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195 Cards in this Set
- Front
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ad-
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toward
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anti-
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against, opposing
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endo-
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within, absorbing
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ex-, exo-
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outside, away from
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hyper-
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excessive
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hypo-
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under, below
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para-
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near, alongside
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syn-
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together
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acr
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extremity, or extreme
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aden
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gland
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andr
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male
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calc
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calcium
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cortic
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tree bar, outer covering, cortex
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crin
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to secrete
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dips
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thirst
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gluc
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glucose, or sugar
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glyc, gylcos
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glycogen
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hormon
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to set in motion
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kal
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potassium
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ket
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keton bodies
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lob
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lobe
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megal
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abnormally large
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myx
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mucus
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natr
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sodium
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pancreat
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sweetbread, pancreas
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ren
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kidney
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thyr
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shield, thyriod
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tox
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posion
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-drome
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run, running
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-emia
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blood
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-ism
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condition or disease
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-oid
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resemblance to
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-osis
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condition of
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-plasia
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shape, formation
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the sum of all energy-activites in the body
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metabolism
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located at the base of the brain and conneted to the hypothalamus, this master gland consists of the anterior lbe and the posterior lobe and maintains control over other glands
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pituitary gland
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abnormal protrusion of the eyes
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exophthalmos
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abnormal increase in hormone production, often the result of an inderited disease or a tumor
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hypersecretion
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abnormal state of excessive thirst
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poyldipsia
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abnormal condtion of a gland
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adenosis
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caused by hyposecretion of ADH by the prosterior lobe of the pituitary gland
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diabetes imsipidus
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abnormally high glucose level in the blood
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hyperglycemia
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excision of one or more parathyroid glands
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parathyroidectomy
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what is radio active iodine used for?
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thyroid
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a soft, oblong organ located behind the stomach in the abdominal cavity, which secrets hormones that regulate blood sugar levels
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pancreas
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incision into the thyroid gland
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thyroidotomy
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brady-
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slow
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epi-
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upon
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inter-
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between
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peri-
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around, about
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tachy-
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rapid fast
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angi, angin
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blood vessel
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aort
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aorta
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arter, arteri
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windpipe, artery
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ather
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fat
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atri
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atrium
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card, cardi
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heart
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coron
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crown or circle
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cyan
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blue
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ech
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to bounce
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electr
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electricity
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isch
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to hold back
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my, myos
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muscle
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occlus
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to close up
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pector
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chest
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phleb
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vein
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pulmon
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lung
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sphygm
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pluse
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sten
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narrowness, constriction
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steth
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chest
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thromb
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clot of blood
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valvul
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little valve
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varic
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dilated vein
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vas
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blood vessel
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vascul
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little blood vessel
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ven
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vein
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ventricul
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little belly or cavity
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-apheresis
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removal
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-dynia
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pain
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-gram
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recording
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-graph
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instrument used to record
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-is
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pertaining to
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-lytic
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pertaining to dissolution
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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the left semilunar valve
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aortic valve
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the left atrioventricular valve of the heart, also known as the _____ valve.
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bicuspid valve
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the right semilunar valve
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pulmonary valve
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the heart valve that directs blood flow in one direction from the left atrium to the left ventricle
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mitral valve
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an abnormally slow heart rate, usually under 50 beats per minute.
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bradycardia
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a fast heartbeat
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tachycardia
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a disturbance or abnormality of the heart's normal rhythmic cycle
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dysrhythmia
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a symptom in which a blue tinge is seen in the skin and mucuos membranes, which is caused by oxygen deficiency
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cyanosis
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bulging of an arterial wall caused by a congenital defect or an acquired weakness of the arterial wall produced as blood is pushed against it.
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aneurysm
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a blood clot or foreign that moves through the circulation, which can produce a sever circulatory restriction when it becomes lodged in a artery
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embolism
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congenital condition characterized by an opening between the pulmonary artery and the aorta, allowing blood to pass across
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patent ductus arteriosus
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insertion of a narrow flexable tube through a coronary blood vessel to withdraw blood samples, measures pressures, and inject contrast medium for imaging purposes
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cardiac catheterization
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an ultrasound procedure that evaluates blood flow in an effort to determine the cause of a localized reduction in blood flow.
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doppler sonography
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ana-
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up, towar
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homo-
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same
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iso-
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equal
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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pro-
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forward, preceding
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aut
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self
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bacter
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bacteria
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blast
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germ or bud
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erythr
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red
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hem, hemat
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blood
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immun
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exempt; immunity
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leuk
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white
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lymph
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clear water or fluid
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mon
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one
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path
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disease
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poikil
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irregular
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splen
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spleen
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staphyl
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grape-like clusters
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strept
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twisted or gnarled
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therm
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heat
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thym
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wart-like
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-crit
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to separate
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-cyte
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cell
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-lysis
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to dissolve
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-penia
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abnormal reduction in number
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-pexy
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surgical fixation, suspension
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-phil, -philia
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sugical fixation, suspension
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-phylaxis
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protection
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-poiesis
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formation
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pea-sized organs filled with white blood cells that filter out foreign materials from the lymph
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lymph nodes
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any forgein substance
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antigen
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white blood cells that fight infection by phagocytizing unwanted forgein particles
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neutrophil
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rupture of the red blood cell membrane
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hemolysis
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AIDS
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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caused by the human immunodeficiency virus which deiable the immune respone by destorying mainly helper T cells.
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AIDS
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a reduced ability of red blood cells to deliver oxygen to tissue resulting from a reduction of circulation RBCs.
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anemia
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a disease caused by a powerful neurotoxin released by the common bacterium clostridium tetani, the toxins acts upon the central nervous system to cause convulsions and paralysis
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tetanus
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a form of poisoning caused by the ingestion of food contaminatedwith the toxin produced by the bacteria clostridium botulinum
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botulism
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a disease caused by a bateria and its toxin, resulting in inflammation of mucous membranes, primarily in the mouth and throat
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diphtheria
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a blood disorder resulting from incompatibility between a fetus with Rh positive blood and its mother with Rh negative blood
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erythroblastosis fetalis
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cancer of lymphatic tissue
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Hodgkin's Disease
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a disease caused by a parasitic protozoan that infects red blood cells, characterized by periodic fevers and fatigue
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malaria
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anemia caused by an inadequate supply of folic acid
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pernicious anemia
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litterally, diease of the lymph nodes
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lymphadenopathy
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a-, an-
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without
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dia-
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through, between
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eu-
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normal gland
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pan-
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all, entire
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poly-
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many
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alveol
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air sac, alveolus
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atel
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imperfect, incomplete
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bronch
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airway, bronchus
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glott, glottis
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opening of the windpipe
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laryng
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voicebox, larynx
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nas
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nose
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ox
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oxygen
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pharyng
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throat, pharynx
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phragm, phragmat
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partition
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pleur
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rib, pleura
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pneun, pneumon, pneumat
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lung or air
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py
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pus
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rhin
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nose
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sept
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wall, partition
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sinus
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cavity
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somn
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sleep
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spir
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to breathe
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thorac
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chest, thorax
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trache
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wind pipe, trachea
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tubercul
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little mass or swelling
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-algia
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pain
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-ar, -ary
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pertaining to
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-capnia
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carbon dioxide
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-cele
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hernia, swelling, protrusion
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-centesis
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puncture to aspirate, or remove, fluid
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-metry
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measurement
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-oxia
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oxygen
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-phonia
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sound or voice
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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to spit out a fluid
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-rrhagia
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bleeding, hemorrhage
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-spasm
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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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-stomy
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surgical creation of an opening
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-tomy
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incision, or surgical cut into
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a terminal dilation branching from bronchioles and the site of gas exchange between lungs and blood
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alveoli
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inability to breathe
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apnea
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deep breathing
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hyperpnea
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shallow breathing
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hypopnea
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deficient levels of oxygen in tissues throughout the body
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hypoxia
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deficient levels of oxygen in body
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hypoxemia
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COPD
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chronic ibsrtuctive pulmonary disease
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a group of disorders associated with the obstruction of bronchial airflow, usually as a result of inhaling tobacco products
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COPD
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inflammation of soft lung tissue caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infection, in which the alveoli become filled with fluids
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pneumonia
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excision of a lung
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pneumonectomy
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a viral disease characterized by enlarged lymph nodes, atypical lymphocytes, sore throat, fever, and fatigue
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mononucleosis
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