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Tachy

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The combining form of the word meaning fast or rapid

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Systole

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The rhythmic contraction of the heart muscle

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Thrombus

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A blood clot formed in a vessel or in a heart chamber

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Trochanter

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One or more bony projections of the proximal end of the femur

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SYNCYTIUM

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A SINGLE MASS FORMED FROM THE MERGING CELLS

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SYNAPSE

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THR JUNCTION WITH A NERVE CELL, SENSORY RECEPTOR CELL, OR EFFECTOR CELL

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STIMULUS

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ANYTHING EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL, CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL THAT CAN CAUSE A RESPONSE TO AN ORGAN, SYSTEM, OR ORGANISM.

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STENOSIS

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A NARROWING OF A CANAL OR VESSEL

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SPHINCTER

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A CIRCULAR ARRANGEMENT OF MUSCLE FIBERS THAT FUNCTION TO CLOSE A LUMEN OR AN ORIFICE

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SERUM

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THE CLEAR FLUID OBTAINED WHEN THE ERYTHROCYTES AND FIBRIN CLOT ARE REMOVED FROM THE BLOOD SAMPLE

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SEROUS

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PERTAINING TO SERUM OR A WATERY CONSISTANCY

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RUMINATION

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THE PROCESS OF REGURGITATING THE FOOD, CHEWING THE CUD, AND RE-SWALLOWING IT

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RESPIRATION

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BREATHING; TAKING OXYGEN INTO THE LUNGS AND EXHALING CARBON DIOXIDE

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REFLEX

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AN INVOLUNTARY RESPONSE OF A PART TO A STIMULUS

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POLYCYTHEMIA

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THE PRESENCE OF AN ABNORMALLY HIGH NUMBER OF ERYTHROCYTES IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD

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PLEXUS

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A NETWORK OF INTERCONNECTING NERVES OR BLOOD VESSELS

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PLASMA

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THE FLUID PORTION OF THE CIRCULATING BLOOD IN WHICH THE CELLULAR ELEMENTS ARE SUSPENDED

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PHAGOCYTE

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A CELL THAT CAN ENGULF OR DEVOUR BACTERIA, FOREIGN MATTER, OR OTHER CELLS

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PAPILLAE

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A SMALL PROTRUSION OR PROCESS

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ORIFICE

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ANY OPENING

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LEUKOPENIA

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A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LEUKOCYTES IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD

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LEUKEMIA

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AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LEUKOCYTES IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD

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LAMENESS

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DISEASE OR INJURY TO THE LIMB RESULTING IN PAIN AND AN ABNORMAL GAIT

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INTRINSIC

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BELONGING NATURALLY TO A PART OR INDIVIDUAL

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INTERSTITIAL
PERTAINING TO A SPACE IN TISSUES OR BETWEEN STRUCTURES OR CELLS
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INSPIRATION
BREATHING IN; INHALATION
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HYPOXIA
PARTIAL LACK OF OXYGEN
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HYPERTROPHY
INCREASE IN SIZE OF TISSUE OR AN ORGAN DUE TO THE INCREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE CELLS
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HYPERPLASIA
OVER DEVELOPMENT OF TISSUE OR AN ORGAN THAT RESULTS IN A LARGER MASS OF TISSUE OR A LARGER ORGAN, AND INVOLVES MORE THAN THE USUAL NUMBER OF CELLS
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HYDROLYSIS
THE ADDITION OF WATER IN A CHEMICAL REACTION RESULTING IM THE SPLITTING OF A COMPOUND INTO SMALLER UNITS
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HORMONE
A SUBSTANCE FORMED IN AN ORGAN OR A PART OF AN ORGAN THAT IS CARRIED BY THE BLOOD TO OTHER PARTS OF THE BODY WHERE IT CAN EGGECT CHANGES IN FUNCTION OR STRUCTURE OF THE OTHER PART
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HOMEOSTASIS
THE CONDITION OF THE BODY IN WHICH ALL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING TEMPERATURE, FLUID BALANCE, BLOOD PRESSURE, ETC. ARE IN BALANCE
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HIATUS
AN OPENING OF FORAMEN
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HILUS
THE POINT OF THE ORGAN WHERE NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS ENTER AND EXIT
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HEMOCONCENTRATION
A DECREASE IN THE PERCENTAGE OF PLASMA IN THE CIRCULATING BLOOD RESULTING IN A CONCENTRATION OF ERYTHROCYTES
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FULMINATING
QUICK, SEVERE
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FOUNDER (LAMINITIS)
IN HORSES, INFLAMMATION, AND DEGENERATION OF THE SENSITIVE AND HORNY LAMINA OF THE HOOF
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FORAMEN
AN OPENING OR HOLE IN A BONE OR MEMBRANE THROUGH WHICH PASSES NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS
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EXTRINSIC
BEING OUTSIDE THE NATURE OF SOMETHING
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EXSANGUINATION
REMOVAL OF BLOOD, ESPECIALLY AT THE TIME OF SLAUGHTER
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EXPIRATION
BREATHING OUT
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EUTHANASIA
TO INDUCE DEATH BY A PAINLESS METHOD USUALLY BY INJECTION OF A CONCENTRATED ANESTHETIC AGENT
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ERUCTATE
TO BELCH
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ENTRAILS
The visceral organs
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ENDO-, END-
A PREFIX MEANING INDIDE OR WITHIN
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EXO-
A PREFIX MEANING OUTER OR OUTWARD
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EPI-
A PREFIX MEANING UPON OR SUBSEQUENT TO
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EMBOLUS
A CLOT OF BLOOD OR OTHER MATERIAL THAT OBSTRUCTS A BLOOD VESSEL
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EFFERENT
CONDUCTING AWAY FROM THE CENTER
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DIGESTION
THE PROCESS BY WHICH INGESTED FOOD IS BROKEN DOWN AND PREPARED FOR ASSIMILATION (make as part of the system)
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DIASTOLE
THE PERIOD IN THE COMPLETE HEART BEAT WHEN THE HEART MUSCLE RELEASES AND THE CHAMBERS FILL WITH BLOOD
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DERMIS
THE LAYER OF SKIN THAT LIES BELOW THE EPIDERMIS. CONTAINS BLOOD VESSELS, NERVES, GLANDS, AND HAIR FOLLICLES
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CUSP
A POINT AT WHICH TWO BRANCHES OF A CURVE MEETS AND ENDS WITH A COMMON TANGENT
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CREPITATION
THE NOISE OR VIBRATION THAT OCCURS WHEN THE ENDS OF A BROKEN BONE RUB TOGETHER
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CONDYLE
A ROUND PROMINENCE AT THE END OF A BONE
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COLLOID
ANY GLUE-LIKE OR JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE AS GELATIN, STARCH, RAW EGG, ETC. THAT DIFFUSES NOT AT ALL OR VERY SLOWLY THROUGH VEGETABLE AND ANIMAL MEMBRANES
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CHYME
THE PARTIALLY DIGESTED FOOD MASS THAT PASSES FROM THE STOMACH TO THE DUODENUM
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BRADY
THE COMBING FORM OF THE WORD MEANING SLOW
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ASTROPHY
THE WASTING OF MUSCLE IR OTER ORGAN TISSUES DUE TO DISEASE, LACK OF USE, MALNUTRITION OR POOR CIRCULATION
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ALIMENTARY
PERTAINING TO FOOD OR NUTRITION
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APEX
THE EXTREMITY OR NARROWEST PORTION OF A CONICAL ORGAN
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ANTHROPOMORPHISM
THE ATTRIBUTION OF HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS OR FORM TO NON-HUMAN ANIMALS OR OBJECTS
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ANOXIA
TOTAL LACK OF OXYGEN
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ANEMIA
A CONDITION IN WHICH THE NUMBER OF ERYTHROCYTES, OR HEMOGLOBIN CONTENT OF ERYTHROCYTES IS BELOW NORMAL (low oxygen carrying capacity of blood)
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ANALGESTIC
A SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES THE LOSS OF PAIN WITHOUT LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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AMBIENT
REFERRING TO SURROUNDINGS OR ENVIRONMENT

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