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24 Cards in this Set
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BIOPSY
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The study of living tissue to diagnose disease.
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BENIGN
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Kind; gentle. Not containing cancer cells
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AUDITORY
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Referring to hearing.
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AUDIT
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Examination of financial accounts by an outside agency. To examine accounts; To attend a class without receiving credit.
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BIODEGRADABLE
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Capable of being chemically broken down by natural biological processes
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CONSPICUOUS
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Easy to notice; attracting attention
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IMPEDE
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To hinder; to block
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APATHY
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Lack of emotion; feelings; or interest
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BENEFACTOR
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A person who gives financial or other aid; a donor
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PATHETIC
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Pitiful; arousing pity
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ANARCHY
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Political confusion; disorder; lack of government
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MALEVOLENT
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Ill-willed; evil; filled with hate
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MALADY
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Disease; bad condition
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INTROSPECTION
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Self-examination of one's thoughts and feelings
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PEDIGREE
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Ancestry; certificate of ancestry
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MALPRACTICE
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Failure of a professional to give proper services.
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AUSPICIOUS
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Favorable; promising success
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EXPEDITE
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To speed up; to accomplish quickly
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BENEFICIAL
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Helpful; producing benefits
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EMPATHY
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Understanding of or identification with another person's feelings.
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INAUDIBLE
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Not able to be heard.
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PATHOLOGY
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The study of disease
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ANONYMOUS
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Not revealing one's name; of unknown identity
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SYMBIOTIC
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Living interdependently; referring to a relationship where two organisms live in a dependent state,
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