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Jalisa Davis
Medical Terminology
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10/08/2016

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Mouth
Definition
the opening in the lower part of the human face, surrounded by the lips, through which food is taken in and from which speech and other sounds are emitted.
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Skin
Definition

 

the thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.
 
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Kidney
Definition
each of a pair of organs in the abdominal cavity of mammals, birds, and reptiles, excreting urine
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Diarrhea
Definition

 

a condition in which feces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form.

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Intercostal
Definition
situated between the ribs.
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Periodontal
Definition
Pertaining To Around The Teeth.
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Prenatal
Definition

 

before birth; during or relating to pregnancy.
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Retroversion
Definition
Tipping back of an organ.
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Subnasal
Definition
Pertaining To Under The Nose.
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Suprarenal
Definition
situated above or on the kidney.
Term
Macrocyte
Definition
An Abnormally large blood cell.
Term
Polyphobia
Definition
Many Fears
Term
Postoperative
Definition
After Surgery
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Hypodermic
Definition
Pertaining To Under The Skin
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Ectogenous
Definition
Pertaining To an Origin outside the body.
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Hemiplegia
Definition
Paralysis Of One Half Of The Body.
Term
Cardiologist
Definition
the study of the heart and its functions inhealth and disease.
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Hematologist
Definition
a medical specialist in the field of blood cells and blood-forming organs.
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Pulmonologist
Definition
medical specialist who diagnoses and treatslung diseases
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Blood Transfusion
Definition
  1. the process of transferring the blood of a person into the veins of another.
 
 
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