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25 Cards in this Set
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dyspnea
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difficult breathing
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dehydration
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excessive loss of water
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abductor muscle
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muscle that leads a limb away from the body
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dia-
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complete; through
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relapse
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sliding or falling back
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brady-
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slow
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retroperitoneal
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pertaining to behind the membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity
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percutaneous
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pertaining to through the skin
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recombinant DNA
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insertion of a gene from an organism into the DNA of another organism
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epithelium
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layer of cells covering the external surface of the body and lining the hollow tubes within the body
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tachycardia
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rapid heartbeat
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parathyroid glands
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four endocrine glands on the posterior (dorsal) region of the thyroid gland
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prodrome
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symptom that appears before an onset of a more serious of an illness
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exophthalmos
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eyeballs that protrude from their sockets
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intercostal
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pertaining to between the ribs
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hypertrophy
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increase in size of muscle or organ
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syndactyly
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fusion of fingers or toes
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contralateral
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affecting the opposite side of part of the body
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ultrasonogtraphy
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process of recording excessive sound waves
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symphsis
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bones that grow together seperated by fibrocartilidge
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antobodies
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protein made by white blood cells
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ante cibum
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before meals
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metamorphosis
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condition of change of shape or form
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hyperglycemia
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high blood sugars
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apnea
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without breathing
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