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| A decrease in the number of red blood cells or a decrease in their ability to carry oxygen is referred to as |
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| The _____ system takes food into the body and breaks it down to be absorbed into the bloodstream. |
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| _____ is incision of the skull |
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| _____ pertains to the tube from the throat to the stomach |
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| In hepatitis, the ____ is inflamed. |
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| Enlargement of the heart is called |
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| Surgical repair of a blood vessel using a catheter, balloon and stent is |
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| Decrease in hemoglobin in the blood to below the normal range produces a condition known as |
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| The medical term for glands located near the kidneys is _____ glands. |
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| Separation of waste material from the blood when the kidneys fail is |
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| Two glands each located near a kidney are _____ glands. |
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| A common symptom of diabetes is much urination or |
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| A new growth, which can be malignant or benign is a |
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| _____ is inflammation of the colon. |
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| _____ is pertaining to an abnormal condition that is produced by treatment |
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| _____ is removal of the large intestine |
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| _____ is incision of the chest |
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| Hardening of arteries is called |
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| Passage of blood from the heart to the lungs and back to the heart is |
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| The s-shaped lower portion of the lower intestine is called the |
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| The tube that carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine is the |
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| _____ is inflammation of a gland adjacent to the stomach |
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| Ulcerative colitis and Chron's disease are referred to as |
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| inflammatory bowel disease |
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| _____ is the abnormal condition of having gallstones |
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| Yellow-orange coloration of the skin and other tissue is called |
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| A new opening of the third part of the small intestine to the outside of the body is an |
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| Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow is called |
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| Decrease in bone density with thinning and weakening of bone is called |
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| High levels or uric acid with inflammation of joints is called |
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| _____ _____ is chronic inflammation of joints, especially small bones in the hands and feet |
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