Ch2 Terms Medical Terminology

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-tome

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instrument used to cut slices

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-tomy

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incision

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-ectomy

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excision

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-ostomy

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cut a new surgical opening

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlarged or enlargement

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-graph

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instrument used to record data

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-gram

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a picture or record

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-graphy

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the process of making a recording of data

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-algia

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pain

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electr/o

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electrical

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cardi/o

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heart

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gastr/o

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stomach

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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son/o

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sound

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radi/o

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x-ray

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-pathy

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disease

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path/o

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disease

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derma

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skin

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black (dark pigmented)

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erythr/o

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red

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cyan/o

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blue

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chlor/o

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green

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xanth/o

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yellow

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-osis

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disease, condition, status, or process

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-tic

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pertaining to a condition

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-cyte

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cell

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-blast

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embryonic or immature cell

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-emia

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blood condition

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cyt/o

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cells

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-logy

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the study of

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-meter

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instrument used to measure or count something

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-metry

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the process of measuring or counting something

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-penia

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decrease in

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-ia

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condition

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-em

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blood

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-osis

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increased number of blood cells

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cardi/o

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heart

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megal/o

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large or enlarged

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mania

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condition of madness or excessive preoccupation

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blastocyte

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immature cell

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cadialgia

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heart pain

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cardiologist

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physician specialist in heart disease

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cardiomegaly

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enlarged heart

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cyanoderma

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blueness of the skin

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cyanosis

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condition of blueness

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cytologist

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a technologist who studies cellular disease

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cytology

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the science of studying cells

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cytometer

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instrument used to count cells

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cytometry

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process of using a cytometer

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dermatology

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the science of studying the skin

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dermatome

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instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue

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duodenal

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pertaining to the duedenum

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duedenotomy

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incision into the duedenum

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duodenum

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first part of the small intestine

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echocardiography

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sonography of the heart

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electrocardiogram

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picture representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle

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electrocardiograph

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instrument that produces the electrocardiogram

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electrocarciography

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process of using the electrocardiograph

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erythema

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reddened skin (erythroderma)

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erythremia

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abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes

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erythroblast

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immature red blood cell

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erythrocytes

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red blood cells

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erythrocytopenia

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low numbers of erythrocytes

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erythrocytosis

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high numbers of erythrocytes

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erythroderma

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redness of the skin

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etiology

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the study of the origin of the cause of disease

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gastralgia

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stomach pain

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gastrectomy

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excision of the stomach

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gastric

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pertaining to the stomach

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gastroduodenostomy

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making a new opening between the stomach and duodenum

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gastromegaly

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enlarged stomach

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gastrostomy

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making a new opening in the stomach

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histoblast

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immature tissue cells

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histo-

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tissue

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histology

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the science of studying tissues

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hypodermic

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pertaining to below the dermis

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inflammation

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tissue condition of redness, swelling, heat

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jaundice

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yellow appearance due to high bilibrubin levels in the blood

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leukemia

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blood cancer involving leukocytes and bone marrow

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laukocyte

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white blood cell

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leukocytopenia

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low numbers of leukocytes

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leukocytosis

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high numbers of leukocytes

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leukoderma

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abnormally white skin (vitiligo)

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lymphatic

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pertaining to the lymph system

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lymphedema

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obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid build up in tissues (swelling)

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lymphocyte

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lymphatic system white blood cell

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megalomania

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abnormally enlarged self-image

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melanoblast

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immature melanocyte

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melanocyte

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pigment cell

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melanoderma

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dark patches of skin

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pathologist

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physician specialist in the study of disease

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pathology

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the science of studying disease

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radiogram

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x-ray picture

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radiograph

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instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film

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radiography

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the process of producing radiograms

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radiologist

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physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities

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sonogram

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image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound

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sonograph

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instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures

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sonographer

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a technologist who preforms sonography

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sonography

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the process of using a sonograph

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thrombocytes

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platelets, blood clotting cell fragments

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thrombocytopenia

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low numbers of thrombocytes

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thrombocytosis

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high numbers of thrombocytes

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tomogram

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picture made by a tomograph

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tomograph

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instrument that used x-ray to produce images through planes (slices) of the body

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tomography

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the process of using a tomograph

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xanthemia

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yellow condition of the blood (carotenemia)