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lipo

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fatty tissue

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myelo-

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spinal cord ;bone marrow

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glyco-

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carbohydrate and especially sugar

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andro-

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male

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phago-

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eating : feeding

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onycho-

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nail of the finger or toe

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hidro-

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sweat glands

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-ec·to·my

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surgical removal

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-emia

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condition of blood

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-pa·thy

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disease

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-ly·sis

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disintegration : breaking down

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poly-

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many : several : much

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mega-

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great : large

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phago·cyte

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a cell (as a white blood cell) that engulfs and consumes foreign material

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an·dro·gen

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a male sex hormone

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on·y·chol·y·sis

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a loosening of a nail from the nail bed

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he·ma·to·poi·e·sis

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the formation of blood cells

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pan·cy·to·pe·nia

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an abnormal reduction in the number of red blood cells, white blood cells.

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hy·po·cal·ce·mia

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deficiency of calcium in the blood

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ad·i·pose

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Of, relating to, or composed of animal fat; fatty.

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mel·a·no·ma

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black tumor

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pol·y·dip·si·a

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Excessive or abnormal thirst.

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ex·oph·thal·mos

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Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball.

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ke·loid

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a sharply elevated, scar due to excessive collagen

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ac·ro·meg·a·ly

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disease resulting in enlarged extremities

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ne·vus

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A congenital growth or mark on the skin, such as a mole or birthmark.

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goi·ter

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An enlarged thyroid gland

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stem cell

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An unspecialized cell that gives rise to a specific specialized cell, such as a blood cell.

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ac·ne

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an inflammatory disease of the skin

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abbreviation for biopsy

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Bx

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GTT

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abbreviation for glucose tolerance test.

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PPD

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abbreviation for purified protein derivative.

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LH

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abbreviation for luteinizing hormone.

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BMR

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abbreviation for basal metabolic rate.

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ABCD

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A refers to asymmetry, B to border irregularity, C to variegation of color, and D to a diameter

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SLE

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abbreviation for systemic lupus erythematosus.