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136 Cards in this Set
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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AIDS
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bis in die, twice a day
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bid
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calcium
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Ca
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cubic centimeter(s)
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cc*
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centimeter
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cm
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certified surgical technologist
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CST
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dextrose in water
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D/W
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diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus (vaccine)
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DPT, DTP, DTaP
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excision
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exc
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fasting blood sugar
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FBS
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full mouth extraction
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FME
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pregnancy (number of)
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grav 1,2,3
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glycated hemoglobin
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GHB
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glucose tolerance test (3hr-5hr)
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GTT
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Hemoglobin A1c (test)
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Hb A1c, Hgb A1c
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hepatitis B vaccine
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HepB
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Haemophilus influenzae vaccine
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Hib
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human immunodeficiency virus
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HIV
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hour of sleep, bed time
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hs*
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inactivated poliovirus vaccine (injectable)
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IPV
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kilogram
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kg
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laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy
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LAVH
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microgram
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mcg
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milligram
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mg
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milligram/deciliter(s)
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mgdl or mg/dL
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milliliter
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mL
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millimeter
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mm
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measles, mumps, rubella (vaccine)
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MMR
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mononucleosis
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mono
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normal saline (isotonic saline)
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NS
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live births past 20 weeks gestation (numbers of)
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para 1,2,3
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pneumococcal vaccine
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PCV
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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PTCA
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every 2 hours
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q 2 h, q 2 hr
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four times a day
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qid
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sugar and acetone
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SA, S&A
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Tetanus toxoid (vaccine)
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Td
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three times a day
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tid
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chickenpox vaccine (Varicella zoster)
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Var
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abduction
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movement away from the midline
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aberrant
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wandering away from the norm
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ablactation
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weaning a baby from the breast
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ablation
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takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer
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abnormal
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unusual
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aboral
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away from the mouth
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abortion
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termination of pregnancy
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abrasion
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scraping
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adduction
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movement toward the midline
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aerophilia
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attraction to air
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anhidrosis
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absence of sweating
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anisocytosis
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cells of unequal sizes
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autodermic
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plastic surgery and grafting using one's own skin (dermatoplasty)
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autodiagnosis
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diagnosing one's self
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autogenous
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made by or from one's own tissues
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autograft
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graft of tissue from one's own body
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autohemotherapy
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transfusion with one's own blood (autologous donor)
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autoimmunity
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reaction of immune response to one's own tissues
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autonomic
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self-controlling part of the nervous system
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autophagia
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biting one's self
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autophilia
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attraction to one's self
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autophobia
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abnormal fear of one's self, being alone
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autopsy
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necropsy, postmortem examination
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centigram
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one hundredth of a gram (0.01g)
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centimeter
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one hundredth of a meter (0.01m)
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cholangiopancreatography
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x-ray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts using contrast medium
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circumduction
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moving as to describe a circle with a body part
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circumocular
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encircling the eye
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circumscribed
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encircling or in the shape of a circle
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cytoplasm
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substance within the cell (endoplasm)
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decagram
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ten grams
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decalcification
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calcium loss (from bone)
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decaliter
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ten liters
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deciduous
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falls down (primary teeth that come out)
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decigram
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one tenth of a gram (0.1g)
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deciliter
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one tenth of a liter (0.1L)
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dehydration
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water loss
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descending
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moving downward
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diaphoresis
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profuse sweating
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diuresis
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increase in urine output
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diuretic
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agent that causes diuresis
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epilepsy
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disorder characterized by seizures
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excision
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removing a body part
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excretion
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removal of waste (urination, defecation)
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exhale
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breathe out (expire)
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extension
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to straighten or lengthen a body part
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extraction
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removal or pulling out of a body part
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flexion
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to shorten or bend a body part
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hematophilia
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attraction to blood
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hydrophilia
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attraction to water
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hydrophobia
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fear of water (symptom of rabies)
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isocellular
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equal size cells
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isodactylism
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digits the same length
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isometric
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measures the same on all sides
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isotonic
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osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell
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mastectomy
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excision of breast tissue
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mastocarcinoma
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breast cancer
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millimeter
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one thousandth of a meter (0.001m)
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monocyte
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one cell (type of leukocyte)
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monocytosis
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increase in the number of monocytes
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monoma
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a single tumor
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monomyoplegia
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paralysis of one muscle
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mononeural
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involving one nerve
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mononuclear
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having one nucleus
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mononucleosis
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viral infection causing monocytosis
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multicapsular
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having more than one capsule
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multicellular
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having or involving many cells
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multiglandular
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having or involving many glands
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multinuclear
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a cell having more than one nucleus
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multipara
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having many live births (born in third trimester)
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necrectomy
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excision of dead tissue
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necrocytosis
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condition of cell death or decomposition
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necroparasite
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organism that lives off dead tissue
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necrophobia
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abnormal fear of dead bodies
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necrotic
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pertaining to necrosis (condition of dead tissue)
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necrotomy
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incision into dead tissue
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nocturnal enuresis
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bedwetting
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nullipara
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having no pregnancies carried to the third trimester
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percussion
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striking or tapping
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percutaneous
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through the skin
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perforation
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puncturing
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periarticular
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area surrounding a joint
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pericardiectomy
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excision of the membrane around the heart
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pericolic
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area surrounding the colon
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perihepatitis
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inflammation around the liver
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peritonsillar
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area surrounding the tonsils
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primigravida
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first pregnancy
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primipara
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first live birth
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pyrexia
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fever (hyperthermia)
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pyrolysis
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destruction of tissue caused by fever
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pyromania
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compulsion (madness) for setting fires
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pyrometer
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thermometer
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pyrophilia
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attraction to fire
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pyrophobia
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abnormal fear of fire
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pyrosis
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heartburn
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pyrotoxin
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poisonous by-product of metabolism created during fever
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transluminal
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across the lumen
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