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structural unit of life
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cell
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Group of cells that perform a specialized activity
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tissue
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Body structures composed of at least two different tissue types that perform specialized functions.
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Organs
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Level of organization composed o0f at least one organ and accessory structures that have similar or interrelated functions.
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System
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Complete living entity composed of several body systems that work together to sustain life
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organism
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The study of all factors in the development of a disease
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Etiology
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Any disease whose cause is unknown.
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Idiopathic disease
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Anatomical divisions of the midsaggital or median plane.
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right & left halves
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Anatomical divisions of the sagittal plane.
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unequal right & left sides
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Anatomical divisions of the coronal or frontal plane.
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anterior or ventral & posterior or dorsal
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Anatomical divisions of the transverse or horizontal plane.
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superior & inferior aspects (portions)
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cyt/o
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cell
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hist/o
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tissue
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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anter/o
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anterior, front
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caud/o
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tail
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dist/o
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far, farthest
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dors/o
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back (of body)
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infer/o
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lower, below
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later/o
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side, to one side
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
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back (of body)
behind posterior |
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proxim/o
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near, nearest
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ventr/o
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belly, belly-side
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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acr/o
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extremity
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inguin/o
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groin
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lumb/o
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loin
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omphal/o
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navel (umbilicus)
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pelv/i
pelv/o |
pelvis
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albin/o
leuc/o leuk/o |
white
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anthrac/o
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black, coal
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chlor/o
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green
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cirrh/o
jaund/o xanth/o |
yellow
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythem/o
erythr/o rube/o |
red
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melan/o
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black
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poli/o
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gray
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fasci/o
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band
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home/o
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same, alike
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idi/o
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unknown, peculiar
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path/o
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disease
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radi/o
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radiation, x-ray
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somat/o
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body
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viscero/o
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internal organs,
viscera |
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xen/o
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foreign, stranger
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xer/o
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dry
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-gnosis prognosis
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knowing
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ab-
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from, away from
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ad-
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toward
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allo-
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other, differing from the usual
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infra-
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below
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peri-
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around
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super-
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upper, above
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super-
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upper, above
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trans-
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across, through
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ultra-
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excess, beyond
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a uniting or holding together of two surfaces or parts.
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adhesion
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a tumor with a pedicle commonly found in vascular organs such as the nose, uterus, & rectum
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polyp
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pathological state, usually febrile, resulting from the presence of microorganisms producing or their products in the bloodstream
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sepsis
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producing or associated with generation of pus
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suppurative
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A noninvasive imaging technique that uses magnetic field rather than an x-ray beam to produce an image.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MRI |
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the joining of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from one to another; bypass
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anastomosis
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the obtaining of representative tissue sample for microscopic examination
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biopsy
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to destroy tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals
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cauterize
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the process of binding or tying using a band, bandage, thread, or wire
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ligation
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AP
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anteroposterior
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CNS
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Central Nervous System
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CT Scan or CAT scan
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computed tomography scan,
computed axial tomography scan |
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CV
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cardiovascular
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Dx
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diagnosis
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GI
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gastrointestinal
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
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RLQ
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right upper quadrant
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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ROM
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range of motion
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