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28 Cards in this Set
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expiration |
the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth |
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hemotopoiesis |
the formation of blood or of blood cells in the living body |
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simultaneous |
occuring at the same time |
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independent |
self governing |
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inclined |
leaning, bent |
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mechanical |
unnatural , using machine |
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superficial |
located near a surface |
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consecutive |
successive |
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aperture |
hole , opening |
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correlation |
relation existing between |
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enucleated |
without nucleus |
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lumen |
the cavity of a tubular organ of a part |
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antigen |
a foreign body |
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antibody |
acting against antigen |
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transfuse |
transfer, transmit |
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compensate |
counter balance, satisfy |
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restore |
renew, return |
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voluntary |
willingly |
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thalassaemia |
a group of inherited disorders of hemoglobin synthesis |
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parturition |
the process of giving birth to offspring |
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vasoconstriction |
narrowing of lumen of blood vessels |
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vasodilation |
widening of the lumen of blood vessels |
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pleura |
a delicate serous membrane that lines each half of the thorax of mammals and is folded back over the lung of the side |
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peritoneal |
a small transparent serous membrane that lines the cavity of the abdomen of a mammal and is folded inward over the abdominal and pelvic viscera |
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bone marrow |
a soft highly vascular modified connective tissue that occupies the cavities of most bones and occurs in two forms |
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pharnyx |
membrane lined cavity behind nose and mouth connecting them to oesophagus |
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larnyx |
voice box |
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anemia |
condition in which blood is deficient in red blood cells and hemoglobin |
