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50 Cards in this Set
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anuria
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no urine output
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anemia
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lack of blood
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aplastic anemia
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insufficient blood due to deficiency of formation of blood cells in the bone marrow
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apnea
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not breathing
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analgesic
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"no pain" medication to relieve pain
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atrophy
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asting away, not growing
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afferent
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carrying towards the enter or towards the brain
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antebrachial
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forearm
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antenatal
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before birth
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antibiotic
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against life, drugs, which kill microorganisms
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avascular
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no blood vessels
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antidiuretic hormone
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substance rpduced y the pituitary gland, decreases amount of urine
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baroreceptor
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a sensor of pressure
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bilateral
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refers to both sides
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bradycardia
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a slow heart rhythm or pulse rate
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the larger airways
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carcinoma
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a malignant (cancerous) tumor
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carcinogen
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something that causes or promotes cancer
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cardiac
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relates to the heart
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cardiomegaly
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enlargement of the heart
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cytotoxic
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harmful, poisonous, or deadly to cells
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contralateral
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on the opposite side
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colonoscopy
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looking into the large bowel with a lighted tube
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diaphragm
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flat muscle that goes across the body separating the thorax from abdomen
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diarrhea
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a "flowing through" of excessive feces
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dysfunction
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not working properly or easily
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dysplasia
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abnormal or disordered growth, which often leads to the formation of tumors
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dyskinesis
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abnormal or troubled movements
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deaminase
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enzyme involved in breaking down proteins (amino acids)
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dehydrate
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to remove water
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efferent
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to carry a way from the center or from the brain
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endo plasm
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fluid within the cell
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endosteum
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the inner linings of long bones
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endocytosis
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process of bringing material inside the cell
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exocytosis
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process of sending material outside the cell
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endocrine
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secretion of hormones into the bloodstream
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exocrine
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secreation of a substance to the outside, via a duct
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erythrocyte
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red blood cell
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epidermis
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the outermost layer of the skin
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epimysium
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connective tissue, the outer covering of a muscle
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extracellular
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outside of the cell
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gastric
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related to the stomach
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glycosuria
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sugar (glucose) in the urine
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hematuria
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blood int eh urine
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hematoma
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a collection (tumor) of blood
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hypocalcemia
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a low level of calcium in the blood
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hypocalcemia
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a low level of calcium in the blood
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hypercapnea
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elevated level of carbon dioide in the blood
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hypodermic
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under the skin
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hypertrophy
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increase in size/excessive growth
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