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Undergraduate 2
05/12/2016
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Term
iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
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megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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oma
 Definition
tumor
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osis
 Definition
abnormal(usually blood cells)
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pathy
 Definition
disease
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penia
 Definition
eating, swallowing
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phasia
 Definition
speech
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plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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rhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
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rhexis
 Definition
rupture
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sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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dys
 Definition
difficult, painful
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ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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cyn/o
 Definition
blue
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erythr/o/
 Definition
red
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melan/o/
 Definition
black
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poli/o/
 Definition
gray
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lith/o/
 Definition
stone
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leuk/o/
 Definition
white
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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itis
 Definition
inflammation
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ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
gram
 Definition
picture or record
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scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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ab
 Definition
away from
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sub
 Definition
under
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peri
 Definition
surrounding
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super or supra
 Definition
above or excessive
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hypo
 Definition
deficient, decreased
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hyper
 Definition
excessive, increased
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brady
 Definition
slow
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tachy
 Definition
rapid, fast
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retro
 Definition
behind, backward
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esthes
 Definition
feeling
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ia
 Definition
condition
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an
 Definition
without, not
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epi
 Definition
above
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poly
 Definition
many
Term
gastr
 Definition
stomach
Term
cardi
 Definition
heart
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neur
 Definition
nerves
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arthr
 Definition
joint
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hepat
 Definition
liver
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emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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dynia
 Definition
pain
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hemat
 Definition
blood
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desis
 Definition
binding, fixation
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ectomal
 Definition
removal
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lysis
 Definition
separation or destruction
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pexy
 Definition
fixation (of organ)
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plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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rhaphy
 Definition
suture
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stony
 Definition
forming an opening
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tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
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tomy
 Definition
incision
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tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
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algia/dynia
 Definition
pain
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cele
 Definition
hernia,swelling
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estasis
 Definition
dilation, expansion
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edema
 Definition
swelling
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enia
 Definition
blood condition
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gen, genesis
 Definition
forming, producing, origin
Term
pre
 Definition
before
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post
 Definition
after
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peri
 Definition
surrounding
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ab
 Definition
away from, (abnormal-away from normal)
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sub
 Definition
under, below ribs, subcontal
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super/supra
 Definition
above,excessive,(supraorbital-above eye)
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hypo
 Definition
deficient, decreased
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hyper
 Definition
excessive, increased
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brady
 Definition
slow
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tachy
 Definition
rapid, fast
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retro
 Definition
behind, backward (retrosternal-behind sternum)
Term
inter
 Definition
between
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bi
 Definition
two
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dipl.diplo
 Definition
double
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hemi
 Definition
half
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macro
 Definition
large
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micro
 Definition
small
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mono/uni
 Definition
1
Term
nulli
 Definition
none
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primi
 Definition
first
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quadri
 Definition
4
Term
tri
 Definition
3
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
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dia/trans
 Definition
through, across
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ecto,exo,extra
 Definition
outside, outward
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endo, intra
 Definition
within
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para
 Definition
near, beside, beyond
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ultra
 Definition
excess, beyond
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a/an
 Definition
without, not
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anti/contra
 Definition
against
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eu
 Definition
good, normal
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hetero
 Definition
different
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homo
 Definition
same
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mal
 Definition
bad
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pan
 Definition
all
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pseudo
 Definition
false
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syn
 Definition
union, together, joined
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abduction
 Definition
movement away from mid
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adduction
 Definition
movement toward head
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media
 Definition
midline
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lateral
 Definition
pertaining to side
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superior(cephalad)
 Definition
toward head
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inferior(caudal)
 Definition
away from head
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proximal
 Definition
nearer to center
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distal
 Definition
further from center
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anterior
 Definition
front
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posterior
 Definition
back
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parietal
 Definition
outer wall of body cavity
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visceral
 Definition
viscera, internal organs
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prone
 Definition
lying on abdomen
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supine
 Definition
lying horizontally on back
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inversion
 Definition
turning inward
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eversion
 Definition
turning outward
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palmar
 Definition
pertaining to palm of hand
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plantar
 Definition
pertaining to sole of foot
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superficial
 Definition
toward surface
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deep
 Definition
away from surface
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cephal
 Definition
head
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dist/o
 Definition
far, farthest
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dors/o
 Definition
back of body
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infer/o
 Definition
lower, below
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spine
 Definition
1. cervical(neck)
2. thoracic(chest)
3. lumbar(loin)
4. sacral(lower back)
5. coccyx ( tailbone)
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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hist
 Definition
tissue
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kary/nucleo
 Definition
nucleus
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anter/o
 Definition
anterior, front
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caud
 Definition
tail
Term
cephal
 Definition
head
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dist
 Definition
far, farthest
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dors
 Definition
back of body
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infer
 Definition
lower, below
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later/o
 Definition
side, on one side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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poster/o
 Definition
back of body
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proximo
 Definition
near, nearest
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ventr/o
 Definition
belly, belly side
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abdomin/o
 Definition
belly, belly side
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck, cervix
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium, skull
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il/o
 Definition
ilium, lateral flaring, portion of hip bone
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inguino
 Definition
groin
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lumb/o
 Definition
loins
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pelv/I, pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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spin/o
 Definition
spine
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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umbilic
 Definition
navel
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albin/leuko
 Definition
white
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chlor/o
 Definition
green
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chrom/o
 Definition
color
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cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
 Definition
yellow
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acro
 Definition
extremity
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eti
 Definition
cause
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idi
 Definition
unknown, peculiar
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morph/o
 Definition
form, shape, structure
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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radi/o
 Definition
radiation
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somat/o
 Definition
body
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tom/o
 Definition
to cut
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son/o
 Definition
sound
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viscer/o
 Definition
internal organ
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xer/o
 Definition
dry
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genesis
 Definition
forming, producing, origin
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gnosis
 Definition
knowing
Term
gram
 Definition
record writing
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graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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logist
 Definition
specialist
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meter
 Definition
instrument for measure
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metry
 Definition
act of measuring
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pathy
 Definition
disease
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ab
 Definition
away from
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ad
 Definition
toward
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hetero
 Definition
different
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homeo
 Definition
same, alike
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infra
 Definition
below, under
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trans
 Definition
across, through
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ultra
 Definition
excess, beyond
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diagnos
 Definition
established cause of disease
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prognosis
 Definition
prediction
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sequelae
 Definition
complication
Term
febrile
 Definition
fever
Term
gangran
 Definition
death, decay of tissue
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hernie
 Definition
protrusion of organ
Term
inflammation
 Definition
body defense against infection
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mycosis
 Definition
fungal infection
Term
perforation
 Definition
hole that completely penetrates surface
Term
periontitis
 Definition
inflammation of peritoneum(membrane that surrounds abdominal cavity
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rupture
 Definition
breaking
Term
sepsis
 Definition
pathological microorganisms or their products going into blood
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suppurato
 Definition
pus
Term
homeostasis
 Definition
stable internal environment
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etiology
 Definition
study of cause or origin of diseases
Term
ascites
 Definition
abnormal accumulation of fluid in abdominal cavity
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edema
 Definition
abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue
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adhesion
 Definition
abnormal fibrous band that holds tissues together that are usually separate
Term
infusion therapy
 Definition
delivery of fluid
Term
ablation
 Definition
removal of a part, pathway, function, chemical destruction, electro cautery, freezing, radio frequency
Term
anastomos
 Definition
surgical joining
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cauterize
 Definition
destruction of cells by freezing, electric, chemical
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incision-drainage
 Definition
allows free flow of fluids from wound or cavity
Term
laser surgery
 Definition
high intensity laser beam to remove tissues
Term
chromatin
 Definition
structural component of nucleus, composed of nucleic acid and protein
Term
chromosome
 Definition
threadlike structure with nucleus composed of DNA that carries hereditary information
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deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA)
 Definition
molecule that holds genetic information capable of replicating and producing an exact copy when cell divides
Term
diaphram
 Definition
muscular wall divides thoracic cavity from abdominopelvic cavity
Term
metabolism
 Definition
sum of all physical and chemical changes in a cell or organism
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organelle
 Definition
cellular structure provides specialized function
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