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catabolism
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process of breaking down complex materials to form simplier substances and release energy
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anabolism
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process of building up complex materials from simple materials
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genes
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regions of DNA within each chromosome
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crin/o
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secret (to form and give off)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum(largest part of the brain)
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cardi/o
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heart
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aden/o
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gland
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bi/o
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life
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carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
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cephal/o
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head
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cis/o
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to cut
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
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encephal/o
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brain
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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hemat/o
hem/o |
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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nephr/o
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kidney
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arthr/o
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joint
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onc/o
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tumor
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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path/o
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disease
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psych/o
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mind
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radi/o
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x-rays
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ren/o
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kidney
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sarc/o
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flesh
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
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ur/o
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urinary bladder, urine
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-cyte
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cell
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-genic
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pertaining to, producing, produced by, or produced in
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cyt/o
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cell
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-ion
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process
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-itis
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inflammation
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oste/o
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bone
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-logy
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study of
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
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erythr/o
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red
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enter/o
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intestines (usually the small intestine)
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-sis
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state of
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electr/o
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electricity
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision
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a
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no, not, without
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-opsy
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process of viewing
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iatr/o
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treatment
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dia
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through, complete
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epi
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above, upon
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ex
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out
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hyper
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excessive, above, more than normal
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in
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into, in
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peri
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surrounding, around
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pro
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before
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re
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back, backward, again
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retro
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behind
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trans
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across, through
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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DNA
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karyotype
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picture of chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell. The chromosomes are arranged in a numerical order to determine their number and structure
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adipose tissue
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collection of fat cells
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nucleus
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control center of the cell. It contains chromosomes and directs the activities of the cell.
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epithelial cell
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Skin cells that cover the external body surface and line the internal surfaces of organ
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neur/o
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nerve
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leuk/o
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white
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-graph
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record
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ped/o
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child
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-emia
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blood condition
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sect/o
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to cut
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rhin/o
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nose
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-algia
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pain
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pertaining to
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cartilage
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flexible connective tissue attached to bones at joints. Surrounds the trachea, part of the external ear and nose.
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-ist
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specialist
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DNA
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Chemical found within each chromosome. Arranged like a sequence of recipes in code, it directs the activities of a cell.
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sub
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below, under
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endo
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within
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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auto
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self
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-y
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process, condition
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
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process of visually examining
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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hypo
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deficient, below, less than normal
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chromosomes
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rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes. There are 46 chromosomes in every cell except for the egg and sperm cells, which contain only 23 individual, unpaired chromosomes.
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pharynx
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throat. the pharnyx is the common passageway for food and air.
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metabolism
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The total of the chemical processes in a cell. It includes both catabolism and anabolism.
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larynx
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voice box; located at the upper part of the trachea
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histologist
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specialist in the study of tissues
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cranial
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brain, pituatary gland
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thoracic
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lungs, heart, esophagus, trachea, bronchial tubes, thymus gland, aorta
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spinal
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nerves of the spinal cord
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pelvic
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portions of the large and small intestines, ructum, ub, urethra, ureters, uterus in female
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abdominal
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stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder
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