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225 Cards in this Set
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carp/o
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wrist bones
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cib/o
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meals
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cis/o
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to cut
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cost/o
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rib
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cutane/o
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skin
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dactyl/o
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fingers, toes
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duct/o
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to lead, carry
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flex/o
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to bend
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furc/o
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forking, branching
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gloss/o
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tongue
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glyc/o
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sugar
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immun/o
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protection
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morph/o
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shape
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mort/o
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death
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nat/i
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birth
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nect/o
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to bind, tie, connect
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norm/o
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rule, order
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pub/o
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pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
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seps/o
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infection
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somn/o
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sleep
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son/o
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sound
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the/o
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to put, place
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thel/o
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nipple
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thyr/o
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thyroid gland; shield
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top/o
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place, position, location
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tox/o
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poison
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trache/o
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windpipe, trachea
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urethr/o
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urethra
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-blast
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embryonic, immature
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-crine
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to secrete
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-cyesis
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pregnancy
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-drome
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to run
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-fusion
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coming together; to pour
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-gen
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substance that produces
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-lapse
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to slide, fall, sag
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-lysis
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breakdown, separation, loosening
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-meter
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to measure
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-mission
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to send
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-or
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one who
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-partum
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birth, labor
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-phoria
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to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
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-physis
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to grow
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-plasia
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development, formation
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-plasm
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structure or formation
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptosis
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droop, sag, prolapse
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-stasis
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stop, control
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-trophy
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nourishment, development
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without breathing
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apnea
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without oxygen
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anoxia
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ab-
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away from
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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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ad-
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toward
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a muscle that draws a limb away from the body
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abductor
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a muscle that draws a limb toward the body
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adductor
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endocrine glands that lie on top of each kidney
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adrenal glands
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ana-
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up, apart
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self, own
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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con-
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with, together
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, lack of
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dia-
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through, complete
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-, ecto-
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out, outside
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en-, endo-
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in, within
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epi-
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upon, on, above
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eu-
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good, normal
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ex-
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out, away from
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hemi-
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half
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process of building up or synthesizing substances (such as proteins) in a cell
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anabolism
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separation of a substance into various parts
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analysis
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ante dibuc (a.c.)
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before meals
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bending forward
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anteflexion
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before birth
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antepartum
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destruction of microorganisms to prevent infection
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antisepsis
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against life (germ life); drugs given to combat bacteria
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antibiotic
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substance (protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies
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antigen
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protein made by white blood cells to destroy antigens
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antibody
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an antibody, often from an animal, that acts against a toxin
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antitoxin
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a disease caused by the production of antibodies against one's own normal cells
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autoimmune disease
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normal splitting into two branches
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bifurcation
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usually, a pulse of less than 60; a slow heart rate
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bradycardia
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pertaining to both or two sides
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bilateral
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cellular process of breaking down of a complex substance into simple compounds; energy is released to do the work of the cell
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catabolism
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an irregularity in a structure or organ
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anomaly
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abnormality present a birth; birth defect
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congenital anomaly
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tissue that supports and binds other tissues and parts (bone, cartilage, muscle or fibrous tissues)
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connective
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a factor that prohibits the administration of a drug or procedure in the care of a patient
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contraindication
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affecting the opposite side of a part of the body
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contralateral
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excessive loss of water
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dehydration
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measurement between opposites, e.g., blood vessel or intestine; points on the periphery of a circular body part
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diameter
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the frequent passage of watery, loose stools
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diarrhea
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separation of nitrogenous wastes from the blood when the kidneys no longer function
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dialysis
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difficult breathing
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dyspnea
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condition of abnormal formation
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dysplasia
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pregnancy that is not in the normal location (uterus); a fallopian tube is the most common site
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ectopic pregnancy
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the inner lining of the heart
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endocardium
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instrument to visually examine within the body
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endoscope
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pertaining to within the trachea
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endotracheal
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placed through the mouth into the trachea, used for giving oxygen and in general anesthesia procedures
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endotracheal tube
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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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epithelium
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exaggerated feeling of well-being
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euphoria
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normal thyroid function
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euthyroid
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protrusion of the eyeball associated with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland; also called proptosis
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exophthalmos
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removal (resection) of half the tongue
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hemiglossectomy
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without oxygen
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anoxia
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ab-
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away from (notice that the b faces away from the a)
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ad-
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toward (notice that the d faces toward the a)
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a muscle that draws a limb toward the body
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adductor
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a muscle that draws a limb away from the body
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abductor
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glands that lie on top of each kidney
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adrenal
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abduction
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moving away from
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adduction
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moving toward
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ana-
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up, apart
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self, own
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bi-
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two
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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con-
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with, together
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, lack of
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dia-
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through, complete
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-, ecto-
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out, outside
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en-, endo-
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in, within
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epi-
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upon, on, above
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eu-
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good, normal
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ex-
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out, away from
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hemi-
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half
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process of building up complex materials (proteins) from simple materials
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anabolism
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process of breaking down complex materials (foods) to form simpler substances and release energy
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catabolism
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a laboratory examination of urine that aids in the diagnosis of many medical conditions
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urinalysis
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the notation seen on prescription orders, means before meals
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a.c. (ante cibum)
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abnormal forward bending of an organ or part
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anteflexion
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before birth
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antepartum
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against infection
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antisepsis
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a substance that fights infection
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antiseptic
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destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria
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antibiotic
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protein produced against an antigen
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antibody
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foreign body
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antigen
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a substance that produces an antibody
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antigen
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an antibody, often from an animal such as a horse, that acts against a toxin
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antitoxin
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producing antibodies against one's own normal cells
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autoimmune
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normal splitting into two branches
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bifurcation (e.g., of the trachea to form the bronchi)
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usually a pulse of less than 60; a slow heart rate
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bradycardia
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an irregularity in a structure or organ
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anomaly
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tissue that supports and binds other body tissue and parts
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connective
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examples of connective tissue
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bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
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down, lack of
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dia-
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through, complete
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dys-
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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-, ecto-
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out, outside
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en-, endo-
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in, within
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epi-
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upon, on, above
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eu-
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good, normal
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ex-
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out, away from
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hemi-
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half
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any condition, especially any condition or disease, which renders some particular line of treatment improper or undesirable
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contraindication
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pertaining to the opposite side
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contralateral
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lack of water
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dehydration
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literally, complete separation
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dialysis
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waste materials from the blood are removed via a machine (artificial kidney)
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hemodialysis
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shortness of breath, often caused by a respiratory or cardiac conditions, strenuous exercise, or anxiety
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dyspnea
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abnormality of development, in pathology, alteration in size, shape and organization of adult cells
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dysplasia
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pregnancy that develops outside the uterus
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ectopic
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within the heart; innermost lining of the heart cavities
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endocardium
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instrument to view inside the body
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endoscope
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within the trachea
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endotracheal
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used for giving oxygen and in general anesthesia procedures, placed through the mouth
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endotracheal tube
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the covering of internal and external surfaces of the body, including the lining of vessels and other small cavities
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endothelium
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exaggerated feeling of well-being
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euphoria
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normal thyroid function
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euthyroid
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protrusion of the eyeball associated with enlargement and overactivity of the thyroid gland; also called proptosis
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exophthalmos
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surgical removal of one-half of the tongue
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hemiglossectomy
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hyer-
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excessive, above
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hypo-
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deficient, under
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in-
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not, into, within
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infra-
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beneath
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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into, within
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macro-
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large
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mal-
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bad
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meta-
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beyond, change
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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pan-
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all
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para-
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abnormal, beside, near
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per-
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through
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peri-
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surrounding
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poly-
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many, much
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-
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before, in front of
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pro-
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before, forward
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pseudo-
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false
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hyperglycemia
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diabetes mellitus
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increase in cell numbers
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hyperplasia (characteristic of tumor growth)
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symptoms (rash, fever) that appear before the actual illness and signal its onset
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prodromal
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development of signs of pregnancy but without the presence of an embryo
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pseudocyesis
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re-
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back, again
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retro-
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behind, backward
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sub-
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under
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supra-
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above, upper
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syn-, sym-
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together, with
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tachy-
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fast
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trans-
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across, through
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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uni-
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one
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an abnormal position of an organ, such as the uterus, bent or tilted backward
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retroflexion
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webbed fingers or toes
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syndactyly
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respiratory rate that is too rapid
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tachypnea
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endocrine glands located above each kidney
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adrenal glands
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destroys or inhibits the growth of microorganisms
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antibiotic
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disease that can result if the mother is Rh- and the baby is Rh+
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hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN) or erythroblastosis fetalis
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on the other side
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contralateral
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inherited connective tissue disorder marked by a tall, thin body type with long, "spidery" fingers and toes
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Marfan syndrome
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joint in which the bony surfaces are firmly united by a layer of fibrocartilage
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symphysis
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