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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities, top, extreme point
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acu/o
 Definition
sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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adip/o
 Definition
fat
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amni/o
 Definition
amnion (sac around the uterus)
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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axill/o
 Definition
armpit
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bi/o
 Definition
life
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blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tubes
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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chem/o
 Definition
drug, chemical
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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chron/o
 Definition
time
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col/o
 Definition
colon
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cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hydr/o
 Definition
water, fluid
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inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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isch/o
 Definition
to hold back (clog)
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
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leuk/o
 Definition
white
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lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
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mamm/o
 Definition
breast
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mast/o
 Definition
breast
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morph/o
 Definition
shape, form
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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necr/o
 Definition
death (of cells or whole body)
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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neutr/o
 Definition
neutrophil (white blood cell)
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nucle/o
 Definition
nucleus
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opthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
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phag/o
 Definition
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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plas/o
 Definition
formation, development
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura (membrane acround lungs)
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pneumon/o
 Definition
lungs (disease)
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lungs
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radi/o
 Definition
x-rays
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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sarc/o
 Definition
flesh
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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staphyl/o
 Definition
clusters
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strept/o
 Definition
twisted chains
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
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ven/o
 Definition
vein
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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arthralgia
 Definition
pain of the joint
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otalgia
 Definition
pain in the ear
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neuralgia
 Definition
pain of the nerves
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myalgia
 Definition
pain in the muscle
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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rectocele
 Definition
hernia of the rectum
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cystocele
 Definition
hernia of the kidney
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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thoracentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest
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amniocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the amnion
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abdominocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
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-coccus (cocci= plural)
 Definition
berry-shaped bacterium
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streptococcus
 Definition
twisted chains of berry-shaped bacterium
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staphylococci
 Definition
clusters of berry-shaped bacteria
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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erythrocyte
 Definition
red cell
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leukocyte
 Definition
white cell
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thrombocyte
 Definition
clotting cell/ platelets
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pleurodynia
 Definition
pain of the pleura
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-dynia
 Definition
pain
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision, removal, resection
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laryngectomy
 Definition
excision of the voicebox
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mastectomy
 Definition
removal of breast
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-emia
 Definition
blood conditions
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anemia
 Definition
to few red blood cells/ hemoglobin
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ischemia
 Definition
blood conditions of holding back/ depriving oxy from tissue
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-genesis
 Definition
condition of producing, forming
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carcinogenesis
 Definition
producing cancer
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pathogensis
 Definition
disease producing
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angiogenesis
 Definition
producing a vessel
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-gram
 Definition
record
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electroencephalogram
 Definition
record of the electricity of the brain
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myelogram
 Definition
record of the spinal cord
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mammogram
 Definition
record of the breast
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-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
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electroencephalography
 Definition
process of recording electricity of the brain
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angiography
 Definition
process of recording the vessels
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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bronchitis
 Definition
inflammation of the bronchials
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tonsillitis
 Definition
inflammation of the tonsils
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thrombophlebitis
 Definition
inflammation of clotting in the vein
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
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morphology
 Definition
study of shape
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hemolysis
 Definition
breaking down of red blood cells
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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osteomalacia
 Definition
softening of the bone
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chondromalacia
 Definition
softening of the cartilage
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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acromegaly
 Definition
enlargement of the extremities
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splenomegaly
 Definition
enlargement of spleen
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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myoma
 Definition
benign tumor of the muscle
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myosarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor of the muscle
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multiple myeloma
 Definition
malignant tumor in bone marrow
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hematoma
 Definition
mass of blood
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-opsy
 Definition
to view
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biopsy
 Definition
view of living tissue
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necropsy
 Definition
view of death
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-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal
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necrosis
 Definition
condition of death
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hydronephosis
 Definition
condition of water in the kidney
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leukocytosis
 Definition
condition of white cells
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-pathy
 Definition
disease condition
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cardiomyopathy
 Definition
disease condition of heart muscle
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-penia
 Definition
deficiency
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erythropenia
 Definition
deficiency of red blood cells
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neutropenia
 Definition
deficiency of neutrophil
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thrombocytopenia
 Definition
deficiency of clotting cells
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
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agoraphobia
 Definition
far of venturing out into a crowed place (marketplace)
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-plasia
 Definition
development, formation, growth
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achondroplasia
 Definition
absence of development of cartilage
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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angioplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of vessel
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-ptosis
 Definition
falling, dropping, prolapse
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blepharoptosis
 Definition
dropping of eyelid
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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arteriosclerosis
 Definition
hardening on a joint
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
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laparoscope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination of the abdomen
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visual examination
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laparoscopy
 Definition
process of visual examen of abdomen
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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metastasis
 Definition
beyond controling
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hemostasis
 Definition
stop/ controlling of blood flow
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-stomy
 Definition
opening to form a mouth (stoma)
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colostomy
 Definition
opening of colon
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tracheostomy
 Definition
opening of windpipe
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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hydrotherapy
 Definition
water treatment
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chemotherapy
 Definition
drug treatment
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radiotherapy
 Definition
x-ray treatment
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-tomy
 Definition
incision, cutting into
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laparotomy
 Definition
cutting into the abdomen
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phlebotomy
 Definition
cutting into the vein
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tracheotomy
 Definition
cutting into the windpipe
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-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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hypertrophy
 Definition
increase in development
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atrophy
 Definition
decrease in size
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-er
 Definition
one who
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-ia
 Definition
condition
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-ole
 Definition
little, small
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arteriole
 Definition
small artery
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-ule
 Definition
little, small
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venule
 Definition
small vein
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-um, -ium
 Definition
structure, tissue
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pericardium
 Definition
membrane surrounding the heart
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-us
 Definition
structure, substance
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esophagus
 Definition
structure to eat "food tube"
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-y
 Definition
condition, process
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hernia
 Definition
protrusion of an orgn or the muscular wall of an organ throug the caivity that normally contains it
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hiatal hernia
 Definition
occurs when the stomach protudes upwards into the mediastinum through the eso
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inguinal hernia
 Definition
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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cystocele
 Definition
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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omphalocele
 Definition
herniation of the intestines through a weakness in the abdominal wall around the navel occuring in infants at birth
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granulocytes
 Definition
a type of leukocytes: formed in bone marrow
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eosinophils
 Definition
a type of granulocytes/ Leukocyte- are active and increased in number of allergic conditions such as asthma
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basophils
 Definition
a type of granulocytes/ Leukocyte- no sure what the purpose is
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neutrophils
 Definition
important in disease fighting- phagocyte, most numerous leukocyte
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mononuclear leukocyte
 Definition
have one large nucleus and only a few granules in their cytoplasm
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lymphocytes
 Definition
fight diseaase by producing antibodies
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monocytes
 Definition
engulf and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells
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thrombocytes
 Definition
platelets- clotting cells are the third type of blood cell. cells formed in the bone marrow and necessary for blood clotting
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aplastic anemia
 Definition
no formation of blood. severe type of anemia where the bone marrow fails to produce not only erthrocytes but leukocytes and thrombocytes as well
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