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142 Cards in this Set
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alveol/o
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air sac - gas exchange in the lung
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amni/o
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innermost membranous sac surrounding the developing fetus
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aneurysm/o
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abnormal widening
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angi/o
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blood vessel
angioplasty - surgical repair of a blood vessel |
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ankyl/o
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stiff
(mom's ankle is stiff) |
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anthroac/o
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black as coal
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aort/o
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largest artery in the body
oxygen rich |
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-apheresis
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removal - separate
seperation of blood into component parts and removal of a select portion from the blood |
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atri/o
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1 of 2 upper chambers in the heart
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axill/o
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armpit
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-blast
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embryonic, immature
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brady-
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slow
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
gas produced by body cells when oxygen and food combine |
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cervic/o
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neck of uterus
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chorion/o
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outer most layer of the 2 membranes surrounding the embryo
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-clast
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to break
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-coccus
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berry-shapped bacterium
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colp/o
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vagina
muscular, mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body. |
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coni/o
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dust
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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culd/o
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cul-de-sac
region in the lower abdomen, midway between the rectom and uterus |
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dist/o
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far, distance
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dorso
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back portion of the body
(don't let the door hit you on the way out) |
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-ectomy
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to remove, excision
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eosin/o
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red, rosy, dawn
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing |
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galact/o
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milk
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hepat/o
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liver
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-ic, -ical
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pertaining to
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infra-
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beneath, under
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inter
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between
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intra-
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within, in, into
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ligament/o
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ligament
connective tissue binding bones to bones |
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-listhesis
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slipping
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malleol/o
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rounded process on each side of the ankle
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meat/o
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meatus
opening or canal |
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melan/o
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black
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metacarp/o
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hand bones
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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-osis
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abnormal condition
nephrosis - abnormal condition of kidneys |
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oste/o
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bone
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ox/o
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Oxygen
gas thatpasses into te bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells. 2 O's = O2 |
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ox/y
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swift, rapid, acid
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pan-
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all
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para-
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abnormal, beside, near
or to give birth - earing - bring forth - a womens reproductive history |
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patell/o
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kneecap
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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-pexy
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fixation, put in place
(put the plexi-glass in place) |
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-philia
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attraction for
(I feel ya) |
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-phoresis
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carrying - transmission
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phren/o
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diaphragm
muscle separating the chest and abdomen |
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plant/o
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sole of foot
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-poiesis
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formation
(when you pose you're in formation) |
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poikil/o
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irregular - varied
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proxim/o
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nearest
proximal - pertaining to nearest |
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-ptosis
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sagging, dropping, proplase
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-ptysis
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spitting
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py/o
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pus
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
central collecting region in the kidney |
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-sis
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condition, state of
prognosis - before knowledge of condition |
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sphygm/o
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pulse
beat of the heart as felt through the walls of the arteries |
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staphyl/o
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clusters
staphylococci - cluster shapped bacteria |
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-stomy
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opening to form a mouth
colostomy - opening of the colom |
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strept/o
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twisted chain
streptococcus - twisted chain of bacteria |
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supra-
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above, upper
(Toyota supra - above all other cars) |
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tachy-
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fast
(if you get dressed fast you look tacky) |
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tendin/o
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tendon
connective tissue that binds muscle to bone |
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terat/o
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monster
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tetra
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4
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-tomy
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process of cutting an incision
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tri
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3
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trigon/o
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triangle region of the bladder
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ureter
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1 of 2 tubes leading from a kidney to the urinary bladder
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urethra
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tube from the urinary bladder to the meatus
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ventricul/o
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1 of 2 lower chambers of the heart
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antibody
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agents that destroy harmful bacteria
protein produced against an antigen |
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antigen
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foreign substance that are toxic to the body and cells
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CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages |
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PCI
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
balloon tipped catheter is inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery and stent put in place |
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heart transplant
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transfering the heart from donor to recipient
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atherectomy
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removal of fatty artery
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ankylosing spondylitis
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chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints (spine)
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gouty arthritis
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painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body
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osteoarthritis
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progressive degenerative (old) joint disease with loss of articular cartilage
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rheumatoid arthritis
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chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain.
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eponym
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named after a person or place
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mnemonic
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memory device
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Where on the arm are the fingers located?
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distal
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Where on the arm are the shoulders located?
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proximal
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pathway of urine (9)
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bloodstreem, glomerulus, glomerular capsule, renal tubule, renal pelvis, ureter, bladder, urethra, urinary meatus
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pathway of digestion (14)
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oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum, anus
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pick the word that is an anastomosis - surgical connection between two parts
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gastrojejunostomy
choledechojejunostomy not correct choledochostomy cholecystostomy |
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hemorrhoid
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swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region
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sessile polyps
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sitting directly on the mucous membrane
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pedunculated polyps
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growth protrudes on stalk
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ileitis
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inflamation of the small intestines
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burs/o
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sac of fluid near a joint
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leiomy/o
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smooth muscle
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fascio
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sheaths that envelope a muscle
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rhabdomy/o
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striated, skeletal muscle
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cortex
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outer region of kidney
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medulla
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inner middle region of kidney
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bladder
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muscular sac for reservoir of urine
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peyl/o
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renal pelvis - collecting region in kidney
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diuresis
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complete urine
peeing all the time |
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anuresis
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without urine
cannot pee |
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enuresis
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in urine - bedwetting
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balanitis
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inflamation of the head of the penis
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phimosis
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muzzling, foreskin stuck to head of penis
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dorsiflextion
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flexing a limb at the joint
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plantar flexion
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pointing toes down to ground
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rotation
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circle
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extension
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straightening a limb
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gravida
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pregnancy
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para report
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Full
Preterm Aborotion Live Births |
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pairs of crainal nerves
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12
12 days of christmas/crainal |
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pairs of spinal nerves
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31
31 flavors of ice cream |
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parietal
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outer fold of pleura
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visceral
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inner fold of pleura
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auscultation
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listening to breathing sounds
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percussion
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tapping on surface to determine the difference in density
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perineal
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area between anus an vagina
in between the legs per(in)eal |
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peritonal
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double layerd membrane surrounding the abdominal acvity
peri(ton)al -(tone abs) |
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blood
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formed of elements (cells), suspended in a clear, staw-colored liquid (plasma)
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cells
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erythrocytes, thrombocytes, leukocytes
formed elements |
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plasma
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water, disolved proteins, sugar, wastes, salts and hormones
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endometriosis
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uterine lining that grows on the outside of the uterus
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arachnoid membrane
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spider-like
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cauda equina
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nerves at the base of spine
(horses tail) |
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dura mater
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tough mother
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pia mater
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delecate mother
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PSA
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Prostate Specific Antigen
measures the level of proteins in the blood |
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D & C
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dilation and curettage
(dusting and clearning) |
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EDC
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estimated date of confinement
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DUB
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dysfunctional uterine bleeding
heavy menstrual cycle |
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pyg/o
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buttocks
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pnea
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breathing
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metatars/o
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foot bones
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peroneal
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fibula nerve or artery
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