Term Quiz 7 (Chapter 18)

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pathology

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branch of medicine that is concerned with a disease -related deviations from normal anatomy and physiology

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disease

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usually refers to the condition marked by the occurrence of abnormal symptoms and the presence of pathological state.

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homeostasis

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state of normalcy; when body isn't maintained, the body is said to be diseased.

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disorder

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abnormality of function

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syndrome

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group of symptoms that may be caused by a specific disease or by several interrelated problems

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pathologist

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certified in clinical of anatomic pathology, are physicians who study disease.

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clinical pathology

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study of blood and body fluids.

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anatomic pathology

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study of the effect of disease on a body structure as applied to both surgical pathology and autopsies.

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etiology

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science dealing with the causes of disease

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pathogens

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bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, and helminth,

AGENTS THAT CAUSE THE DISEASE

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pathogenesis

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is a description of how a disease progresses

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idiopathic

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when the cause of the disease is unknown or etiology

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surgical pathology

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study of body tissue removed by surgical means and seeks to identify and confirm the patients disease or problem before, during, or after surgery.

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Causes of diseases:

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-hereditary (may or may not be at birth)

-traumatic (physical)

-inflammation/infection

-nutritional imbalance ( malnut, obesity)

-hyperplasias(overgrowths)

-impaired immunity. (immune breakdown)

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certain factors predispose individuals to have a disease

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age, sex, environment, lifestyle, heredity

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autopsy

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preformed after death

chemical, bacteriological, and analytic studies are preformed.

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Surgical pathology report

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-use diagnostic headings

-maintain a layout of continuity from report to report

- prepare the report text so the reader can understand

- eliminate cluster than can distract/confuse

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surgical pathology report (demographic info)

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should be placed at the top of the report.

Patients name, location, age/gender, DOB, race, requisition phys name, attending phys name, and medical record number

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gross description

(first part of the report)

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part of the surgical pathology report that provides a description of the specimen as determined by the naked eye.

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(2nd part of the report)

microscopic description

(micro, histology)

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microscopic examination of the specimen from sections of the body.

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Pathological Diagnosis

(final section of the report)

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part of the surgical pathology report listing the various diagnosis or conclusions from the examination procedures

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AUTOPSY REPORT

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test preformed to the body after death

help ascertain the EXACT cause of death

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forensic medicine

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branch of medicine that deals with criminal situations

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autopsy face sheet

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1.name and address of the institution

2. patient name, hospital name,

3. DOB and DOD

4. Gender/race/ethnicity

5. Final admission date from a hospital record

6. place of death

7. date/time of auto

8. permission

9. prosecutors name

10. patients address

11. cause of death statement.

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autopsy report continued

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(1) History summary (describe death scene/hospital stay)

(2) Macroscopic, Gross, Examination (naked eye)

results of internal/external examination

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abrasion

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injury resulting in scraping away a portion of the skin or mucous membrane

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amorphous

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without a definite structure

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atelectatic

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pertaining to the incomplete expansion or collapse of lung.

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atheroma

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fatty degeneration or thickening of the walls of the large arteries

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autolysis

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self digestion in the tissues by enzymes from the cells (occurs after death)

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calcification

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process in which organic tissue becomes hardened by the deposit of lime salts in the tissue

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calvarium

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domelike superior portion of the cranium composed of the top portion of the frontal, parietal, and occipital bones,

also called the skull cap

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canaliculi

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small channels or canals

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chordae tendineae

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small tendonous cords that connect the free edges of the ATV valves to the papillary muscles

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corpora amylacea

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small masses of degenerate cells found in the prostate

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corticomedullary junction

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junction of the cortex and medulla of the kidneys

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costal

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pertaining to a rib

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crepitant

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crackling

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decompensation

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failure of the heart to maintain proper circulation

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final diagnosis (AR)

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section lists the findings of the microscopic examination

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discussion (AR)

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clinical pathological correlative summary and comments

FINAL SECTION OF THE AUTOPSY REPORT

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ecchymoses

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bruises, large purplish patches

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emphysematous

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affected with chronic pulmonary disease, characterized by larger than normal air sacs in the lungs

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etiology

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science dealing with the causes of disease

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exude

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to pass off slowly through the tissues

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foramen ovale

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opening between the two atria of the heart in the fetus

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gyri (gyrus)

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convolutions of the cerebral hemispheres of the brain

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hynalization

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conversion of tissue into a glasslike substance

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lividity

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skin discoloration, as a form of a bruise

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lumen

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space within an artery, vein, intestine, or tube

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malpighian corpuscles

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renal corpuscules that consist of a glamorous and Bowmans capsule

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metamorphosis

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change in form or structure

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musculature

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arrangement of muscles in a body part

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parenchyma

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essential part of an organ concerned with its function rather than its framework.

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Pathogenesis

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description of how a disease progresses

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retrocecal

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pertaining to the area in the back of the cecum

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scaphoid

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boat shaped

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striations

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series of streaks

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sulci

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depressions or grooves that separate convolutions of the brain

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trabeculae carneae

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thick, muscular tissue bands attached to the inner walls of the ventricles of the heart

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xiphoid process

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lowest portion of the sternum

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acetone (chemical)

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dimethyl ketone, colorless liquid that is a fat solvent

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bouins solution (chemical)

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fixation solution for tissue using picric acid, formalin, acetic gas

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formaldehyde (chemical)

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colorless, water soluble gas

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formalin (chemical)

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aqueous solution of 37% formaldehyde in distilled watered used to fix tissues in prep for sectioning and making micro slides.

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zenkers fixative (chemical)

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solution for fixing tissue

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cryostat (instrument)

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microtome (cut tissue into thin slices) that is contained in a refrigerated chamber

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tissue processor (instrument)

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instrument in which a selected tissue sections are successfully passed into different solutions by a timed mechanism in prep for sectioning staining, and mounting on slides

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acid fast stain

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used to test a specimen for presence of microorganisms.

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eosin (stain)

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fluorescent red stain used with hematoxylin for cytoplasmic staining

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giesmas stain

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deep blue dye that stains bacteria and cellular details

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gomoris methenamine

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stain specifically for melanin, iron, or rate crystals

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grams stain

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stain to differentiate gram positive and gram negative bacteria

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hematoxylin stain

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intense blue stain used for nuclear staining

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iron stain

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strain for hemosiderin

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luxol fast blue

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Special stain for myelin in nerve cells

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muciarmine stain

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reddish stain designed to show selectively the presence of mutinous material

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ASCP

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American society of clinical pathologists

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MT

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medical technologist

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MT (ASCP)

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clinical medical technologist

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spec

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specimen

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PATH

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pathology

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stat

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immediately

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CC

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cubic centimeter

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cm

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centimeter

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mm

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millimeter

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mg

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milligram

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mL

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milliliter

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SURGICAL PATHOLOGY REPORT INCLUDES

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GROSS DESCRIPTION

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION

DIAGNOSIS

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AUTOPSY REPORT

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HISTORY SUMMARY

MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION

GROSS DIAGNOSIS

MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION

FINAL DIAGNOSIS

DISCUSSION/SUMMARY

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alg

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pain/cold

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ameb

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change

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antr

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chamber,cavity

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astr

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star shaped

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coll/o

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gluelike

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cry/o

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cold

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dendr/o

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branching

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ependym/o

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wrapping

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fibro

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fiber

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hist/o

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tissue

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hydr/o

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water

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lei/o

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smooth

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lip/o

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fat

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lob/o

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section

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necr/o

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death

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oment/o

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covering

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pariet/o

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wall of an organ, cavity

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radic/o

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root

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scirrh/o

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hard

scirrhous- hard like a scirrhus

scirrhus- hard cancerous tumor due to an overgrowth of fibrous tissue

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spheno

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wedge

sphenoid- resembling a wedge

sphenoid bone- wedge shaped bone at the base of the cranium

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spir/o

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coil

spirillum- spiral shaped bacterium

spiroid- resembling a coil

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strept/o

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twisted

strep throat- abbreviation for infection of the throat.

streptococcus- infectious, twisted-shaped microrganism

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turbin/o

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shaped like a top

turbinal- shaped like a top

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vestibul/o

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entrance

vestibular- pertaining to the entrance of beginning of the canal

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meta

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change

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neo

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neonatal- newborn

neoplasm- any new, abnormal growth such as a tumor