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56 Cards in this Set
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ADENOMA
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Tumor of glands
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Arthritis
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Inflammation of joints
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Autopsy
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View ones self
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Cardiiologist
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Heart specialist
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Cytology
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Study of bladder
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Excision
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cut out
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gastrectomy
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Removal of stomach
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Gynecology
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Study of
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Gynecologist
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Female Specialist
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Hyperglycemia
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Excess Sugar
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Hypoglycemia
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low sugar
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Hypodermic
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Under skin
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Hypogastric
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Pertaining to below stomach
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Incision
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Cut in
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Nephritis
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Inflammation of kidney
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Nephrology
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Study of Kidney
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Prognosis
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Made after the diagnosis is a prediction about the patients outcome before treatment.
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Adipose Tissue
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Collection of fat cells
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Bilateral
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Having two sides
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Biology
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Study of LIfe
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Cytology
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Study of cells
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Histology
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Study of Tissue
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Pathology
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Study of Disease
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Unilateral
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Involving only one side
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Anterior
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Front side of the body
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Apex
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The top, the end, such as the top of the heart
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Distal
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Far from the point of attachment to the trun or far from the beginning of a structure.
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Inferior
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Below another structure.
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Lateral
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Pertaining to the side.
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Medial
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Pertaining to, situated in, middle
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Posterior
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Back side of body
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Prone
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Lying on the belly (face down, palm down)
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Proximal
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Near the point of attachement to trunk
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Superficial
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On the surface
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Superior
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Above another structure
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Supine
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Lying on the back (face up)
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Medial
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Pertaining to the middle or near the medial plane of the body.
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-tomy
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Incision
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-ist
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one who specializes
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-cele
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Hernia
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-ectomy
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excision, surgical removal of, resection
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-emia
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blood condition
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-lysis
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breakdwon, separation, loosening
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-meter
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to measure
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-oma
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tumor
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ase
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enzyme
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-pepsia
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to digest
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-phagia
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to eat
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-ostomy
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new opening
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-uria
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urine
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-lith
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stone
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-cyst
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sac, bladder
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