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63 Cards in this Set
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blastocyte
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immature cell
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cardialgia
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heart pain
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cardiologist
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physician specialist in heart disease
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cardiomegaly
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enlarged heart
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cyanoderma
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blueness of the skin
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cyanosis
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conditioni of blueness
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cytologist
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a technologist who studies cellular disease
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cytology
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the science of studying cells
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cytometer
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instrument used to count cells
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cytometry
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process of using a cytometer
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dermatology
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the science of studying the skin
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dermatome
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instrument used to cut slices of skin tissue
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duodenal
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pertaining to the duodenum
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duodenotomy
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incision into the duodenum
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duodenum
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first part of the small intestine
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echocardiography
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sonography of the heart
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electrocardiogram
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picture representing the electrical activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle
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electrocardiograph
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instrument that produces the electrocardiogram
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electrocardiography
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process of using the electrocardiograph
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erythremia
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abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes
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erythroblast
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immature red blood cell
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erythrocytes
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red blood cells
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erythrocytopenia
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low numbers of erythrocytes
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erythrocytosis
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high numbers of erythrocytes
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erythroderma
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redness of the skin
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etiology
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the study fo the origin of disease
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gastralgia
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stomach pain
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gastrectomy
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excision of the stomach
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gastric
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pertaining to the stomach; adjective
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gastroduodenostomy
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making an opening between the stomach and the duodenum
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gastromegaly
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enlarged stomach
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gastrostomy
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making a new opening in the stomach
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histoblast
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immature tissue cell
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histology
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the science of studying tissues
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jaundice
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yellow appearance due to high bilirubin level in the blood
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leukemia
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blood cancer involving leukocytes
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leukocyte
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white blood cell
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leukocytopenia
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low numbers of leukocytes
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leukocytosis
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high numbers of leukocytes
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leukoderma
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abnormally white skin (vitiligo)
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lymphatic
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pertaining to the lymph system
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lymphocyte
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lymphatic system white blood cell
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megalomania
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abnormally enlarged self-image
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melanoblast
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immature melanocyte
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melanocyte
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pigment cell
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melanoderma
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dark patches of skin
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pathologist
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physician specialist in the study of disease
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pathology
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the science of studying disease
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radiogram
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x-ray picture
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radiograph
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instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film
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radiography
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process of producing radiogramas
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radiologist
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physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities
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sonogram
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image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound
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sonograph
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instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures
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sonographer
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technologist who performs sonography
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sonography
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process of using a sonograph
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thrombocytes
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platelets, blood-clotting cell fragments
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thrombocytopenia
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low numbers of thrombocytes
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thrombocytosis
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high numbers of thrombocytosis
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tomogram
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pictures made by a tomograph
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tomograph
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instrument that uses x-rays to produce images through planes of the body
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tomography
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the process of using a tomograph
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xanthemia
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yellow condition of the blood
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