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43 Cards in this Set
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adipose
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relating to fat
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alimentary
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pertaining to food or nutrition (alimentary canal)
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appendicular
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pertaining to the arms and/or legs (appendages)
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articulation
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the joint or juncture of two or more parts
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aspiration
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the act of breathing; withdrawing body fluid
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autonomic
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occurring involuntarily
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axial
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trunk and skull (skeleton)
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bowel
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division of the intestine
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bronchial
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pertaining to the air tubes of the lungs
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capillary
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smallest blood vessels
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cerebral
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relating to the brain and the cerebrum in particular
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cervical
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pertaining to the neck or cervix
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cilia
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small hairlike structures
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cloaca
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urogenital passage of birds
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coccygeal
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tail area
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collateral
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secondary or accessory
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colon
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part of the large intestine
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copulatory
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relating to sexual intercourse
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coronary
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regarding the heart
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cranial
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regarding the skull
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deciduous
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falling out at the end of a stage or season; first set of teeth
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diastolic
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regarding the dilation of the heart cavities
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enzyme
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protein that causes biochemical reaction
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epidermal
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relating to the outer layer of skin
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epithelial
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pertaining to the outer protective tissue of the body
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esophagus
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tubular food passage between the neck and the stomach
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excretory
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relating to the discharge of waste
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exocrine
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external secretion of a gland
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larynx
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upper part of the trachea (windpipe)
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mucous
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secreting mucus
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mucus
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slippery secretion of mucous membranes
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neural
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pertaining to the nerves
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parietal
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pertaining to the walls of a cavity
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patellar
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relating to the patella (kneecap)
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pectoral
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pertaining to the breast or chest
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pharynx
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upper part of the alimentary canal
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sphincter
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muscle controlling size of a body opening
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systolic
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regarding the contraction of the heart
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thoracic
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pertaining to the thorax (chest area)
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trachea
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tubular air passage in throat
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urogenital
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pertaining to the urinary and genital organs
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vestigial
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imperfectly developed or nonfunctional organ
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visceral
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organs within the abdominal and thoracic cavities
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