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Allo-
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Other, different from normal
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Allograft
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also called a homograft, this is the transplant of tissue from one member of a given species to a non-identical member of the same species
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Anti-,ant-
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Against, opposing
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Anticonvulsant
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agent that prevents or reduces the severity of convulsions
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Antimuscarinic
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inhibiting or preventing the actions of muscarine or the effects of parasympathetic stimulation at neuroeffector junctions (eg. atropine)
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Auto-
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Self, same
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Autolysis
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digestion of cells or tissues by the cell's own enzymes
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Autotrophic
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self-nourishing; pertaining to the ability of an organism to produce its own nutrients from inorganic compounds
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Drom/o
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A running
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Dromic
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relating to the propagation of a nerve impulse along an axon in the normal direction
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embolus, emb/o
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A plug
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Embolism
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obstruction or occlusion of a vessel by an embolus
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Embolus
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A plug composed of a detached thrombus, mass of bacteria, or other foreign body that travels through the bloodstream and suddenly blocks a vessel
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Kal/i
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Potassium
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Hyperkalemia
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A condition in which there is a greater than normal concentration of potassium ions in the circulating blood
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Kaluertic
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relating to, causing, or characterized by the increased excretion of potassium in the urine
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Kary/o
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Nucleus of a cell
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Karyolysis
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Dissolution of the cell nucleus
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Mega-, megal/o, -megaly
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large, oversized
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Cardiomegaly or Megacardia
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enlargement of the heart
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Megakaryocyte
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A large cell in the bone marrow that has an irregularly-shaped, muli-lobed nucleus, and that produces platelets
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Morph/o
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Shape, form
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Morphology
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the science of the form and structure of organisms and their parts
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Myel/o
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Bone marrow OR spinal cord
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Myelitis
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inflammation of the bone marrow; inflammation of the spinal cord
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Myeloid tissue
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The tissue in the bone marrow in which the various classes of blood cells are produced
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Natr/i
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Sodium
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Hypernatremia
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an abnormally high concentration of sodium ions in the plasma
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Natriuretic
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a substance, such as a diuretic, that increases the excretion of sodium, usu. as a result of decreased tubular reabsorption of sodium ions from glomerular filtrate
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Nucle/o
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Nucleus
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Enucleated or Anuclear
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having no nucleus
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Pan-
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All, entire
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Pancytopenia
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a pronounced reduction in all of the cellular elements in blood
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Panosteitis
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inflammation of an entire bone
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Pro-
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Before, a precursor, for
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Prothrombin
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a substance found in the blood plasma that is the precursor to (that is converted into) thrombin in the coagulation of blood
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Thrombus, thromb/o
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blood clot
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Thrombosis
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the presence of an intravascular clot at the site of its formation; formation of a clot within a vessel or the heart
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Thrombus
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a blood clot
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-blast
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Immature precursor cell
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Fibroblast
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an elongated cell in connective tissue that is capable of forming collagen fibers
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-gen
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Name of the agent that produces the state or object indicated by the word stem
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Immunogen
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substance which stimulates the production of "active" immunity, also called an antigen
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-genesis
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Production, formation, or development
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Histogenesis
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The formation and development of the tissues of the body
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Osteogenesis
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The formation of bone
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-genous, -genic
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Pertaining to the production, origin
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Chondrogenic
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giving rise to or forming cartilage
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-in, ine
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Compound formed in the body or a drug
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Thrombin
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an enzyme formed in the plasma that is involved in blood coagulation
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Acetylcholine
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the neurotransmitter substance that is released at the synapses of parasympathetic nerves and at neuromuscular junctions
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-ism
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Medical condition or disease resulting from or involving some specified thing; a practice, doctrine
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Hypnotism
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the process or act of inducing a condition resembling sleep, in which the subject is susceptible to suggestion
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-oid
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resembling, like, having the form of
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Sigmoid
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resembling the letter "S" or the Greek sigma
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Nucleoid
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shaped like or having the appearance of a nucleus
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-ous
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Pertaining to, made of, containing
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Squamous
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scale-like; relating to or covered with scales
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Condition of lack, deficiency
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Granulocytopenia
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a condition in which the number of granulocytes in the blood is lower than normal
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-philia, -phil
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to love, have an affinity for
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Eosinophil
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also called an eosiniphilic leukocyte; this is a white blood cell whose cytoplasmic granules stain readily with an acidic dye called eosin
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-phobia, -phobe
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Unfounded fear, having an aversion to
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Hematophobia
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also called hemophobia, this is an unfounded and morbid (abnormal) fear of blood and/or bleeding
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-poiesis
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Making or producing
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Hematopoeisis
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also hemopoiesis, this is the process of formation and development of the various types of blood cells and other formed elements in plasma
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-rrhage, --rrhagia
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Condition of excess or abnormal discharge, esp. bleeding
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Hemorrhage
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excessive bleeding; a flow of blood, esp.profuse
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