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| berry-shaped bacterium (bacteria) |
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| process of visual examination (with an endoscope) |
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| protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it. |
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| occurs when the stomach protrudes upward into the mediastinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm. |
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| Occurs when part of the intestine protrudes downward into the groin region and commonly into the scrotal sac in the male. |
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| The protrusion of a portion of the rectum toward the vagina through a weak part of the vaginal wall muscles. |
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| A herniation of the intestines through the navel occurring in infants at birth. |
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| Occurs when part of the urinary bladder herniates through the vaginal wall as a result of weakness of the pelvic muscles. |
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| withdrawing fluid from the sac that surrounds the embryo during development for analysis. |
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| Berry-shaped bacteria that grow in small clusters, like grapes. |
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| an important protein in erythrocytes and carries the oxygen through the bloodstream |
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| polymorphonuclear cells; multilobed nucleus; formed in the bone marrow |
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| type of granulocyte; active and increase in number in allergic conditions |
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| type of granulocyte; the number of these cells increases in the healing phase of inflammation |
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| type of granulocyte; important disease-fighting cells; phagocytes; polymorphonuclear leukocytes; multilobed nucleus |
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| AKA agranulocytes; have one large nucleus; produced in bone marrow, lymph nodes, and spleen |
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| type of agranulocytes; fight disease by producing antibodies, thereby destroying foreign cells; also may attach directly to the foreign cells and destroy them |
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| type of agranulocyte; engulf and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells; leave the bloodstream and enter tissues to become macrophages (large phagocytes) |
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| AKA platelets; clotting cells; tiny fragments of cells formed in the bone marrow necessary for blood clotting |
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| a condition of reduction in the number of erythrocytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in the circulating blood |
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| an endocrine disorder that occurs when the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after the completion of puberty; bones and soft tissue in the hands, feet, and face grow abnormally |
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| an inherited disorder in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect in both cartilage and bone; results in a type of dwarfism characterized by short limbs, a normal-size head and body, and normal intelligence. |
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| aka peritoneoscopy; a minimally invasive surgery; a visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope |
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| aka peritoneoscopy; a minimally invasive surgery; a visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a laparoscope |
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| an incision into the trachea to open it below a blockage |
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