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89 Cards in this Set
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abductor
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lifting away from body
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adductor
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bringing limb to body
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adrenal glands
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glands that sit on kidneys
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anabolism
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process of building up
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analysis
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to examine
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anoxia
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without air - not breathing
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ante cibum
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before meals
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anteflexion
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a forward flexion
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antepartum
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before birth
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antibiotic
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to fight a living organism
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antibody
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to fight antigens
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antigen
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fights against antibodies to produce illness
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antisepsis
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fight infection
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antitoxin
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to fight off a poison
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apnea
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without air or breathing
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autoimmune
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self make antibodies
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benign
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non-cancerous
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bifurcation
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splitting in two
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bilateral
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two sides
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bradycardia
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low heart rate
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congenital anomaly
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birth defect
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connective tissue
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supports and binds other body tissue and parts; bone, catilage, fibrous tissue
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contraindication
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against or opposed
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contralateral
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opposite side
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dehydration
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lacking water
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dialysis
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complete separation of blood cells
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diameter
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complete measurement through to other side
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diarrhea
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complete flow
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dysplasia
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abnormal development of growth
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dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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extopic pregnancy
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outside of uterus
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endocardium
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within the heart
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endoscope
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instrument used to view inside
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endotracheal
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within the trachea
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epithelium
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above or upon outer surface
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euphoria
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exaggerated feeling of well-being
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euthyroid
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normal thyroid function
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exophthalmos
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protrusion of the eyeballs
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hemiglossectomy
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removal of half the tongue
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hyperglycemic
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excessive blood sugar
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hyperplasia
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excessive growth of cells
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hypertrophy
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increase in size of individual cells
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hupodermic injection
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injection under the skin
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hypoglycemia
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low blood sugar
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infracostal
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pertaining to beneath the ribs
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insomnia
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not sleeping
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intercostal
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pertaining to between the ribs
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intravenous
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into the vein
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macrocephaly
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a large head
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malaise
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body discomfort
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malignant
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cancerous tumor
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metacarpal bones
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bones below the wrist
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metamorphosis
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change in development
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metastasis
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cancerous tumor that has spread
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microscope
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small instrument for viewing small tissue
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neonatal
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new birth
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neoplasm
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new formation
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pancytopenia
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deficiency of all blood cells
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paralysis
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abnormal connection between nerve and muscle
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parathyroid glands
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four glands located on the dorsal side of the thyroid gland
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percutaneous
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pertaining to through the skin
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periosteum
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the membrane surrounding bone
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polymorphonuclear
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nucleus that takes many shapes
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polyneuritis
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inflammation of many nerve cells
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postmortem
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after death
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postpartum
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after birth
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precancerous
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before cancer
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prenatal
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before birth
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prodrome
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symptoms before illness
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prolapse
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sagging
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pseudocyesis
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false pregnancy
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recombinant DNA
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process of combining two organisms
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relapse
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symptoms reappear
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remission
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result of treatment - symptoms lessen
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retroflexion
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abnormal position of an organ
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retroperitoneal
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behind the peritoneal
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subcutaneous
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pertaining to under the skin
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suprapubic
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above the pubic bone
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symbiosis
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2 organisms living together to mutually benefit or not
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symmetry
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equality of parts on opposite sides of the body
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symphysis
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joining together with cartilage
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syndactyly
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webbed fingers or toes
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syndrome
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group of signs or symptoms
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synthesis
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formation together
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tachypnea
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rapid breathing
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transfusion
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transfer of blood from one person to another
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transurethral
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across or throug the urethra
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ultrasonography
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process of recording sound waves
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unilateral
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one side
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