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132 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland
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ather/o
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fatty, porridge-like
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carcin/o
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cancer
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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emes/is
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vomiting
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encephal/o
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brain, inside the head
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epitheli/o
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epithelial
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fibr/o
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fibrous
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hist/o
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tissue
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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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lymph/o
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lymphatic
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melan/o
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dark pigmented
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mening/o
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meninges
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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nat/o
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birth
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ne/o
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new
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc/o
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tumor
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oste/o
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bone
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papill/o
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small elevation of tissue
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pariet/o
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wall
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periton/o
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peritoneum
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pleur/o
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lung
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psych/o
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mind
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rhabd/o
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rod shaped
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spin/o
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spinal
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viscer/o
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organ
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anti-
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against
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dys-
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difficult, painful
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hydro-
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water
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neo-
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new
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-algia
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pain
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-blast
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embryonic or immature
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-cele
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hernia
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-ectomy
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excision
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-genesis
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generate, develop
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-malacia
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softening
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-oid
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like, resembling
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-oma
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tumor, abnormal growth
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-ous
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material, condition
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasia
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development
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-plasm
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growth of tissue
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-tomy
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incision
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-trophy
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development
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-tropic
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affecting
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adenopathy
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glandular disease, especially enlargement of the lymph node
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atherosclerosis
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accumulation of fatty debris on the inner arterial wall, a type of arteriosclerosis
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carcinoma
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malignant tumor of epithelial cells
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cephalalgia
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headache
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neurology
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study of the nervous system
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neurologist
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a physician specialist who treats diseases of the nervous system
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neurosurgeon
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specially trained physician performs surgery on the structures of the nervous system
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neuritis
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inflammation of a nerve
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neurolysis
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destruction of nerve tissue
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-lysis
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destruction, breakdown
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neuropathy
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any disease involving nerves
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psychology
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study of the mind or mental processes
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psychotherapy
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process of treating mental disorders using words, art, drama, or movement to express feelings
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psychiatrist
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physician who specializes in treatment of patients with mental illness.
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cephalic
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pertaining to or toward the head--adjective
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hydrocyst
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a sac or bladder filled with watery fluid
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cyst
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sac--a closed cavity or sac filled with a fluid, semifluid, or solid material.
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hydrocephalus
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a collection of fluid in the head
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may cause brain damage, results in deformity, mental impairment in children
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hydrocephalus
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encephalitis
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inflammation of the brain
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encephaloma
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brain tumor
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encephalocele
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herniation of the brain tissue
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encephalomalacia
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softening of brain tissue
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encephalotomy
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incision into the brain
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electroencephalogram
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picture of the electrical activity of the brain
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electroneurodiagnostic technologist
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the study of brain wave activity, whether awake or asleep
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myelitis
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inflammation of the spinal cord
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myeloblast
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immature bone marrow cell
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myelocytic
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pertaining to myelocytes
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myelocele
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herniation of the spinal cord
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poliomyelitis
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viral inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord affecting motor function often resulting in disabling paralysis. commonly known as polio
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hyperplasia
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increase in the number of cells in a tissue, tumor.
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dysplasia
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defective(poor or abnormal formation
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myelodysplasia
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defective (abnormal) formation of the spinal cord
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hyperplasia
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overgrowth or too much development
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hypoplasia
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underdevelopment
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hyper-
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above or more than normal
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hyperemesis
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excessive vomiting
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hypo
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below or less than normal
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hypotrophy
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when an organ or tissue that has developed properly wastes away or decreases in size
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Atrophy, hypotrophy
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when muscles are not nourished or exercised
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cerebropathy
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any disease of the cerebrum or disease of the cerebrum
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alacia
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softening the cerebrum
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cerebroma
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cerebral tumor
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cerebrotomy
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incision into the cerebrum to remove an abscess
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cerebrovascular
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blood vessels of the brain, stroke or brain attack
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cerebrospinal
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refers to brain and spinal cord
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meninges
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the protective cover of the brain and spinal cord
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meningocele
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herniation of the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord
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meningomalacia
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softening of the meninges
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meningococci
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bacteria that cause epidemic meningitis
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adenitis
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inflammation of a gland
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adenectomy
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excision or removal of a gland
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adenoma
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tumor of a gland
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adenopathy
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any disease of a gland
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metastisis
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transfer of a disease fromon organ to another
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metastisize
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spread to other parts of the body
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carcinoma
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cancer, tumor abnormal growth
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meta
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beyond
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stasis
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staying, control, or stopping
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carcinoma in situ
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may be confined to the site of its origin
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adenocarcinoma
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cancerous tumor of a glandular tissue
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melano
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black
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melanosis
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black pigmentation
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melanoma
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black tumor
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melanocyte
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black pigmented cell
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melanocarcinoma
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a darkly pigmented cancer.
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lipoma
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tumor containing fat
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oncology
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study of tumors
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oncologist
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specialist in the study of tumors
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atheroma
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a tumorlike thickening and degeneration of the blood vessel walls taht is caused by fatty deposits
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atherosclerosis
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a fatty deposit causing hardening of the blood vessels
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mucoid
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resembling or like mucus
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lipoid
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fatlike or resembling fat
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mucosa
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protective musous membrane found lining the body openings.
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intestinal serosa
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membrane that covers the intesting
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serous
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lined closed cavities
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neurospasm
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spasm of a nerve
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myospasm
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spasm of a muscle
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neuralgia
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nerve pain
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neuropathy
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disease of the nerves
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neurology
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medical specialty that deals with the nervous system
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neurologist
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one who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the nervous system
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