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02/19/2010

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Term
dorsocephalad
Definition
towards the back of the head
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aerocele
Definition
Hernia containing air
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anaerobic
Definition
to living without air
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anterolateral
Definition
front to side
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arteriostasis
Definition
stopping or controlling the flow through the arteries (carry blood away from the heart).
Term
caudad
Definition
towards the tail
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cephalocaudal
Definition
head to tail
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chondrodysplasia
Definition
difficult development of cartilage
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chromophilic
Definition
Pertaining to an attraction to colour
Term
coronal
Definition
Pertaining to around the crown, crown, or encircling something
Term
diagnosis
Definition
Process of through knowledge (through tests can identify the disease).
Term
diarrhea
Definition
(N) Flow through
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distal
Definition
(A) Pertaining to something being distant to a designated point of reference
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dorsocephalad
Definition
Pertaining to towards the back of the head.
Term
dysmenorrhea
Definition
Condition of having a difficult, painful, abnormal menstrual flow/period/monthly flow.
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dyspnea
Definition
(N) Condition of difficulty in breathing
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dystocia
Definition
(N) Condition of a difficult labour (child birth
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ectopic
Definition
Pertaining to out of place.
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endochondral
Definition
A) Pertaining to within cartilage (found at rib ends, tip of nose, ears and some bones in the body).
Term
eugenics
Definition
(N) Process of easy beginnings
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eupnea
Definition
) Condition of easy breathing
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euthanasia
Definition
Condition of easy death
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eutocia
Definition
Condition of having an easy labour (child birth)
Term
hypoplasia
Definition
Condition of under development
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lithotripsy
Definition
Process of crushing stones (calculi)
Term
omphalectomy
Definition
PO removal of the belly button
Term
osteochondrodysplasia
Definition
) Process/condition of poor development of bone and cartilage (found at rib ends, tip of nose, ears and some bones in the body)
Term
paranephritis
Definition
Condition of inflammation near the kidney
Term
posteroanterior
Definition
Pertaining to from the back to the front
Term
prognostic
Definition
Pertaining predicting the outcome of a medical problem or disease.
Term
proximal
Definition
Pertaining to something near a designated point of reference.
Term
pseudoesthesia
Definition
Condition of a false feeling
Term
anaesthetic
Definition
Pertaining to a lack of sensation/feeling
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angiectasia
Definition
Process of stretching a vessel
Term
angiopathy
Definition
Process of disease of vessels
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arteriomalacia
Definition
Condition of softening of an artery (carries blood away from the heart).
Term
atherosclerosis
Definition
Condition of hardening of porridge-like fat
Term
cardiorrhexis
Definition
Condition of rupture of the heart
Term
chondrodysplasia
Definition
Condition of difficult development of cartilage
Term
cytolysis
Definition
Process of destroying cells
Term
dysesthesia
Definition
CO difficult or painful feeling
Term
enterorrhexis
Definition
Condition of rupture of the small intestine (or intestine in general).
Term
gastrospasm
Definition
Twitching of the stomach.
Term
hemarthrosis
Definition
Condition of blood in a joint
Term
hematolysis
Definition
Process of destruction of blood
Term
hematophobia
Definition
Condition of having a fear of blood
Term
hepatorrhexis
Definition
Process of rupture of the liver
Term
hyperesthesia
Definition
Condition of having excessive sensation/feeling
Term
metrorrhexis
Definition
Condition/process of rupture of the uterine lining.
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