10 Words Flashcards by Julie Huffman | Brainscape

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anemia

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lack of red blood cells

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anesthesia

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lack of feeling or sensation

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atrophy

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lacking development, to waste away from lack of use

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maxilla

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name of the upper jaw bone

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neoplasm

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new and abnormal growth, such as a tumor

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neonatal

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pertaining to newborn, the first four weeks after birth

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neural

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pertaining to the nerves

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polycythemia

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excessive number of red cells in the blood

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polyadenitis

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inflammation of many glands

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posterior

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situated behind or at the back

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prenatal

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existing or occurring before birth

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preoperative

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before an operation

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stricture

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abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage

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integumentary

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pertaining to or composed of skin

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hyperthermia

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high body temperature, fever

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traumatology

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the study and treatment of wounds and injuries

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leukotrichia

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whiteness of the hair

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atrichosis

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absence of hair, baldness

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avulsion

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forcible pulling away of a part or structure

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myodynamic

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relating to muscular force

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polyphagia

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excessive hunger

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dynamic

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pertaining to or exhibiting force

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hormonic

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pertaining to or acting as a hormone

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mechanotherapy

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the use of machines in the treatment of disease

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metritis

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inflammation of the uterus

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neuron

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nerve cell

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osmics

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the science that deals with the sense of smell

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anosmia

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absence of the sense of smell

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panhysterectomy

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removal of the whole uterus

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postnatal

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occurring after birth

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stricturotomy

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the surgical incision of a stricture

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thermal

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related to heat or temperature

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syndactyly

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webbed fingers or toes

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cardiodynamics

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science of the motions and forces involved in the heart’s action