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| Without oxygen (decrease in tissues) |
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| Pertaining to away from the norm (rule); not regular. |
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One who (muscle which) leads away from the body. To abduct means to carry away
by force; kidnap. |
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One who (muscle which) leads toward the body. To admit means to send toward or
permit entrance. |
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| Endocrine glands located above (toward) the kidneys |
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| Process of casting (building) up materials (proteins) within cells |
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To separate (apart). Psychoanalysis is a psychiatric treatment that explores the
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| Condition against infection. |
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| Pertaining to against life (germ life). |
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| Protein substance made in the body to destroy foreign antigens. |
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| A substance (usually foreign) that stimulates the production of antibodies |
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A substance (antibody) produced in response to and capable of neutralizing a toxin
(such as those causing diphtheria or tetanus). Antivenin contains antitoxin
specific for an animal or insect venom. |
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| A condition related to making antibodies (immune substances) against one’s own (auto-) cells and tissues. |
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| Forking (branching) into two; as the trachea bifurcates into two individual tubes. |
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| Condition of slow heartbeat |
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| Process of casting down materials (sugar) to release energy in cells. |
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| To tie (bind) together. A conference (fer-means to carry or bring) is where people gather together or meet. |
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| To point out against; as reasons why a drug should not be taken |
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| Pertaining to the opposite side. Ipsilateral means pertaining to the same side. |
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| Condition of lack of water |
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| To measure through; as the diameter of a circle. |
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| To flow through; water is not properly absorbed through the walls of the colon. |
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| Complete separation; two types are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. |
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| Abnormal (“bad”) development or formation |
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| Pregnancy out of the normal place (usually in the fallopian tubes). |
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| Inner lining (membrane) of the heart. |
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| Instrument to view within the body; gastroscope, bronchoscope, laparoscope. |
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| Pertaining to within the trachea |
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| Skin cell; literally, “upon a nipple" |
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| Good feeling, “high.” A eulogy is a speech saying good things about a person after his/her death. |
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| Removal of half the tongue. |
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| Condition of increased formation (increase in number of cells). |
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| Increase in development; increase in size of cells |
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| Use of a needle and syringe to force liquid under the skin |
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| Pertaining to inability to sleep |
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| Process of cutting into; sectioning |
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| Pertaining to between the ribs. |
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| Pertaining to within a vein |
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| Pertaining to an enlarged head; a congenital anomaly |
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| Harmful, bad; cancerous condition. |
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| Feeling of discomfort; “bad feeling.” |
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| Five hand bones (beyond the wrist). |
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Condition of change of shape or form. A worm-like larva undergoes a change in
shape to become a butterfly. This is an example of metamorphosis. |
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| Beyond control; spreading of a malignant tumor. |
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| Instrument to view small objects. |
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| Pertaining to a newborn (infant). |
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| New growth; new formation (tumor). |
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| Condition of decrease in all cells (blood cells). |
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| Abnormal destruction (of nerves) leading to loss of muscle function |
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Endocrine glands located near (on the dorsal side of) the thyroid gland. A paramedic
works beside and assists a doctor; also called an emergency medical technician
(EMT). A parasite (-site means grain or food) is an organism that feeds and lives
on or within another organism. Lice, ticks, and fleas are examples of parasites. |
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| Pertaining to through the skin |
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| Membrane surrounding the heart |
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| Membrane surrounding the bone |
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| Pertaining to a many-shaped nucleus; a type of white blood cell. |
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| Inflammation of many nerves. |
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| After childbirth; this most often refers to the mother |
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| Pertaining to before cancer; a lesion that may become cancerous |
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| Pertaining to before birth |
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| Signs and symptoms that appear before the onset of a more severe illness. |
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| Sliding forward or downward |
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| A sliding back; recurrence of symptoms of disease |
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| To send back; disappearance of symptoms of disease |
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Inserting a gene (region of DNA) from one organism into the DNA of another
organism. |
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| Pertaining to behind the peritoneum. |
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| Pertaining to under the skin. |
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| Pertaining to above the pubic bone (part of the pelvis). |
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| Condition of webbed (held together) fingers or toes; a congenital anomaly |
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| To put or place together, as in protein synthesis or photosynthesis. |
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A group of symptoms that run (occur) together. In synchrony means timed
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| Condition or state of “life together”; two organisms living together for mutual benefit or not (parasitism). |
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| State of “measurement together”; equality of parts; mirror images. |
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| To grow together; bones that grow together at the joint |
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| To pour across, as in transferring blood from one person to another. |
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| Pertaining to through the urethra. |
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| Process of recording ultrasound (beyond the normal range) waves. |
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| Muscle that leads a limb away from the body |
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| Muscle that leads a limb toward the body |
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| Endocrine glands above the kidney |
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| Process of building up proteins in cells |
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| Separation of a substance into various parts. |
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| Against life (germ life). Antibiotics are drugs given to combat bacteria |
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| Proteins made by white blood cells to destroy antigens. |
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| Substance (Protein) that stimulates the production of antibodies |
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| Destruction of microorganisms to prevent infection. |
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| Substance produced against a toxin (poison); an antibody |
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| Antibodies that are produced against an individual’s own normal cells. |
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| Branching or forking into two parts |
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| Pertaining to both or two sides |
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| Slow heart beat, usually less than 60 beats per minute. |
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| Abnormality present at birth; birth defect. |
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| Tissue that supports and binds other tissues and parts. Examples are bones, cartilage, muscle, or fibrous tissues. |
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| A factor that prohibits the administration of a drug or procedure in the care of a patient. |
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| Affecting the opposite side of a part of the body. |
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| Separation of nitrogenous wastes from the blood when the kidneys no longer function. |
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| Distance between opposite parts on the circumference of a structure. |
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| Diarrhea is the frequent passage of watery, loose stools. |
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| Condition of abnormal formation |
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| A pregnancy that is outside the uterus. |
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| The inner lining of the heart. |
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| Instrument to visually examine within the body; bronchoscope. |
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| Pertaining to within the trachea. |
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| Layer of cells covering the external surface of the body and lining the hollow tubes within the body |
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| Condition of exaggerated well-being (“good feeling”). |
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| Eyeballs that protrude from their sockets; associated with hyperthyroidism. |
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| Removal (resection) of half the tongue. |
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| Condition of excessive or high blood pressure; diabetes mellitus. |
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| Condition of increased formation of cells. |
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| Condition of increased development when individual cells increase in size. |
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| Placement of a needle below the skin |
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| Condition of decreased sugar in the blood; low blood sugar. |
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| Pertaining to below the ribs. |
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| Pertaining to without sleep; an insomniac is a person who cannot sleep. |
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| Pertaining to between the ribs. |
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| Pertaining to within a vein. |
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| Condition of a larger than normal head. |
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| General feeling of bodily discomfort |
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| Condition of change of shape or form |
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| Spread of a malignant tumor beyond its original location to a distant site. |
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| Instrument to view small projects |
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| Pertaining to a newborn infant |
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| Deficiency of all cells (blood cells). |
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| Destruction of nerve tissue leading to loss of sensation or motion in a part of the body |
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| Four endocrine glands on the posterior (dorsal) region of the thyroid gland. |
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| Pertaining to through the skin |
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| Membrane surrounding a bone |
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| Pertaining to a nucleus with several or many shapes. Polymorphonucler leukocytes are white blood cells with a multilobed nucleus |
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| Inflammation of many nerves. |
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| Pertaining to occurring before a malignant condition |
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| Pertaining to before birth |
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| Symptom that appears before the onset of a more serious an illness. An example of a prodrome is the fever that signals the onset of a viral illness. |
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| Sliding forward or downward |
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| Insertion of a gene (region of DNA) from an organism into the DNA of another organism |
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| Sliding of falling back; as in recurrence of symptoms or decline after apparent recovery. |
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| Literally, to send back to good health; disappearance of disease symptoms. |
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| Pertaining to behind the peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity). |
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| Pertaining to under the skin. |
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| Pertaining to above the pelvic bone. |
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| Close association between organisms of different species of a state in which two people are emotionally dependent on each other. |
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| Equality of parts, literally measured together |
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| Literally, to grow together |
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| Fusion of fingers or toes; a congenital anomaly. |
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| Group of symptoms that occur together indicating a particular condition or disorder. |
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| Literally, to put (-thesis) together (syn-). |
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| Literally, to pour (-fusion) across (trans-); transference of blood from person to another. |
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| Pertaining to across or through the urethra |
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| The prefix ultra- means beyond or excessive; sonography is the process of recording sound waves. Ultrasonography is the use of high frequency sound waves that are beyond the range of normal hearing to produce a record or picture of an organ or tissue. |
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