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110 Cards in this Set
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Access
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A means of approaching something
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Assess
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Determine the status or value of something
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Axis
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Line about which a revolving body turns or a structure would turn (ekg)
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Affect
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Usually a verb
As in the affected hand |
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Effect
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Usually a noun
as in the medication took effect or the patient had no side effects |
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affect
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external expression of emotion
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C&S
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Culture and Sensitivity
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CNS
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central nevous system
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Disk
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pertaining to circular or rounded flat plates
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dysphagia
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difficulty in swallowing
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dysphasia
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impairment of speech
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elicit
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to draw out or forth; evoke
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illicit
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not permitted; unlawful
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graft
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any tissue or organ for implantation or transplantation
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graph
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a diagram or curve representing varying relationships between sets of data
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heel
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the hindmost part of the foot
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heal
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to make healthy
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installation
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act of setting in position or connecting for use
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instillation
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administration of a liquid drop by drop
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mortis
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rigor, stiffening of a dead body
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mortise
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ankle, hallowed out space
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mucous
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adjective, pertaining to or relating to mucus
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mucus
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noun, the free slime of a mucous membrane
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nares
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the external orifices of the nose, plural
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naris
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one of the opening of the nasal cavity
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palpation
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the act of feeling with the hand
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palpitations
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a subjective sensation of an unduly rapid or irregular heatbeat.
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perfusion
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passage of fluids through vessels of a specific organ
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profusion
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copious, overflowing, aboundant
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perineal
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pertaining to the perineum, region between the thighs.
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peroneal
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pertaining to the outer side of the leg, fibula
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peritoneal
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pertaining to the peritoneum, serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal and pelvic cavities
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pleuritic
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pertaining to pleurisy, which is inflammation of the serous membrane of the lung.
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pruritic
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pertaining to pruritus, which is an itching sensation
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prosthetic
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pertaining to an artifial substitute for a missing body part.
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prostatic
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pertaining to the prostate
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sight
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vision
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site
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place or position
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cite
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to quote as an authority
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than
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used comparatively to introduce a second element.
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then
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at that time in the past
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tic
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an involuntary compulsive repetitive movement usually of the face or shoulders
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tick
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blood-sucking acarid parasite
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verses
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lines of poetry or subdivisions in the bible
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versus
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an alternative to or contrast with, i.e. URI versus pneumonia
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vesical
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pertaining to the urinary bladder
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vesicle
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blisters or other finy fluid-filled sacs
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fascicle
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bundles of fibers as in the heart
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waist
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the portion of the body between the thorax and hips
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waste
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gradual loss, decay, or diminuation of bulk
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afferent
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contripetal, conveying toward a center
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efferent
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centrifugal, conveying away from a center
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allusion
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refer indirectly or by suggestion
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elusion
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escaping the notice of, an eluding event
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illusion
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a misleading sensory issue
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aide
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a person who acts as an assistant
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aid
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assistance or assisting device
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anuresis
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retention of urine in the bladder
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enuresis
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involuntary discharge of urine after age at which control should occur
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cor
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the muscular organ that maintains circulation of the blood (heart)
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core
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central part of anything
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neural
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pertainign to a nerve or to the nerves
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neuro
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combining form denoting relationship to a nerve or the nervous system
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para
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beside
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peri
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around
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pre
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before
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discrete
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made up of separate parts or characterized by lesions which do not become blended
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discreet
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repectful of propriety, modest
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plural
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more than one
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pleural
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relating to the pleura
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suppuration
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formation or discharge of pus
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separation
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divison, keeping apart
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advise
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to recommend or suggest
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advice
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opinion
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avulsion
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ripping or tearing away of a part either accidently or surgically
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evulsion
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forcible extraction
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arteriosclerosis
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thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls
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atherosclerosis
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form of arteriosclerosis where deposits of plaque are formed in the arteries
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arthrosclerosis
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stiffening or hardening of the joints
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BNP
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brain natriuretic peptide
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BMP
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Basic metabolic panel
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dominant
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unmistakenly outstanding exercises the most influence or control
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dominate
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to control or govern or rule
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ensure
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make sure, certain, safe, or secure
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insure
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guarantee with a policy against loss of life, property, etc
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intra
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prefix meaning within, into, or during
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inter
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prefix meaning between or among
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infra
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prefix meaning inferior to, below or beneath
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inner
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opposite of outer
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lose
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unable to find, mislay
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loose
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not fastened, or confined; unattached, not tight
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ilium
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portion of the hip bone
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ileum
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distal portion of the small intestine
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pallet
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wooden skid to stack boxes on
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palate
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roof of the mouth
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pelvis
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pertaining to the bony structure of the pelvis
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pelvic
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ususally an interanl examination of a female
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scatoma
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large accumulation of fecal matter forming a mass
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scotoma
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an area of lost or depressed vision with in a visiual field
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wheels
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on a car
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wheals
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raised area on the skin
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aural
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pertaining to or perceived by the ear
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oral
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pertaining to the mouth
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callus
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localized hyperplasia of the horny layer of the epidermis due to pressure or friction
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callous
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of, relating to, or characteristic of a callus
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fecal
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pertainig to or the nature of feces
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cecal
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pertaining to the cecum
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thecal
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pertaining to the theca (an enclosing case or sheath, usually the sac of the spine)
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plain
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free of extraneous matter; simple, uncomplicated
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plane
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a surface containing all the straight lines that connect any two points on it.
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