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Medical Terminology
Surgery, Diabetes, Immunology, Lesions, and Prefixes
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Undergraduate 1
04/19/2009
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abduction
 Definition
movement away from the midline
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aberrant
 Definition
wandering away from the norm
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ablactation
 Definition
weaning a baby from the breast
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ablation
 Definition
takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer
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abnormal
 Definition
unusual (not normal)
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aboral
 Definition
away from the mouth
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abortion
 Definition
termination of pregnancy
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abrasion
 Definition
scraping
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adduction
 Definition
movment toward the midline
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aerophilia
 Definition
attraction to air
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anhidrosis
 Definition
absence of sweating
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anisocytosis
 Definition
cells of unequal sizes
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laparoscopy
 Definition
process of examining the abdominal cavity with an endoscope
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hyperthermia
 Definition
high body temperature
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hidrosis
 Definition
condition of sweating
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glycoprotein
 Definition
substance made of sugar and protein
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immunity
 Definition
the condition of being immune
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immunology
 Definition
study of the function of the immune system
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hypoglycemia
 Definition
low blood sugar
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hyperglycemia
 Definition
high blood sugar
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isotonic
 Definition
osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell
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para-appendicitis
 Definition
inflammation around the appendix
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polyuria
 Definition
excessive amount of urine
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polyphagia
 Definition
excessive hunger
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polydipsia
 Definition
condition of excessive thirst
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autograft
 Definition
graft of tissue from one's own body
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multipara
 Definition
having many live births (born in third trimester)
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vaccination
 Definition
the act of administering a vaccine
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autoimmunity
 Definition
reaction of immune response to one's own tissues
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mononucleosis
 Definition
viral infection causing monocytosis
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centigram
 Definition
one hundredth of a gram
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percussion
 Definition
striking or tapping
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autopsy
 Definition
necropsy, postmortem examination
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avulsion
 Definition
tearing away or forcible separation
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pyrophobia
 Definition
abnormal fear of fire
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glycolysis
 Definition
breakdown of glycogen to glucose
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immunodeficiency
 Definition
inability to fight off diseases
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anteversion
 Definition
turning forward
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nulliparous
 Definition
pertaining to no live births
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multicellular
 Definition
having or involving many cells (adj)
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mastocarcinoma
 Definition
breast cancer
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kilometer
 Definition
one thousand meters
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excretion
 Definition
removal of waste (urination, defecation)
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dehydration
 Definition
water loss
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primigravida
 Definition
first pregnancy
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mononuclear
 Definition
having one nucleus
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