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A- or AN-
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Prefix meaning without, or lack of, (e.g., aplasia, lack of
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ABSCESS
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Localized collection of pus in a cavity in tissue
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ACHALASIA
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Failure of relaxation of smooth muscle fibers
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ACHLORHYDRIA
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Absence of hydrochloric acid secretion by stomach
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ACUTE
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Relatively serious and severe; having a brief course
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ACUTE
GLOMERULONEPHRITIS |
an acute nonsuppurative inflammatory disease of all
glomeruli of both kidneys |
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ADENOCARCINOMA
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malignant tumor arising in glandular epithelium
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ADENOMA
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benign tumor arising in glandular epithelium
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ADHESION
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ability to remain together; also, scar tissue joining two
parts usually separate |
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AGENESIS
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failure of formation of a body part
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ALLERGY
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altered capacity to react, especially in regard to foreign
protein |
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AMYLOIDOSIS
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a disease characterized by extracellular deposition in
connective tissue of a carbohydrate-protein material, amyloid |
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ANAPHYLAXIS
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exaggerated or unusual reaction of the organism to
foreign protein |
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ANASARCA
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accumulation of fluid in cellular tissues of body; diffuse
edema |
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ANEMIA
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reduction or deficiency of blood either in quantity or in
quality |
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ANEURYSM
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sac full of blood formed by dilation of the walls of an
artery or vein |
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ANGINA
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choking or suffocating sensation or pain
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ANGIOMA
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tumor of blood vessels
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ANTHRACOSIS
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pneumoconiosis or lung-dust disease due to inhalation
of coal pigment; coal pigmentation |
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ANTIBODY
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new protein produced by organism in response to
foreign protein or other material combining with protein, i.e., antigen |
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ANTIGEN
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foreign protein or material capable of combining with
protein which causes body to form a new protein, the antibody |
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ANURIA
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absence of urine production
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ARGYRIA
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pigmentation due to silver salt
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ARTERIOSCLEROSIS
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group of arterial diseases characterized by thickening
of the vessels, frequently with hardening and/or calcification |
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ARTHRITIS
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inflammation of a joint
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ASCHOFF BODY
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characteristic myocardial connective tissue change in
rheumatic fever, cellular collection of mononuclear and giant cells around focus of fibrinoid necrosis |
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ASCITES
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accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity
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ASPHYXIA
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suffocation; anoxia with increase of carbon dioxide
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ATELECTASIS
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incomplete expansion, especially of the lungs
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ATHEROMA
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lesion produced in intima of arteries with focal
accumulation of lipids, complex carbohydrates, proteins, blood and blood products, fibrous tissue and calcium deposits and associated with changes in media |
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ATRESIA
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absence or closure of a normal body opening
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ATROPHY
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decrease in size of cell, tissue, organ, part of or the
whole body |
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AUTO
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prefix relating to self or to same individuals; e.g.,
autograph, transplantation of tissue from one part to another of the same anima |
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AUTOLYSIS
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literally self-lysis, a series of changes following death of
an organism |
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BACTEREMIA
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presence of bacteria in the blood
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BENIGN
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not harmful, not malignant
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BRONCHIECTASIS
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chronic dilatation of bronchi
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BRONCHITIS
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inflammation of the bronchi
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CACHEXIA
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body-wasting plus anemia
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CALCIFICATION
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deposition of calcium from blood and other body fluids
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CALCULUS
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concretion occurring within organism, made up in whole
or in part of mineral salts |
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CAPUT MEDUSA
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distention of superficial veins of abdomen centering on
umbilicus as collateral circulation in portal vein obstruction |
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CARBUNCLE
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compound necrotizing inflammation of skin and
subcutaneous tissues, usually due to staphylococcal infection |
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CARCINOGEN
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cancer-producing substance or force
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CARCINOID
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argentaffin tumor, usually of intestinal tract
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CARCINOMA
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malignant epithelial tumor
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CARCINOMA IN SITU
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malignant epithelial cells within normal confines or limits
in the body; preinvasive carcinoma |
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CAUSEATION
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type of necrosis in which involved tissue resembles
cheese grossly |
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CEROID
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wax-like material found as crystals in disease states
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CHARCOT JOINT
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damage to joint following nerve injury, as in tabes
dorsalis |
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CHEMOTAXIS
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cellular phenomenon of moving toward or away from a
certain material |
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CHONDRO-
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prefix referring to cartilage
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CHOREA
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convulsive nervous movements, both involuntary and
irregular |
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CHRONIC
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tending to long course; opposite of acute
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CIRRHOSIS
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hardening, usually of liver
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CLONE
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strain of cells deriving from single cell
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COAGULATION
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process of changing into or being changed into a clot
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COMA
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depressed consciousness with absence of response to
stimuli |
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COMMUNICATION
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transfer of information
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COMPATIBLE
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capable of coexistence without injury
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CONTINUITY
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quality of duration, existence over a serial period of
time |
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CONTROL
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that which directs, checks or restrains
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COR PULMONALE
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pulmonary heart disease; disease of heart secondary to
disease of lungs or their vessels |
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CRESCENT
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epithelial proliferation in space of Bowman's capsule in
subacute and chronic glomerulonephritis |
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CRETIN
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one whose physical and mental development has been
retarded or arrested due to thyroid deficiency |
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CYANOSIS
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blueness of the skin, or other part of body, due to
insufficient oxygen |
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CYST
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sac containing usually a fluid or semisolid material
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CYSTITIS
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inflammation of the urinary bladder
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DE-
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prefix meaning away from
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DEGENERATION
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retrogressive changes of cells short of necrosis
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DIABETES
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literally "passing through"; increased urine output:
diabetes mellitus and insipidus |
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DIAGNOSIS
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determination of the nature of a condition or disease or
a hypothetical concept concerning this |
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DIAPEDESIS
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passage of cells through capillary wall
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DIFFERENTIATION
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process in development during which final properties
are acquired |
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DIVERTICULUM
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pouch or pocket leading off from a main cavity or tube
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DUST CELLS
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phagocytic cells of lung containing inhaled particles
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DYSENTERY
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inflammation of intestines, with blood and mucus in
frequent bowel movements |
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DYSPNEA
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difficult breathing
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DYSTROPHIC
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caused by faulty or deficient metabolism
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ECLAMPSIA
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convulsions occurring in last three months of pregnancy
associated with placental, renal and hepatic lesions |
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EDEMA
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accumulation of fluid in body or body part beyond
normal amounts |
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EMBOLUS
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formed material circulating in the blood stream during
life and coming to rest, blocking a vessel |
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EMPHYSEMA
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air in tissues causing swelling
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EMPYEMA
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pus in a tissue space, e.g., pleural
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ENCEPHALITIS
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inflammation of brain
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EOSINOPHIL
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having an affinity for eosin; staining pink in H & E stain;
e.g., eosinophil leukocyte |
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EPIDEMIC
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disease affecting more than usual number of people in
a community at one time |
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EPITHELIOID CELL
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cell resembling epithelium usually deriving from
macrophage or histiocyte |
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EPIZOOTIC
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disease affecting more than usual number of animals in
a group at one time |
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ERYSIPELAS
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reddening and inflammation of skin, usually due to
streptococci, associated with constitutional symptoms |
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ETIOLOGY
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study of the cause of disease, or the cause of disease
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EXOPHTHALMOS
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unusual protrusion of the eyeball
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FAT NECROSIS
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death of fatty tissue, usually result of spill of pancreatic
lipase, trauma, etc |
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FECALITH
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intestinal concentration formed around or from feces
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FEEDBACK
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activity which contains within itself cessation or
stoppage |
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FEVER
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body temperature above normal, or (old) disease so
characterized |
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FIBRINOID
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tissue material resembling fibrin found especially in
collagen disease |
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FIBROID
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term for uterine fibroleiomyoma
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FISTULA
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deep ulcer often communicating with an internal organ
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FOAM CELLS
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cells with vacuolated cytoplasm, usually containing fat
droplets in vacuoles |
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FURUNCLE
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nodular staphylococcal inflammation of skin, often in
relation to a hair follicle or sweat gland; the common boil |
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GANGRENE
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massive death of tissue, e.g., of an extremity
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GIANT CELL
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multinucleated large cells; found frequently in
inflammation in late stages around foreign materials as Langhans' giant cell |
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GOUT
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disturbance of purine metabolism causing urate
deposits in joints and cartilages and arthritis symptoms |
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GRANULOMA
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nodules of inflammatory cells, principally
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GUMMA
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local lesion of tertiary syphilis with soft tumor-like
formations, histiocytes |
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HAMARTOMA
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tumor-like collection of excess tissue or abnormally
situated tissue formed during development |
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HEART-FAILURE CELLS
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hemosiderin-containing macrophages in lung or
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HEMATIN
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brown to black pigment in tissue resulting from
hemoglobin breakdown but not giving Prussian blue reaction of hemosiderin |
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HEMOCHROMATOSIS
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disorder of iron metabolism with excessive iron
absorption; deposited iron produces cirrhosis of liver and pancreatic damage with diabetes mellitus |
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HEMOFUSCIN
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brown pigment not containing iron found in liver with
hemosiderin in hemochromatosis |
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HEMOPHILIA
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familial disease appearing in males, transmitted by
females, characterized by absence of specific globulin in blood and imperfect coagulation |
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HEMOSIDERIN
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iron-containing crystalline ferritin complex
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HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS
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liver disease characterized by degeneration and
regeneration of liver cells and (replacement) fibrosis |
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HERNIA
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protrusion of tissue through an opening
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HETEROGRAFT
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piece of tissue transplanted from one species to
another |
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HOMEOSTASIS
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quality of tending to uniformity or stability
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HOMOGRAFT
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piece of tissue transplanted from one animal to another
of the same species |
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HYALINE
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literally glassy; used to describe homogenous
amorphous deposits and materials |
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HYDRO-
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prefix denoting water, in excess
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HYDRONEPHROSIS
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dilatation of kidney by urine accumulation
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ICTERUS
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jaundice
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INCLUSION BODY
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characteristic intracellular (nuclear or cytoplasmic) body
found especially in cells affected by viruses |
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INDIVIDUALITY
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specificity; quality of possessing separate identity
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INDUCED
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brought about by some means; not natural
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INFARCTION
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necrosis of tissue due to ischemia
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INTERSTITIAL
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in spaces of a tissue; relating to such spaces
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INTUSSUSCEPTION
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passage of one portion of intestine into a adjacent
portion |
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ISO-GRAFT
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piece of tissue transplanted from one animal to another
genetically related animal |
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KAPPA PARTICLES
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rickettsia-like bodies in strain of paramecia injuring
other paramecia of same strain which do not possess kappa particles |
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KARYO-
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prefix relating to the nucleus
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KARYOLYSIS
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nuclear solution
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KARYORRHEXIS
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nuclear breakdown with residual granules
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KELOID
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skin tumor or mass specifically following wounding or
injury |
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KYPHOSIS
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hunchback; dorsal curvature of spine
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LANGHANS GIANT CELL
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multinucleated large cell formed in relation to foreign
material or bodies |
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LEUKEMOID
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reaction resembling leukemia; extreme leukocytosis of
normal cells |
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LEUKOPENIA
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reduction in number of circulating leukocytes
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LOBAR PNEUMONIA
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pneumococcal infection of one or more lobes of one or
both lungs |
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LOBULAR
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describing involvement of lobule, e.g., lobular
pneumonia, not involving the whole lobe |
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LUPUS
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literally wolf; specific disease of skin with tissue
destruction and sometimes systemic lesions of collagen |
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LYMPHADENITIS
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inflammation of lymph nodes
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LYMPHEDEMA
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edema due to lymphatic obstruction
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MALACIA
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softening of tissue in disease, as encephalomalacia,
osteomalacia |
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MELANIN
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pigment granules, usually black, derived from indole
and present in animals |
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METAPLASIA
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replacement of one type of cell in tissue by another
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METASTASIS
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transfer of disease from one organ to another not
directly connected to it |
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MILIARY
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resembling a millet seed; marked by multiple small
lesions barely visible to the naked eye |
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MIXED TUMOR
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tumor or neoplasm made up of one or more than one
cell or tissue type |
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MUCOCELE
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accumulation of mucus with cyst formation, as in
appendix |
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MYXEDEMA
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disease due to thyroid deficiency characterized by
deposition of excess ground substance in subcutaneous tissue and viscera |
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NEOPLASIA
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process of new growth or tumor formation
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NEURONOPHAGIA
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destruction of nerve cells by phagocytic action, as in
acute anterior poliomyelitis, etc |
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NEVUS
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new growth of skin, usually containing nerve elements;
also congenital dilation of blood vessels in part of skin |
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OBSOLESCENCE
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process of passing out of existence or of becoming
obsolete |
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OBSTRUCTION
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something that impedes or blocks a flow
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OLIGURIA
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decrease of urine volume
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-OMA
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suffix meaning tumor of
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ORGANIZATION
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quality of being made up of connected interdependent
parts |
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-OSIS
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suffix meaning process or condition
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PAPILLARY
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projecting from a surface
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PAPILLOMA
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epithelial tumor projecting from a surface
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PARA-
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prefix meaning behind, e.g., para-appendiceal
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PELLAGRA
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literally rough skin; clinical syndrome due to deficiency
of niacin (nicotinic acid) characterized by diarrhea, dermatitis and dementia |
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PEPTIC
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related to digestion
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PHTHISIS
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a wasting away (or a part or of the body); vernacular for
pulmonary tuberculosis |
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PNEUMONIA
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inflammation of lungs, usually with consolidation and
systemic symptoms |
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PNEUMONITIS
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localized inflammation of lungs
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POLYCYTHEMIA
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excess of erythrocytes
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POLYP
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pedunculated or sessile growth arising from mucosa
and extending into a cavity |
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POLYPOID
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like a polyp; projecting from a surface
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PURPURA
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condition with confluent small hemorrhages over body
surfaces |
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PYELONEPHRITIS
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inflammation of pelvis and interstitial tissues of the
kidney |
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PYEMIA
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septicemia with pus in blood and secondary sites of
Suppuration |
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PYLEPHLEBITIS
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inflammation of portal vein
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PYO-
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prefix meaning pus
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PYREXIA
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fever, temperature above normal
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PYURIA
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pus in urine
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SARCOMA
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malignant tumor of connective tissue, e.g.,
fibrosarcoma |
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SCLER-
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- prefix meaning hard
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SEMINOMA
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epithelial tumor arising in testis
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SESSILE
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with broad base of attachment
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SHOCK
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severe depression of bodily activities caused by
infection, hemorrhage, trauma, etc. |
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SINUS
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pathologically, a suppurating channel or fistula
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SLUDGE
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particles in suspension in viscid fluid; settling out equals
sludging |
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TABES
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wasting or atrophy or a part, e.g., tabes dorsalis, or
atrophy of dorsal spinal columns in late syphilis |
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TELEOLOGY
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type of thinking emphasizing purpose interpretation of
structure and function |
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TERATO-
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prefix signifying relation to abnormal or monstrous
growth, e.g., teratoma |
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THROMBUS
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clot formed in blood during life
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TOPHUS
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collection of urates in tissues in gout
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TUBERCLE
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small nodule, usually related to or caused by M.
tuberculosis |
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UREMIA
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excess urea in blood; symptom complex of renal failure
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VARIX
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enlarged and dilated vessel, usually tortuous, usually in
vein |
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VOLVULUS
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intestinal obstruction due to twisting of bowel
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XANTHOMA
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literally yellow tumor; subcutaneous collection of
cholesterol and foam cells |
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XEROPHTHALMIA
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literally dry eye, atrophic conjunctivitis form vitamin A
deficiency |
