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26 Cards in this Set
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Adenectomy
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Excision of a gland
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Adenoids
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Gland-like
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Alveolar
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Pertaining to the lungs
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Amniocentesis
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Puncture of the amnionic sac
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Amnion
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Embryo sac
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Amylase
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Enzyme that breaks down starch
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Angiectasis
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Dialation of a vessel
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Angiectomy
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Excision of a vessel
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Angiogram
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X-ray of vessels
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angioplasty
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Surgical repair of a vessel
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Angiorrhaphy
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Vessel suture
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Atrophy
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Shrinking in size of some part of the body or an organ
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Augmentation Mammoplasty
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Breast reduction surgical repair
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Bacteremia
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Presence of bacteria in the blood
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Carcinoma
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Cancerous tumor
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Calcipenia
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Deficiency of calcium
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Blepharoptosis
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Sagging of the eyelids
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Cardiomegaly
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Enlarged heart
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Cardiorrhexis
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Rupture of the heart
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Cholelith
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Gall stone
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Psoriasis
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Condition where skin is covered in itchy lesions
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Otodynia
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Pain of the ear
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Encephalocele
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Hernia of the brain
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Neuroectasia
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Stretching of a nerve
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Lymphedema
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Acumulation of tissue fluid caused by lymphatic vessel disruption.
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Angiectasis
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Streching of the blood or lymphatic vessel
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