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66 Cards in this Set
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Anemia
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Decrease in numbers of red blood cells or hemoglobin within red blood cells
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Genes are composed of:
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DNA
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Space between the lungs
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Mediastinum
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Cervic/o
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neck
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Proximal
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Accented syllable is PROX
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Removal of the voice box
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Laryngectomy
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-Megaly
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enlargement
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Instrument to visually examine:
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-scope
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Softening
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-malacia
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Flesh:
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sarc/o
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Antibodies
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Produced by erythrocytes to fight disease
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Symphysis
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Bones that grow together, as in the pelvis
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Hypertrophy
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Increase in cell size; increased development
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Meta-
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beyond, change
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Telescoping of the intestine:
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Insussusception
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Palatoplasty:
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Surgical repair of the roof of the mouth
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Twisting of part of the intestine upon itself
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Cecal volvulus
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Glomerular means pertaining to:
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Small balls of capillaries in the kidney
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Collecting area in the kidney:
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Calyx
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Specialty concerned with the study and treatment of newborns:
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Neonatology
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Gynecomastia
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Abnormal development of breast tissue in males
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Neoplasm
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New growth (tumor)
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Periosteum
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Membrane surrounding a bone
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Bradycardia
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Condition of slow heartbeat
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Adrenal
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Two endocrine glands, each above a kidney
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Anoxia
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Condition of "no" oxygen (deficiency)
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Contralateral
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Pertaining to the opposite side
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Parathyroid
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Four endocrine glands in the neck region
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Hemiglossectomy
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Removal of half the tongue
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Intercostal
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Pertaining. to between the ribs
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Emulsification
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Physical process of breaking down large fat globules into smaller parts
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Deglutition
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Swallowing
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Amino Acids
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Small substances that are produced when proteins are digested.
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Bilirubin
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Pigment released by the liver in bile
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Pulp
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Soft inner tissues within a tooth containing nerves and blood vessels
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Villi
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Tiny microscopic projections in the walls of the small intestine
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Common bile duct
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Tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder into the duodenum
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Papillae
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Small nipple-like elevations on the tongue
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Mastication
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Chewing
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Hydrochloric Acid
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Substance produced by the stomach and necessary for digestion of foods
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Lipase
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Pancreatic enzyme necessary to digest fats
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Triglycerides
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Large fat molecules
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Endometriosis
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Tissue from the inner lining of the uterus is found in abnormal locations
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Laparoscopy
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Visually examination of the abdominal cavity; a form of minimally invasive surgery
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Palpation
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Examination by touch
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Mammography
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X-ray examination of the breast
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Tubal Ligation
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Tying off the fallopian tubes; sterilization procedure
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Dilation and Curettage (D&C)
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Widening the cervix and scraping the lining of the uterus
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Cauterization
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Burning tissue with chemicals or an electrically heated instrument
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Hysterosalpingography
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X-ray examination of the uterus and the fallopian tubes
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Conization
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Removal of a cone-shaped section of the cervix for biopsy
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Woman, female
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Gyneco
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Sarcoma
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tumor of flesh
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Abdominocentesis
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Accented syllable is Te
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Supra-
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above, upper
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Ultra-
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beyond, excess
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Bad (abnormal) formation
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Dysplasia
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Albumin/o
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Albumin (Protein)
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-Poietin
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Substance that forms (formation)
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Vesicorectal
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Pertaining to the bladder and the rectum
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UTI
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Urinary Tract Infection
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Culdocentesis
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the cul-de-sac
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Cryosurgery
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Cold temperatures are used to destroy tissue
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Intra-
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Withing, into
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Pseudo-
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False
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Progesterone
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Hormone produced in the ovary and placenta of pregnant women
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