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List 6 characters that consist of the "Lymphatic system"
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- lymphatic vessels
- lymph fluid - lymph nodes - spleen - thymus - tonsils |
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What word part refers to the "Lymphatics, or lymphatic system" ?
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-lymphat(o)
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A combining form for "Lymph"
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-lymph(o)
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"Lymphostasis"
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- stoppage of lymph flow
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What is a "Lymphatic tumor" ?
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-lymphoma
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Edema-
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- swelling
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"Swelling of the cutaneous tissue of an extremity due to the obstruction of the lymphatics, resulting in accumulation of fluid"
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- lymphedema
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What is the combining form that means "Lymph vessel" ?
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-lymphangi(o)
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"A system of vessels that collects tissue fluids from all parts of the body"
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-lymphatic
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"Lymphangitis"
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-inflammation of a lymphatic vessel
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A "Tumor comprised of newly formed lymph channels"
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-lymphangioma
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What is "Carcinoma" ?
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- a cancerous tumor or malignancy; has a tendency to spread (metastasize)
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"inflammation of a gland"
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-adenitis
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"Adenoma"
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-tumor of a gland
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"Adenocarcinoma"
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- cancerous tumor of a gland
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"Any disease of a gland"
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-adenopathy
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"Excision of a gland"
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- adenectomy
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What is the combining form of a "Lymph gland" ?
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- lymphaden(o)
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"Lymphadenitis"
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- inflammation of a lymph node (aden(o)=gland)
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"Any disease of the lymph nodes"
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- lymphadenopathy
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"Lymphadenoma"
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- enlargement of the lymph nodes
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What does the combing form "splen(o)" mean ?
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-spleen
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"Splenic"
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- pertaining to the spleen
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"Splenopathy"
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- any disease of the spleen
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"Splenomegaly"
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- enlargement of the spleen
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"Surgical removal of the spleen"
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- splenectomy
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What does the combing form "thym(o)" mean ?
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-thymus, thymus gland
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"Pertaining to the thymus"
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- thymic
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"Surgical removal of the thymus"
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- thymectomy
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"A tumor of the thymus"
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- thymoma
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"Thymopathy"
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- any disease of the thymus
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What word part means "Tonsil" ?
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- tonsill(o)
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"of, or pertaining to a tonsil"
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- tonsillar
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"inflammation of the tonsils"
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- tonsillitis
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"Tonsillectomy"
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- excision of tonsils
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"incision of the tonsils"
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- tonsillotomy
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What is the combining form for "Adenoids" ?
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- adnoid(o)
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"Excision of the tonsils & adenoids"
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- tonsilloadenoidectomy
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"What does the combining form, "hypat(o)" mean ?
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- liver
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"Pertaining to the liver"
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- hepatic
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"Hepatitis"
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- inflammation of the liver
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"Tumor of the liver"
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- hepatoma
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"Hepatectomy"
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- excision of part of the liver
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"Destructive to the liver"
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- hepatolytic
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"Hepatomegaly"
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- enlargement of the liver
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"Any disease of the liver"
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- hepatopathy
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"Surgical incision of the liver"
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- hepatotomy
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"Toxic to liver cells"
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- hepatotoxic
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"Hepatocyte"
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- cells of the liver
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"Stone or calculus of the liver"
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- hepatolith
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What does the word part "Chol(e)" mean?
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- bile or gall
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"The presence of gallstones"
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- cholelithiasis
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"Cholelith"
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- stone or calculus in the gall bladder
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"What does the word part "Cholangi(o)" mean ?
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- bile vessel or duct
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"Cholangitis"
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- inflammation of a bile duct
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"Cholangiography"
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- radiography of the biliary ducts after the use of a contrast medium
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What is the combining form for "gallbladder" ?
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- cholecyst(o)
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"Surgical removal of the gallbladder"
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- cholecystectomy
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"Cholecystic"
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- pertaining to the gallbladder
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"inflammation of the gallbladder"
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- cholecystitis
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"A radiograph of the gallbladder"
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- cholecystogram
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"X-ray examination of the gallbladder after the bile is rendered"
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- cholecystography
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"Cholecystotomy"
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- surgical incision of the gallbladder
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What is the word part for "Common bile duct" ?
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- choledoch(o)
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"Choledochal"
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- pertaining to the common bile duct
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What is the combining form that means "Pancreas" ?
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- pancreat(o)
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"Pancreatic"
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- pertaining to the pancreas
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"inflammation of the pancreas"
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- pancreatitis
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"Pancreatolysis"
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- destruction of pancreatic tissue
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What is the word part that means, "Saliva, or Salivary glands" ?
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- sial(o)
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"A chalky concretion or calculus in the salivary ducts or glands"
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- sialolith
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"Radiographic demonstration of the salivary glands after injection of radiopaque substances"
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- sialography
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"Near, beside, or abnormal"
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par-
para- |
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"Situated near the ear"
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- parotid
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"Below or under"
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- sub
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"An abnormal communication between two internal organs or one that leads from an internal organ to the body surface"
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- fistula
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"General feeling of ill health"
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- malaise
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"Euthanasia"
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- an easy or painless death
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"Fibrous membrane that covers, supports, and separates muscle"
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- fascia
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"Fascial"
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- pertaining to or of the nature of a fascia
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What is the word part that means "muscle" ?
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- my(o)
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"Pain in a muscle"
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- myodynia
- myalgia |
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"Replacement of muscle tissue by fibrous tissue"
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- myofibrosis
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"Morbid softening of muscle"
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- myomalacia
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"Myopathy"
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- any disease of muscle
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"Myoplasty"
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- surgical repair of muscle
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"Suture of divided muscle"
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- myorrhaphy
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"Hardening of muscle tissue"
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- myosclerosis
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"A sudden, involuntary contraction (spasm) of a muscle"
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- myospasm
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"A benign tumor that consist of fibrous connective tissue of the formation of muscle cells"
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- myofibroma
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What does the combining form "Muscul(o)" mean ?
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- muscle
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"Pertaining to, or composing muscle"
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- muscular
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"Away"
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"Toward"
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ad-
(adduction) |
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What is the word part to "Viscera" ?
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- viscer(o)
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"Pertaining to large internal organs / viscera"
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- visceral
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"Visceralgia"
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- pain in the internal organs
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"Faulty nutrition"
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- dysrophy
(muscular dystrophy) |
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"A wasting away"
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- atrophy
(muscular atrophy) |
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"Enlargement of an organ caused by an increase in the size of preexisting cells"
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- Hypertrophy
(hypertrophic cardiomyopathy) |
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"Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in a tissue"
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- hyperplasia
(hyperplastic bone marrow) |
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"-Asthenia"
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- weakness
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"Muscle weakness"
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- myasthenia
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"immature, embryonic form"
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-blast, blast(o)
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"Myoblast"
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- an embryonic form of blood cell found in the bone marrow
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