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111 Cards in this Set
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Aneurysm
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Burst blood vessel in the brain due to high BP
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Diastole
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BP while heart is not contracting
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Art/o
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artery
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Atri/o
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atrium
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Cardi/o
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heart
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Angi/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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atri/o
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atrium
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cardi/o
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heart
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electr/o
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electric
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lymph/o
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lymph
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phleb/o
ven/o |
vein
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (of heart or brain)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum, cerebral bore
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hem/o
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blood
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my/o
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muscle
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necr/o
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death, necrosis
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scler/o
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hardening
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-lysis
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seperation, destruction, loosening
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rraphy
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suture
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-tomy
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incision
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-genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-gram
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record, writing
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-lith
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stone, calculus
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-malacia
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softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oid
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resmbling
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-ole
-ule |
small, minute
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-osis
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abnormal condition (increase with blood cells)
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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stenosis vs ectasis
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stricture vs expansion
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-um
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structure, thing
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-al
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pertaining to
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anti-
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against
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bi-
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two
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endo-
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in, within
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epi-
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above, upon
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micro-
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small
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peri-
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around
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tachy-
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rapid
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tri-
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three
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aneurysm
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localized dilation of the wall of a blood vessel introducing the risk of rupture
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arrhythmia
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irregular heartbeat
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areteriosclerosis
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thickening, hardening of arterial walls loss of elasticity
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athersclerosis
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form of arteriosclerosis total occlusion
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bruit
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soft blowing sound caused by turbulent blood flow
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Coronary Artery Disease
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abnormal condition that effects the hearts arteries, stricture.
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deep vein thrombosis
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formation of blood clot in a deep vein
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embolus
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mass of undissolved matter in blood or lymphatic
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fibrillation
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irregular random contraction of heart
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heart failure
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condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the metabolic requirements of body tissues
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hypertension
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elevated BP strains CV system
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ischemia
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decreased supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to an interrupted flow of blood.
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mitral valve prolapse
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condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse inot the left atrium during systole, incomplete closure
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murmur
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abnormal sounds on auscultation caused by defects in the valves or chambers of the heart.
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myocardial infarcation
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necrosis of heart caused by occlusion of the coronary arteries
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patent ductus arteriosus
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failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth, resulting in abnormal opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta.
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Raynaud Phenomenon
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numbness in fingers or toes due to intermittent constriction of arterioles in the skin.
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rheumatic heart disease
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streptococcal infection that causes damage to the heart valves and heart muscle
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stroke
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damage to part of the brain due to interrupted blood flow. also caused by bleeding within the brain tissue
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Transient Ischemic Attack
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temporary interference with blood supply to the brain, causing no permanent damage
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varicose veins
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swollen, distended veins caused by incompetent venous valves most often seen in lower legs
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hodgkin disease
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malignant disease characterized by painless, progressive enlargement of lymphoid tissue, usually evident in cervical lymph nodes, splenomagaly, and the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in the lymph nodes
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Kaposi Sarcoma
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malignancy of connective tissue including bone, fat muscle, and fibrous tissue. (AIDS)
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lymphadenitis
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inflammation and enlargement of the lymph nodes, usually as a result of infection.
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mononucleosis
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acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus characterized by sore throat, fever, fatigue, and enlarged lymph nodes.
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non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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any of the herterogeneous group of malignant tumors involving lymphoid tissue except for the hodgkin disease
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cardiac catheterization
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insertion of a small tube (catheter) through an incision into a large vein, usually of an arm, or leg, which is threaded through a blood vessel until it reaches the heart
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cardiac enzyme studies
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battery of blood tests performed to determine the presence of cardiac damage
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echocardiography
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ultrasound, used to visualize internal cardiac structures and motion of the heart
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electrocardiography
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creation and study of graphic records (EKGs) produced by electric activity generated by the heart muscle
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Holter Monitor
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monitoring device worn on the patient for making prolonged electrocardiograph recordings (24hrs) on a portable tape recorder while conducting normal activities
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Stress test
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method of evaluating CV fitness, gradual increase in work load, O2 and ecg measurements constantly
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troponin I
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blood test that measures protein that is released into the blood or damaged heart muscle (not skeletal muscle) and is a highly senstive and specific indicator for a recent MI
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bone marrow aspiration biopsy
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removal of living tissue, usually taken from the sternum or iliac crest, for microscopic examination of bone marrow tissue
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lymphangiography
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radiographic examination of lymph glads and lymphatic vessels after an injection of a contrast medium
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tissue typing
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technique for determining the histocompatability of tissues to be used in grafts and transplants with the recipient's tissues and cells
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angioplasty
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any endovascular procedure that reopens narrowed blood vessels and restores forward blood flow. baloon dilation
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coronary artery bypass graft
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surgery that involves bypassing one or more blocked coronary arteries to increase blood flow
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statins
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drugs that reduce low-density-lipoproteins
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thrombolytic therapy
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administration of drugs to dissolve a blood clot
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valvuloplasty
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plastic or restorative surgery on a valve, especially cardiac valve
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endocardium
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inner heart layer
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myocardium
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muscular layer of the heart
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pericardium
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fibrous sac that encloses heart
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pericardiorraphy
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surgical repair of a wound to the pericardium
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ventriculotomy
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incision into the ventricle
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intraventricular septum
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seperates LV from RV
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phleb/o
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vein
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sinoatrial node (SA)
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RA pacemaker for the heart
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atrioventricular node (AV)
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receives info from the SA node stimulates contraction
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Bundle of His
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recieves info from AV node and sends to bundle branches
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Parkinje
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receive info from the bundle branches and stimulate contraction
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agglutin/o
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clumping, gluing
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aden/o
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gland
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphaden/o
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lymph gland (node)
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel
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splen/o
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spleen
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immun/o
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immune, immunity
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phag/o
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swallowing, eating
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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-phylaxis
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protection
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angiorrhexis
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rupture of a vessel
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lymphoid
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resembling lymph
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axillary
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armpit
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