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134 Cards in this Set
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axillo
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arm pit
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supra
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superior
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infra
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inferior
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inter
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between
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peri
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surrounding
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-blast
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immature
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-clast
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to break
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-philia
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attraction, affinity
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-rrhea
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flow
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urethro
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tube that carries urine from bladder to meatus
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ureter
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tubes that carry urine from kidney to bladder
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meato
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opening, canal
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pan
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whole
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para
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next to, beside, abnormal, apart from
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rraphy
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suture, repair
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trigono
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bladder area where urethra and ureter meet
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pexy
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fixation, to put in place
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anthraco
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black as coal
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melano
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black
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phreno
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diaphragm
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tetra
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4
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terato
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monster
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ventriculo
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lower chambers of the heart
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atrio
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upper chambers of the heart
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aorto
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largest artery
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oxy
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swift,rapid, acid
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oxo
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oxygen
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amnio
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innermost membrane around baby
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choriono
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outermost membrane around the baby
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ortho
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straight
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pnea
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breathing
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tri
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3
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aneurysmo
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abnormal widening
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-ptosis
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drooping
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-ptysis
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spitting
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telo
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complete
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brady
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slow
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osteo
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bone
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conio
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dust
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colpo
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vagina
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strepto
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twisted chains
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staphylo
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clusters
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-coccus
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berry shaped bacteria
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-tomy
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to cut
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-ectomy
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to excise or remove
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-sis
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condition
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galacto
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milk
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pyo
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pus
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pyelo
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renal pelvis
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pygo
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butt
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angio
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vessel
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culdo
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pelvic region between uterus and rectum
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to
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cryo
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cold
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hepato
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liver
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eosino
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red, rosy, dawn
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disto
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far, a distance
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proximo
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near, approximate
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crypto
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hidden
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poikilo
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varied or irregular
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poiesis
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formation
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alveolo
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air sac gas exchange
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epiglotto
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cartilage that covers the voice box
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sphygmo
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pulse felt through artery walls
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phoresis
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bear or carry
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-apheris
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remove or separate
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capno
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carbon dioxide
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cervico
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neck
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listhesis
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slipping
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planto
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sole of foot
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metacarpo
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hand bones
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metatarso
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foot bones
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ligamento
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bone bound to bone
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tendino
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muscle to bone
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patello
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knee cap
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dorsi
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back
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ankylo
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crooked, bent or stiff
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malleolo
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rounded processes on ankle bones
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Epnonym
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named after a person or place
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Mnemonic
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memory device
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osteoarthritis
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bone thickening arthritis
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gouty arthritis
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acute inflammatory arthritis
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ankylosing spondylitis
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stiffening arthritis
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rheumatoid arthritis
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arthritis of the synovial joints
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PSA
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Prostatic Specific Antigen - test to detect prostate cancer
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D&C
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Dilatation and curettage - dilate uterus/cervix to cut out tissue
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EDC
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Estimated Date of Confinement - baby's due date
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DUB
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Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding - heavy menstrual cycle
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CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft - to go around a blockage by grafting an artery
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PCI
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - narrowed arteries opened with umbrella thing
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Where are the fingers located on the arm?
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distal
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Where is the shoulder located on the arm?
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proximal
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Anastomosis
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A surgical connection between two different organs. You will see 2 organ combining forms + stomy
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burso
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sac of fluid near a joint
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leiomyo
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smooth muscle, visceral
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fascio
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sheaths enveloping muscles
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rhabdomyo
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striated skeletal muscle
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atherectomy
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removal of plaque from arteries
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Heart Transplant
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what it sounds like duh
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Urine Pathway
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Bloodstream
Glomerulus Glomerular Capsule Renal Tubule Renal Pelvis Ureter Bladder Urethra Urinary Meatus |
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Digestion Pathway
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Oral Cavity
Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Duodenum Jenunum Ileum Cecum Ascending Colon Transverse Colon Descending Colon Sigmoid Colon Rectum Anus |
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Hemorrhoid
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swollen twisted varicose vein
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Sessile Polyp
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a benign polyp growing on the mucous membrane
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Pedunculated Polyp
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a benign polyp growing on a stalk
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Renal Pelvis
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central urine collection region in kidney
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Renal Cortex
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Outer layer on kidney
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Renal Medulla
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Inner most par of kidney
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Renal Bladder
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Muscular sac, reservoir for urine
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Divide and Analyze:
Enuresis |
En/ur/esis
in/urine/state of bed wetting |
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Divide and Analyze:
Diuresis |
Di/ur/esis
complete/urine/state of peeing alot |
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Divide and Analyze:
Anuresis |
An/ur/esis
without/urine/state of Can't pee |
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Balanitis
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Inflammation of the head of the penis
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Phimosis
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The foreskin gets stuck to the head of the penis
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Dorsi Flexim
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heals down, toes up
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Plantar Flexim
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toes down
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Extension flexim
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Straightening a limb at joint
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Flexing
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flexing a limb duh
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Rotation
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rotating like your head
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Para is split into ___
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Full Term
Premature Abortion Live births |
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Arachnoid Membrane
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delicate spider like membrane between dura and pia
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Arachnoid Membrane
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delicate spider like membrane between dura and pia
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Cauda equina
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collection of nerve endings resembling a horses tail
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Dura mater
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tough other membrane protecting brain and spinal column
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Pia mater
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innermost membrane protecting brain and spinal column
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Auscultation
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listening to breathing sounds
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Auscultation
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listening to breathing sounds
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Percussion
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tapping on the back
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PerOneal
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fibula
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Peritoneal
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Membrane lining the inside of the abdomen
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PerIneal
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located between genitals and anus, your recreational area :)
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Antibodies
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The good ones that fight a specific sickness
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Antigen
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foreign thing that causes antibodies
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Plasma
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55%, has water, proteins, sugar, wastes and salts
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