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71 Cards in this Set
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Morbid redness of skin
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erythema
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death of a section of tissue
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necrosis
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to fork
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bifurcate
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black-and-blue mark
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ecchymosis
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incomplete dislocation
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subluxation
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armpit
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axilla
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to turn out
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evert
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feeling with the hand
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palpation
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to remove fluid from a cavity
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aspirate
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inflammation of spinal cord
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myelitis
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a wound
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lesion
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causing sleep
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soporific
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free from infection
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aseptic
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pertaining to the groin
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inguinal
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a sac filled with fluid
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bursa
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ligation
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tying
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producing pus
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pyogenic
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a wasting away
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atrophy
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outer layers of an organ
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cortex
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inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve
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radiculitis
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ring forming the circumference of the intervertebral disc
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annulus fibrosus
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a group of nerve cells
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ganglion
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ridge of the surface of the brain
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convolution
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ligate
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stitch
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proliferate means
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multiply
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a complex of symptoms is known as a
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syndrome
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the space within an artery is known as a
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lumen
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the term for blood in the urine is
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hematuria
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gland principally responsible for growth
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pituitary gland
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nearest to the center
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proximal
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to change into bone
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ossify
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membrane lining the abdominal cavity is
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peritoneum
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spitting of blood is known as
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hemoptysis
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radicle refers to
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a little root
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necrosis is
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the death of a tissue
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nephrectomy is removing the
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kidney
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dyspepsia is
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indigestion
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carpus is the
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wrist
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the cardiac muscle is called the
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mycardium
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pancreas produces
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insulin
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the part of the throat situated above the soft palate is the
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nasopharynx
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how many individual ribs does a normal male have
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24
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the term "endentulous" means
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without teeth
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the cranium protects the
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brain
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insulin is secreted by the
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pancreas
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the lowest section of the small intestine is the
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ileum
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cystitis is an inflammation of the
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bladder
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platelets are also known as
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thrombocytes
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which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood
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pulmonary vein
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the band of tissue which connects the two lobes of the cerebrum is the
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corpus callosum
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the spenoid is in the
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head
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the head of the humerus fits into the
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glenoid fossa
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twice a day
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b.i.d.
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acromegaly is caused by an overactive
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pituitary
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the navicular bone is in the
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wrist
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enuresis is
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urinary incontinence
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prefix "cerebro" means
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brain
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dysmenorrhea is a disorder of the
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reproductive system
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uneven curvature of the cornea produces a condition known as
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astigmatism
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the prefix "xero" means
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dry
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the prefix "nycto" means
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night
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the prefix para means
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near
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which arteries supply the kidneys
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renal
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orchitis is an inflammation of the testes
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testes
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ilium
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hip
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supine means
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face up
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the malleolus is in the
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leg
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induration is
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hardening
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swallowing is
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deglutition
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histology
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study of tissues
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nearsightedness is also know as
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myopia
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