy
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removal of the duct that carries sperm
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